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National Poetry Day- March 21st
Who loves to provide students with vivid imagery and teach them new concepts? Do you think that adding poetry, poetry terms, figurative language into lesson plans for children is critical? Who thinks incorporating different types of poems like: Acrostic, Concrete / Shape, Alliteration poems, Diamante, Cinquain, and Haiku would be beneficial for students in education today? Who loves to celebrate? If you said yes to any of those questions, therefore, you will LOVE this National Poetry Day resource!
To begin with, this resource includes: 45+ pages and 17 activities that involve ALL things poetry! This resource is GREAT for students of ALL ages!
National Poetry Future Dates
National Poetry Day coloring page
In addition, there are vocabulary and Elements of Poetry activities:
Elements of Poetry- Words and definitions reference page- B&W and Colored versions
Elements of Poetry Match Up- Students draw a line from the vocab word to its correct definition. ANSWER KEY provided.
Poetry: Figurative Language Terms and Definitions cards
Figurative Language Sentence Writing- Hard copy AND Digital
Poetry Tree Activity- 3 templates of leaves (lined and blank) included.
Additionally, there are poems being taught and opportunities for students to write their own:
Acrostic Poem- Hard Copy AND Digital
explanation/example page
blank template page for final product
Concrete / Shape Poem- Hard Copy
explanation/example page
9 blank template pages for students to choose from
Alliteration Poem- Hard Copy AND Digital
example / explanation page
blank template page for final product- with space to illustrate poem as well
*Diamante Poem- Hard Copy AND Digital
explanation/example page
planning guide
Poem template page
Final product with lines page
Final product blank page
*Cinquain Poem- Hard Copy AND Digital
explanation/example page
planning guide
poem template page
final poem product blank page
*Haiku Poem- Hard Copy AND Digital
explanation/example page
planning guide
poem template page
final poem product lined page
final poem product blank page
Because students will be learning about all of the above, they will become EXPERTS in poetry at the end of the unit!
In summary, if you like this National Day resource, I have listed the other March National Days that have been made OR are coming soon below:
Grammar Day– March 4th (30+ pages / 12 Activities)
Cereal Day– March 7th
St. Patrick’s – March 17th
World Poetry Day– March 21st
Crayon Day-March 31st
SEL: Meet March: Teamwork and March/springtime activities! (45+pages/26 activities)
Key Words: National Poetry Day, poems, Figurative language, elements of poetry, imagery, Haiku, Diamante, Cinquain, Acrostic, Concrete Poem, Shape poem, Poetry vocabulary, digital, Google APPS, printables.
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