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Contents Poetry Worksheets (Rather than printing these straight from the website, you will need to copy them - Save As or Cut and Paste - to your word-processing program where it should be easy for you to turn them into useable worksheets.) Adjective Poem Animal Poem Bullies Christmas Poem Cut-up Poem Families Feelings(1) Feelings(2) Limericks Scary Poem Using Similes and Metaphors to Create Strange Images by Duncan Jones I used a poem I wrote called Performance as the starting point. Performance My heart was like a beating drum A herd of buffalo in my tum'. Top of page. Kids Games and Contests: Printables. Poetry Idea Engine | Writing with Writers. Measuring poetry. Compiling Poetry Collections and a Working Definition of Poetry. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.
If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice This unit introduces poetry forms and craft elements while students explore poetry about everyday topics or themes. Back to top Poetic Forms...and Examples: This page from PBS NewsHour offers an extensive list of poetic forms, with examples of each.
Poetry Collection Checklist: Have students complete this checklist of their favorite examples of each type of poetry as an assessment for the unit. Further Reading.