Homeschool Poetry Resources

This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Shakespeare's most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the play and promotes strong reader response by encouraging students to connect and have fun with this highly relatable text! The wide range of activities in this guide from daily journal prompts, illustration activity, and a creative writing assignment to the final essay questions will keep your students engaged throughout and help them to gain a deep understanding of possibly their first interaction with the great William Shakespeare. A full answer key is provided for this guide.

Product Includes:

- Student cover page

- Anticipation guide

- Journal Prompts

- Vocabulary

- Comprehension questions

- Love Arrows Graphic Organizer

- Creative writing journal entry assignment

- MSND artwork assignment

- Essay Prompts & Rubric

- Answer Key

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This resource features an exciting and meaningful ELA Escape Room meant to supplement your child's language arts curriculum while more time is spent at home with distance learning.

This meticulously-crafted resource contains all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length ELA Escape Room for your child at home. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy and creative thinking. Your kid(s) will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

The ghosts of William Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, Jane Austen, Walt Whitman, and Langston Hughes have risen from the grave to lock your child inside your home! They are upset because they believe that teenagers these days spend too much time making TikToks and not enough time practicing their grammar, poetry, and other ELA skills. In order to appease them, your child must solve 5 different Language Arts skills-based puzzles which lead them to 6 locations through the home and ultimately, to a final prize.

• Figuratively Speaking: In the first task, your child must identify the figurative language device used in popular 2020 songs. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the first code which leads to the next task.
• Lit Match: In the second task, your child must match literary terms with their definitions by drawing a line connecting them. Letters not intersected by the lines form their second code leading to the next task..
• Where The Heart Is: In the third task, your child must identify the part of speech used in inspirational quotes about home. Shaded letters within the correct answers form the third code which leads to the next task.
• Ah-Mazing: In the fourth task, your child must solve a word maze. Letters collected along the way form the fourth code leading to the next task.
• What's The Word?: In the final task, your child must complete the multiple choice quiz. Once he/she puts the correct words together, he/she must travel to that location in the home to escape and claim the prize.

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Set-Up Checklist

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary materials to be kept at stations

- Congratulations Sign

- Answer Sheet

- Answer Keys

This escape room is meant to supplement your child's ELA curriculum. I would not recommend for teachers to assign this without parents' cooperation as it requires home set-up.

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These three differentiated lesson plans center around the beautifully powerful poems, "Still I Rise," "A Dream Deferred," and "Caged Bird." Each plan is meticulously explained using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. Students will analyze the figurative language within the poems and respond to the powerful messages they evoke through independent work, paired activities, and full class discussion. Lesson plans and accompanying materials strive to encourage students to interact deeply with some of the most breathtaking works of American poetry ever written. No teacher preparation is necessary for any of these lesson plans.

Bundled Product Includes:

• 3 Full lesson plans with warm-up, explanation, application, synthesis, and differentiated extension activities
• Comprehensive student packets for each poem
• Copies of each poem

Although these lesson plans are aligned to eighth grade Common Core standards, they can be differentiated to be appropriate for a middle or high school setting.

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Buying this bundle saves 20% off the price of the three lesson plans, however, you can buy them separately here:

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This original poem/song (tune of Farmer in the Dell) informs readers of the earth’s relation with the sun and moon, how the sun and moon appear in the sky, and the different phases of the moon. Use some or use all of it to teach about the sky or just to practice fluency!

WOMEN'S HISTORY NONFICTION BUNDLE includes 3 texts :

"Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" BL 6.5

"Hidden Figures" by M.L. Shetterly BL 8.2

"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry BL 6.6

These 3 introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Historical facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the text details. Lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, graphic organizers and assessments.

EACH Google Slide CONTAINS:

**HISTORICAL SLIDES filled with links to critical information, factual videos & time period music...**Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

Opening slide

-genre, author photo and short author bio.

Setting slides

-Location facts, photos, maps

-Time period facts, photos and links

-Link to period music -Links to historical video clips

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This bundle is also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy!

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"The Raven," and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe: these introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessments.

-PDF Links included

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

EACH GOOGLE SLIDE LESSON:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.(Look at individual lessons for vocabulary words.)

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

This bundle is also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

SYMBOLISM BUNDLE - 2 GOOGLE SLIDE LESSONS:

1. SYMBOLISM:

PURPOSE to clearly express, define and model LITERARY SYMBOLISM. The Classic literature of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, THE RAVEN is used as a catalyst for learning. The lesson provides digital resources from which students will gain the ability to uncover the hidden meaning of literary symbolism, grasp why it is used in writing, and present fine contextual examples of this literary device.

GOAL to prepare students to read rigorous literature by front-loading literary elements critical to comprehension of grade-level text and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE whole group, small group, regular ed, learning support, ESL, virtual or homeschool classrooms

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM

introduce Literary devices

introduce SYMBOLISM

introduce poetry

introduce Edgar Allan Poe

prepare for standardized testing

standard for creative writing using symbolism

2. THE RAVEN PREREADING GOOGLE SLIDE LESSON:

Purpose: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. BL 7.1

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key

• Opening slides

-Genre, author photo and short bio.

-Pre-reading discussion questions

-PDF link

• 2 setting slides

-Location photos with map

-Time period photos with live link to period music clip!

*Vibrant Vocabulary Slides(implore, scarce, beguiling, countenance, ungainly, placid, ominous, chamber, desolate, undaunted, pallid, respite)

-bold photos appear without definition for inference making

-part of speech

-concise definition

• Differentiated Vocabulary Worksheet/Answer Key-used as a pretest, posttest, or practice

• Quizlet practice link

• Part of speech sort

* Word connotation sort

*Vocabulary Organizer

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce poem

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

This bundle is also available in PowerPoint!

SYMBOLISM POWERPOINT LESSON:

PURPOSE to clearly express, define and model LITERARY SYMBOLISM. The Classic literature of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, THE RAVEN is used as a catalyst for learning. The lesson provides digital resources from which students will gain the ability to uncover the hidden meaning of literary symbolism, grasp why it is used in writing, and present fine contextual examples of this literary device.

GOAL to prepare students to read rigorous literature by front-loading literary elements critical to comprehension of grade-level text and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE whole group, small group, regular ed, learning support, ESL, virtual or homeschool classrooms

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM

introduce Literary devices

introduce SYMBOLISM

introduce poetry

introduce Edgar Allan Poe

prepare for standardized testing

standard for creative writing using symbolism

THE RAVEN PREREADING POWERPOINT LESSON:

Purpose: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. BL 7.1

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

POWERPOINT:

• Opening slide
-Genre, author photo and short bio.

-Pre-reading discussion questions

-PDF link

• 2 setting slides
-Location photos with map
-Time period photos with live link to period music clip!

*Vibrant Vocabulary Slides(respite, pallid, undaunted, desolate, chamber, ominous, placid, ungainly, countenance, beguiling, scarce, implore)
-bold photos appear without definition for inference making
-part of speech
-concise definition

• Differentiated Vocabulary Worksheet/Answer Key-used as a pretest, posttest, or practice
• Quizlet practice link
• Part of speech sort
* Word connotation sort

*Vocabulary Organizer

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce poem
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

This POETRY BUNDLE provides 2 complete digital lessons: a general poetry Powerpoint lesson is included for background knowledge and an analysis Powerpoint lesson is included where Mother to Son by Langston Hughes is analyzed.

POETRY LESSON:

PURPOSE

To explain the differences between poetry and prose

GOAL

To show examples of all unique elements of poetry

AUDIENCE

Whole class, small group, ELL, Special Education, Virtual classrooms

POETRY POWERPOINT

12 slides including live links to supporting videos

What is poetry?

What is prose?

What are the elements of a poem?

Example poem

What is Free Verse?

What are common poetry formats?

Why is poetry hard to understand?

What are poetic devices?

POETRY ANALYSIS LESSON:

PURPOSE

To break down important poetic elements of MOTHER TO SON by Langston Hughes so that the poem may be analyzed for deeper meaning in a written format

GOAL

To show how Hughes expresses an important theme through the use of poetic devices in MOTHER TO SON

AUDIENCE

Whole class, small group, ELL, Special Education, Virtual classrooms

POWERPOINT

12 slides

VIDEO LINK: reading of Mother to Son poem by Dr. ML King, JR

Who is the Speaker?

Who is the Audience?

Rhyming or Free Verse?

Purpose of Dialect?

Poetic devices used

VIDEO LINK: Poetic Devices

Metaphorical meaning

VIDEO LINK: Who is Langston Hughes?

WRITING TEMPLATE FOR ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH

EXAMPLE RESPONSE ANSWER FOR PARAGRAPH

GOOGLE SLIDE BUNDLE - 2 LESSONS

1. PREREADING VOCABULARY LESSON:
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly: this introductory Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and background information for the SPACE RACE. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the Google Slide lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.
Google Slides:
• Opening slides
-genre, author photo and short bio.
-Facts on the famous women
— Audiobook link to book
• Vibrant Vocab slides:(NASA, Jim Crow, orbit, IBM, launch, space shuttle, capsule, Space Race, punch cards, supervisor, coordinates, trajectory, Sputnik, satellite, segregation, mainframe, Fortran, aerospace engineer, herald, distinguish, sophisticated, ration books, subdivision, commute, editorial, Soapbox Derby)
-photo appearing without word for inference making
-vocab word which 'slides in' so photo can be first WITHOUT the word
-part of speech
-concise definition
• Differentiated Worksheet/Answer Key-used as a pretest, posttest, or practice
• Quizlet link
• Part of speech sort
*Connotation sort
*Vocabulary organizer

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review · Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND LESSON

This NONFICTION Google Slide lesson provides 2 digital pre-reading introduction, resources & factual historical background context information for Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous nonfiction novel by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

HISTORICAL slides: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

•Setting slides
-Location facts, photos, maps
-Time period facts, photos and links
-Link to period music
-Links to historical video clips

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This product is also available in PowerPoint!

"The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe: these introductory lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice and assessments.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

EACH POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** (See individual lessons for vocabulary words) Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

These 2 PowerPoint lessons provide digital and printable pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for 2 SHORT STORIES & POEM BY GARY SOTO: ORANGES, THE JACKET, DRIVE-IN MOVIE.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular Ed, ESL, learning support, and virtual classrooms.

EACH POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension •
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DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

BUNDLE Holidays and Themes Writing Prompts for 7th-9th Grade | Engaging Middle School and Junior High Writing Activities

This collection of engaging writing prompts is designed to help students express themselves, explore new ideas, and develop their writing skills in a fun and inspiring way.
What’s Inside?

• 408 Poetry Prompts
• 306 Creative Writing Prompts
• No Prep Needed

Educational Benefits

• Enhances Writing Skills: Students practice and improve their writing skills through structured and creative exercises.
• Encourages Self-Expression: Prompts provide an outlet for students to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas, fostering a sense of individuality and confidence.
• Stimulates Creativity: Diverse and imaginative prompts inspire students to think outside the box and explore new ways of writing.

Perfect for Various Settings
This versatile resource is ideal for:

• Classroom Activities: Use as part of your regular writing curriculum, in writing centers, or as warm-up exercises.
• Homework Assignments: Assign as homework to reinforce classroom learning and encourage creative writing at home.
• Supplemental Practice: Great for extra practice, early finishers, or as enrichment activities.
• Home Learning: Perfect for parents looking for engaging and educational activities to support their child's writing development.

Holidays and Themes Included:

1. 4th of July/USA
2. American Symbols
3. Arctic Animals
4. Around the World
5. Asian American History
6. Back to School
7. Beach/Ocean
8. Black History
9. Camping
10. Christmas
11. Cooking/Baking
12. Earth Day
13. Easter
14. Election
15. End of School Year/Summer
16. Fall
17. Farm
18. Father's Day
19. Groundhog Day
20. Halloween
21. Memorial Day
22. Mother's Day
23. Presidents' Day
24. Seasons
25. Space
26. Spring
27. St. Patrick's Day
28. Thanksgiving
29. Valentine's Day
30. Weather
31. Winter
32. Winter Holidays
33. Women's History
34. Zoo

Introduce your students to the comforting story of Benji, a boy who is scared of the dark until he meets the darkness and discovers it can be a friend, in our therapeutic and heartwarming book, "Darkness | FEAR - Friends Even After Running | Erase Your Fear." Perfect for Book Week 2024, this beautifully written and illustrated book is designed to help young children relax and overcome their fear of the dark.

Product Highlights:

• Empowering Storyline: Follows the journey of Benji, a young boy who is terrified of the dark. Through a series of calming and reassuring events, Benji meets the darkness and realizes it isn’t something to fear but something he can befriend. This transformative story encourages children to face and overcome their fears in a gentle and supportive way.
• Therapeutic Theme: The book is crafted with a therapeutic focus, helping to allay any fear of the dark that young readers may have. It’s an excellent resource for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use as a tool to help children feel more secure at bedtime.
• ACBC Rhyme Scheme: Each page is written in an ACBC rhyme scheme, making the story rhythmic, engaging, and easy to follow. The rhymes add a soothing cadence to the reading experience, making it ideal for bedtime stories or calming reading sessions.
• Beautiful Illustrations: Accompanied by enchanting illustrations that bring the story to life, helping to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for young readers.
• Book Week 2024 Feature: A perfect addition to Book Week 2024, this book not only entertains but also educates, providing valuable lessons on managing fear and building resilience.

Why This Resource Is Essential:

• Helps Alleviate Fears: Designed to help children overcome their fear of the dark in a gentle, non-threatening way, making it an essential tool for parents and educators.
• Encourages Emotional Growth: Supports emotional development by teaching children that it’s okay to be afraid and that they can find comfort in their fears by facing them.
• Engaging and Soothing: The rhythmic ACBC rhyme scheme and calming narrative make it a perfect bedtime story or a comforting read during the day.
• Promotes Literacy: Engages young readers with its captivating storyline and rhyme scheme, promoting literacy and a love for reading.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking for a therapeutic and engaging book to help students overcome their fear of the dark.
• Parents and caregivers seeking a comforting bedtime story to help children relax and feel secure.
• Educators planning Book Week 2024 activities who want to include a story with valuable life lessons.
• Classrooms that focus on social-emotional learning and helping children build resilience.

How to Use:

• Read Aloud: Use the book as a read-aloud during storytime or Book Week 2024 to engage students and open up discussions about fear and friendship.
• Bedtime Story: Share the story at bedtime to help children wind down and feel more at ease in the dark.
• Discuss and Reflect: After reading, discuss with students or children how they feel about the dark and what they can do to manage their fears.
• Incorporate into Lessons: Use the book as part of lessons on emotions, fears, and overcoming challenges, tying it into broader themes of social-emotional learning.

Bring comfort and reassurance to young readers with "Darkness | FEAR - Friends Even After Running | Erase Your Fear." This beautifully crafted book is more than just a story—it’s a tool to help children face their fears, build resilience, and find comfort in the darkness. Perfect for Book Week 2024 and beyond!

Hola Teachers!

This is a 25-page resource for Spanish teachers, perfect for beginner learners or native speakers.

It includes:

• Five fall-themed short poems, each accompanied by a vocabulary sheet for students to cut and paste key vocabulary.
• The resource offers three differentiated versions of each poem:
  • a reading version for highlighting rhyming words,
  • a cloze activity for completing the poem with key terms, and
  • a tracing activity for practicing key vocabulary. Ideal for engaging young students in seasonal language learning.

Poems included:

• El árbol de manzanas
• La calabaza
• Las hojas
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• El Día de Brujas

Looking for a fun and easy way to teach limericks? This Limerick Poetry Bundle has you covered! With teaching slides to explain the rules and writing process of limerick poems, interactive notebooks for hands-on practice, and assessments to track student progress, this resource makes learning about limericks a breeze! Perfect for grades 3-4, it’s designed to engage students and make poetry exciting. Whether you're introducing limericks or reinforcing key concepts, this bundle has everything you need!

FEATURES

TEACHING SLIDES

✏️ MENTOR TEXT for limerick poetry

✏️ FOCUS VOCABULARY word of the week

✏️ Explicit teaching, examples & class activities for RHYMING WORDS & SYLLABLES

✏️ Explicit teaching, examples & class activities for PLANNING, DRAFTING & WRITING limerick poetry

✏️ Online self-grading CLASS QUIZ

✏️ HOMEWORK task

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS

✏️ DIGITAL & PDF versions

✏️ COMPREHENSION questions linked to the mentor text

✏️ VOCABULARY PUZZLE linked to the word of the week

✏️ RHYMING DETECTIVE activity

✏️ SYLLABLE SORT activity

✏️ UNJUMBLE THE LIMERICK activity

✏️ FILL IN THE BLANK activity

✏️ PLANNING, DRAFTING & PUBLISHING templates

✏️ Silly limerick PROMPTS

✏️ Self-grading online STUDENT QUIZ

✏️ HOMEWORK task

✏️ PDF FLIPPABLE interactive notebooks

ASSESSMENT TEMPLATES

✏️ DIGITAL & PDF versions

✏️ 10 TYPES of assessments

✏️ TEACHER, PEER & SELF assessments

✏️ Digital version includes MOVABLE ICONS & DIGITAL STICKERS

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Looking for fun activities for the first days or week back to school? This Metaphor Poetry ELA Project is a fun, no-prep project your students will LOVE! It can be completed after state testing or as part of end of the year activities and will be a hit! Perfect for middle school or high school. Students will not only write a poem utilizing an extended metaphor,but they will also get creative in order to present the poem visually for a bulletin board display.

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This is an activity I use in my classroom every year toward the end of the year and I know your students will love it! Although writing poetry can be daunting, this project is highly structured, forcing students to adhere to the parameters and the result is unique and guaranteed to impress once completed.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 26 Slide PDF with a step-by-step process of writing a Metaphor Poem

• Printable Pre-Writing Organizer

• Printable Poem Writing Template

• 2 Printable Bulletin Board Banners for Display - color and black & white

STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR USING THIS RESOURCE

Completed with a partner, students will analyze how writers use metaphors in poetry by looking at examples. The PDF provides multiple examples to guide students. They will then read and analyze a mentor poem and utilize the same structure to write their poem. They will love creating their poems and watching their ideas come to life! This well-organized activity allows students to effortlessly become poets, while thinking about concise and precise word choice, counting syllables to create rhythm, getting exposure to high-quality examples, and learning something new! This project should take about 2 weeks, from start to finish and is perfect for display.

***Optional Competitive Element:
I always choose Finalistsbased on poem structure, meaning and how they visualized their metaphor. I then ask another teacher to select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. And of course, the winners get a prize!

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Elevate your Valentine's Day lesson plans with this Sweetheart Bundle. Add a little love and excitement into your classroom with Valentine's Day themed worksheets for your students! This bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities, both math and languages arts. Each activity is designed to make the activity not only educational but also a delightful celebration of Valentine's Day. You can use this for the whole month of February. All of the worksheets are printable and ready to use. There are so many worksheets: Multiplication & Division, Addition & Subtraction, Time, Rounding, Poetry, Parts of Speech, Analogies, and MORE!

BUNDLE HIGHLIGHTS

Creative Poetry Activities: Have fun with poetry by learning about Haikus, acrostic poems, & Cinquains. Then create your own little poetry about Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Themed Language Arts: Turn learning into play with some fun language arts practice. Have students identify verbs and nouns and challenge them to find more parts of speech. Brainstorm words in different categories to expand your vocabulary.

Love-Infused Math Practice: Practice multiplication and division through riddles. Embrace the spirit of love while adding and subtracting triple digit numbers, rounding, and figuring out elapsed time.

Although these worksheets may be LOVE themed, they can be used throughout the year.

18 Different Activities Included:

• Multiplication & Division Riddles
• Triple Digit Addition & Subtraction
• Elapsed Time
• Rounding to Nearest Hundred
• 2 Different Acrostic Poems
• Create your Own Haiku
• Create your Own Cinquain
• Parts of Speech (Verbs & Nouns with an extension for adverbs, adjectives, and conjunctions)
• Analogies Page
• Word Brainstorm for Different Categories
• Compound Words

Students will be in love & engaged with these fun worksheets. They are perfect for writing centers or math centers.

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This George Herbert "4 Poems" [Lesson Activities and Poems] product provides students a chance to experience a variety of topics that cause reflection. 4 of Herbert's popular poems, 36 discussion questions/essay prompts, a sample LITERARY & ANALYSIS Chart, LESSON ACTIVITIES, Black & White Versions, quizzes, and a Biography. These poems allow students to read and analyze these poems of literary merit. 9th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!

Summary:

George Herbert, (born April 3, 1593, Montgomery Castle, Wales—died March 1, 1633, Bemerton, Wiltshire, Eng.), English religious poet, a major metaphysical poet, notable for the purity and effectiveness of his choice of words.

A younger brother of Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, a notable secular metaphysical poet, George in 1610 sent his mother for New Year’s two sonnets on the theme that the love of God is a fitter subject for verse than the love of woman, a foreshadowing of his poetic and vocational bent.

This 9th - 12th grade canonized set of poems allows students to understand life, God's salvation, and reflection.

Poems Included:

1. "The Altar"

2. "Easter Wings"

3. "The Pulley"

4. "Love III"

This Product Includes:

1. Who is George Herbert? Written/Video Biography

2. Each poem has 5 - 9 Discussion Questions [36 questions]

3. Herbert Visual Poetry

4. Literary and Participation Chart [Blank & Printable]

5. Group Poem Presentations

6. Diction, Tone, and Herbert

7. The Herbert Short Response Assignment and much more

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