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Kindergarten critical thinking poetry unit plans
Poetry Unit for Lower Elementary
This poetry unit works great in 1st grade or 2nd grade and has everything that you need to teach poetry to your students. It includes shape poems, couplets, alliteration, acrostic poems, color poems, cinquain, haiku, and word poems. Included in this unit:-Mentor Texts-Comprehension Lessons-Poetry Notebooks-Poetry Inspired Art Projects-Writers’ Workshop Materials: example poems, first draft pages, final copy pages, a poetry book cover, and an About the Poet page for the following types of poetry
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K - 2nd
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Poetry Notebook or Binder
Add poetry instruction throughout the year!
Are you looking for a way to incorporate poetry into your classroom?
Try this Poetry Notebook! You can choose from over 80 poems to match the seasons, holidays, science/social studies units, and themes that you cover throughout the year. Poetry notebooks are great for practicing a variety of ELA skills on an ongoing basis.
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• 80+ thematic poems
• Themes include: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Back to School, Community, Colors
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PreK - 1st
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Steady Beat - No Beat BUNDLE - Lesson, Songs, Listening Clips, Game, Instruments
Are you studying steady beat vs. no beat with your Kindergarten or 1st grade students? Then this will be the perfect addition to your lesson! Your students will listen and learn about sounds/items that have a steady beat and those that have no beat at all. In this set, you will receive all of the following: ** Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide for using this lesson with K-1 general music ** Steady beat vs. no beat presentation to assist with lesson includes: * Introduction to beat and no bea
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PreK - 2nd
NGSS Pumpkin and Five senses Unit Kindergarten First Grade
Learn about pumpkins and explore using your five senses with this kindergarten or first grade science unit.
Aligned with NGSS standards for kindergarten and first grade.
Students will engage in inquiry-based learning, discussions, activities, and more while learning about plants.
Unit focus areas:
5 senses
Observing pumpkin changes
Parts of a pumpkin
How pumpkins survive
Life cycle of a pumpkin
Uses of a pumpkin
Students have an opportunity to guide the learning through questions and researc
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PreK - 1st
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Math Problem Solving Essentials Bundle
Perfect for distance learning! Our Math Problem Solving Essentials Bundle provides an entire year's worth of Common Core aligned, differentiated problem-solving activities to give distance learning students the strategies they need to solve word problems. Perfect for distance learning, general education, special education, RTI and math intervention! Can be used with students in grades Kindergarten, first, second and third. This 200 page file has all of the lessons, activities, worksheets, print
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K - 3rd
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Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)
Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti
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K - 5th
Integrated Digital Technology Unit - Australian Curriculum Aligned
This unit of work is based around the story Rosie’s Walk. Students will work in small groups to explore and create a set of sequences / instructions (algorithms) to guide the Bee-Bot around Rosie’s Farmyard. Students will also design their own map, trail and algorithm to guide the Bee-Bot to a set destination.
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PreK - 2nd
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Teacher Guide to Minecraft for Education!! Bundle
This product will teach you all you need to know about using Minecraft Education in the classroom. Each module focuses on a specific aspect of Minecraft, and includes lesson plans, mcWorld files, and examples of how to use them. This bundle is to teach teachers how to use Minecraft in an education setting. Once you have completed the modules you will then have the knowledge to use Minecraft Education in the classroom with confidence!Module A - Placing Your First Block:This module is designed to
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K - 12th, Staff
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Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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Kindergarten Poetry Unit
This Kindergarten Poetry Unit is great for an end of the year writing unit, or to do in April for National Poetry Month! This Kindergarten Poetry Unit includes 9 lessons to introduce kindergarten students to the concept of poetry, as well as how to write 5 different types of poems: song poems, color poems, object poems, shape poems, and acrostic poems. This Kindergarten Poetry Unit comes complete with lessons, printable charts, planning sheets, and writing paper choices. See it in action here!Wh
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K - 2nd
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NGSS Butterfly Unit Kindergarten First grade Butterflies
Learn about and explore butterflies with this kindergarten or first grade butterfly science unit.
Aligned with NGSS standards for kindergarten and first grade.
Students will engage in inquiry-based learning, discussions, activities, and more while learning about butterflies.
Unit focus areas:
Butterfly Life cycle
Parts of a butterfly
Parts of a caterpillar
How a butterfly survives
Migration
Wing Symmetry
Butterfly Facts
What butterflies eat
Students have an opportunity to guide the learning
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PreK - 1st
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The ABC Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading plans {Common Core Aligned)
Do you like to study a letter every week with your PreK or Kindergarten students? Then this ABC Poetry Pack is perfect for your class!
This pack contains a simple, original poem for every letter of the alphabet, plus 4 different extension activities for each letter. I have also included daily shared reading plans in a lesson plan template that can be used every week. These plans are aligned with Kindergarten Common Core Standards.
**The PREVIEW FILE contains the letter Gg poem and extension a
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PreK - K
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Day and Night Science Unit Lesson Plans Kindergarten First Second Grade week 1
Also visit my TPT store to see Day and Night Unit week 2 :)
This unit can stand on its own or go with my other unit, Day and NIght Science Week 2. It includes engaging, hands on activities that my student's loved! It has full lesson plans with standards and printables.
_ full lesson plans for one week which include resources online for children
_ Integrates ELA activities with vocabulary word work, writing, and sequencing activities
_concepts are relevant and include real life connections
_Hi
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K - 2nd
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Editable Thematic Unit Planning Template
This is an editable template pdf that allows teachers to plan for thematic units. It includes options for teaching a chosen topic for either 10 days or 10 weeks. This planner features various prompts to support teacher planning including key concepts to be taught, vocabulary, student outcomes and activity planners. There is space to record lists of books/websites needed during the unit as well as an assessment rubric and student evaluation.
This 18 page pdf includes everything you will nee
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K - 8th
"The Kissing Hand" Poem
Do you use the book "The Kissing Hand" to help students ease into school at the beginning of the year? Use this student poetry/song page to integrate with your literature unit. This poem allows for space for students to illustrate below to create their own poem. Students can add this to a poetry notebook later, or it can be part of your "Kissing Hand" unit.
Feel free to leave feedback! Thanks!
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PreK - 2nd
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Poetry Writing Unit- Free Verse Poetry
Free Verse poetry is one of the simplest and one of the most difficult form of poetry! This unit allows the students to use their creative minds, without the stress of rules and structure. The minilessons in this unit will help your students create beautiful and meaningful pieces of poetry, while having fun too! You will be so impressed with their writing during this unit! You will even notice the struggling students really excelling in this writing unit because of itsfree-form style. There
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K - 3rd
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Short Vowel Phonics Poems **THE BUNDLE**
These NO PREP short vowel phonics poems are the perfect addition to any primary classroom! Use them for fluency, word family practice, and more! ***THIS IS THE BUNDLE** Meaning, this set includes each of my short vowel phonics poems in one zip file!
Click to check out the details in which poems are included with each vowel.
★Includes
Phonics Poems-Short A
Phonics Poems-Short E
Phonics Poems-Short I
Phonics Poems-Short O
Phonics Poems-Short U
If you have any questions, please don’t hes
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K - 2nd
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Back to School Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
Kick off poetry in your classroom right away this school year! This Back to School Poetry Pack has just what you need to get you through August and September. Included in this pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! You will receive 8 poems and daily extension activities. The extension activities are great for your poetry center, or can be done as a whole group or independently.
My
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K - 1st
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April Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading plans {Common Core Aligned}
It's National Poetry Month! This primary poetry pack will take you through April with 4 original poems and daily extension activities. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. This month I have included DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned. I have included the plans in the preview file if you would like to check them out. You will see how easy it is to fit in a li
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PreK - 1st
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Animals in Winter Poem Pack/Mini Unit
This download includes an original poem about Animals in Winter and corresponding activities for a unit on animals in winter including:
Original poem
Poem in Class Book
Poem in Emergent Reader
Poem with missing words
Make a Sentence (2)
Editing Worksheets (2)
ABC order
Beginning/Ending Sound match
Animals in Winter Journal
Hibernating Bear Craft
I introduce a new poem every 1-2 weeks with my students and put it in the pocket chart. I have the children put the poem in a poetry notebook, and to
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K - 3rd
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A Deep and Complex Look at Patterns- Mega Unit
“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think.” ~SocratesUsing this resource, students will critically analyze the universal theme of patterns in the world around them. Patterns help students make sense of the world. Our brains naturally look for patterns to create order in our world. This multi-disciplinary unit focuses on developing complex thinking about patterns in literature, mathematics, science, music, and the arts.Included in this resource:Full implementation guides Lessons
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K - 2nd
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Cats - a Science Based Critical Thinking Unit for Primary
LOOKING FOR A DETAILED, EASY TO PREP, LIFE-SCIENCE UNIT ABOUT CATS???? This one’s for you. It’s a great package containing lessons and activities about cats.This is a Science unit about cats which is designed to build Critical Thinking skills for all learners, and to work on increasing language and vocabulary, especially with ELL learners. This unit involves minimal prep and tons of blackline masters.The unit is built on the principles of Mohan’s Knowledge Framework which is divided into six a
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K - 3rd
Summer Poetry Pack ~ w/ daily Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
2 months of poems for a great combo price! Whether you find yourself teaching little ones this summer or want to send home a poetry pack with your students, this poetry pack is for you!
It contains 8 original poems and daily extension activities for JUNE and JULY. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. Included in this pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Ali
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K - 1st
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Lucy Calkins Reading Kindergarten Unit 4 Outlines - editable
This is a word document of outlines for all 18 Sessions in the Unit 4 “Becoming Avid Readers” manual for Lucy Calkins kindergarten reading (published in 2014). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that kindergarten and first-grade teachers teach this unit in Feb/March. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected.Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointtr
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PreK - 2nd
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Learn more about poetry resources
Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
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