I LOVE poetry. I've always incorporated poetry into my classroom, but usually I find myself scouring my resources at the last minute to try to find a poem for the week. No more! I'm officially writing my own poems for each of the school year for next year! This will ensure that I have them in place ahead of time, that they're a good level for my kiddos (often they're too easy), and that many of them correlate with my units of study! I love a good seasonal poem like the next teacher, BUT I want to kill two birds with one stone as much as possible. :)
So....let me introduce you to my Weekly Poem Work {Poetry Stations}. Each month will have 4 original poems and there will be 7 different activities to go along with each poem.
The poems will come full-page sized and half-page sized and can be altered to work in a poetry notebook. But, here's a peek at the various activities that are focused on strengthening reading strategies.
Visualizing: Using words from the poem to make detailed visualizations.
Expression: Students learn to mark their poems to help them think about how to read expressively.
Making Connections: Students write and draw about connections they can make to the poem.
Written Response: Students respond to the poem in writing with their own ideas or writing prompts (lined and unlined versions included).
Grammar Fun: Students rewrite the poem "MadLib-Style" for parts of speech practice!
Handwriting Practice: Students select their favorite line from the poem to write in their neatest printing, cursive, and own original "font."
Word Work: Students create as many words as they can using the letters from a word in the poem. More points are awarded for bigger words!
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I absolutely love your Summer Weekly Poem Work! Thank you very much for posting it! I just know that my kiddos are going to love doing and will learn a ton! You are appreciated!
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This is such a fabulous idea!!! I teach third grade and I can't wait to use this!!! Thank you!!! I am so impressed that you wrote these poems yourself! WOW!!!!
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