Homeschool Poetry Activities

A fun, simple toddler and preschool friendly dragon yoga sequence.

Poses: Superhero (locust pose), cobra, down dog, mountain pose

A Powerpoint which provides a brief overview of rhythm and rhyme scheme using poetry. I've used this as an introduction to poetry and pair this up with a poem in which students must find the rhyme scheme. It can be used with any poem.

Celebrate the profound connection of maternal love with our curated "Mother’s Day Crafts & Poems" assortment! Immerse yourself in a trio of poignant poems that beautifully illustrate the enduring bond between mother and child, honoring the guiding influence and treasured memories shared.

Craft genuine displays of love with tailored projects, ranging from coloring vibrant blossoms to fashioning personalized cards. These activities transcend mere hobbies, evolving into cherished keepsakes that pay homage to the timeless affection of mothers worldwide.

Included Activities:

Heartfelt Poems: Explore three rhythmic poems that exalt the extraordinary journey of motherhood, capturing the essence of Mother’s Day and the depth of maternal love.

Vocabulary Enrichment & Creative Writing: Immerse yourself in the Mother’s Day spirit by expanding your lexicon and composing heartfelt messages using key terms like “Mom,” “Love,” and “Hug,” each word adding depth to the canvas of appreciation for remarkable mothers.

Crafting Tokens of Affection: Whether it's coloring intricate floral designs or handcrafting heartfelt cards, these crafts are more than mere activities—they serve as sincere tributes that express boundless love and gratitude.

Coloring & Designing: Engage in interactive coloring and design exercises featuring phrases like “I Love My Mother” and “Happy Mother’s Day,” infusing your personal flair into these cherished moments of celebration.

Our Poetry Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions solve the problem of making poetry accessible and engaging for students. Featuring beloved poems like Mr. Nobody, The Spider and the Fly, and Hickory-Dickory-Dock, this resource helps students improve their comprehension while enjoying classic verses. Thoughtfully crafted questions enhance critical thinking and understanding, perfect for classroom or home learning!

What is included :

- Passages & Questions

• Mr. Nobody.
• the chickens.
• i’m glad.
• over the hills and far away.
• the spider and the fly.
• grasshopper green.
• little robin redbreast.
• hickory, dickory, dock.

- Comprehension question

- Review

- Answers key

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Our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers Bundle solve the challenge of engaging students across a wide range of topics while improving their reading and critical thinking skills. Covering diverse subjects such as Legends, Fairy Tales, Early Native Americans, Fables and Tall Tales, Poetry, Animals, Oceanography, Space Travel, The Five Senses, and Meteorology, this resource provides captivating content that makes learning fun and effective. Perfect for both classroom instruction and independent study, it promotes comprehension and deeper understanding across multiple subjects.

This bundle consists of the following packets:

4th Grade Short Stories Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Early Native Americans Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Fables and Tall Tales Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Legends Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Poetry Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Oceanography Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Space Travel Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Animals Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Meteorology Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade The Five Senses Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answer

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This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Edgar Allan Poe's arguably most famous work, "The Raven." The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition and encourages students to think critically about plot structure, literary elements, and figurative language within the poem. The wide range of activities in this guide will keep your students engaged as they contemplate the meaning of nevermore.

Product Includes:

• Attractive cover page for student packet
• Anticipation guide
• Vocabulary
• Vocabulary drawing activity
• Comprehension questions
• Freytag’s pyramid worksheet
• Literary elements worksheet
• Figurative language worksheet
• "Snap Chatter" activity
• The Raven Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials
• Full answer keys for teacher use

While this literature guide is Common Core aligned for eighth grade, it is appropriate for students in seventh-eleventh.

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Check out these great products to supplement your study of The Raven:

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More resources to round out your Edgar Allan Poe unit:

⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint

⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Crossword Puzzle

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters

⭐ Poe's Annabel Lee Poetry/Song Pairing

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle

But why stop with one poem? We have enough Edgar Allan Poe resources to frighten your students for months!

⭐ The Tell-Tale Heart Literature Guide

⭐ The Black Cat Literature Guide

⭐ The Pit and the Pendulum Literature Guide

⭐ The Cask of Amontillado Literature Guide

⭐ The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide

⭐ The Masque of the Red Death Literature Guide

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Short Story BUNDLE

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Celebrate Black History Month with this engaging lesson on Maya Angelou's stunningly poignant poem of injustice, "Caged Bird."

This dynamic lesson plan on Angelou's poem is the perfect addition to your poetry unit. In this lesson, students will analyze the figurative language within the poem and respond to its powerful theme through independent work, paired activities, and full class discussion. The lesson plan even includes a unique way to read the poem as a class that will have your students engaged from the start. The meticulously laid-out materials will prompt your students to think, speak, read, draw, and write all in one class period and interacting deeply with one of the most celebrated works of American poetry.

Product Includes:

- Comprehensive lesson plan with warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis

- Student packet: copy of the poem, notes on Maya Angelou, chart and drawing activity, open response question

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Also, check out these great resources for your poetry unit by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Poetry Unit Anticipation Activity

⭐ "Still I Rise" (Angelou) Lesson Plan & Materials

⭐ Harlem (A Dream Deferred) Lesson Plan & Materials

⭐ Black History Month Poetry {{BUNDLE}}

⭐ Figurative Language Challenge Game

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Celebrate Black History Month with this dynamic lesson on pursuing your dreams in Langston Hughes' provocative poem, Harlem (A Dream Deferred).

This differentiated lesson plan on Hughes' poem is the perfect addition to your poetry unit. In this lesson, students will analyze the figurative language within the poem and respond to its powerful theme through independent work, paired activities, and full class discussion. These meticulously laid-out materials will have your students thinking, speaking, reading, drawing, and writing all in one class period and interacting deeply with one of the most breathtaking works of American poetry.

Product Includes:

- Comprehensive lesson plan with warm-up, explanation, application, synthesis, and differentiated extension activities

- Student packet

- Copy of the poem

- Notes on Langston Hughes

- Drawing Activity

- Open Response Question

- Extension Activity for Forging Original Poetry

This lesson plan is Common Core Aligned.

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Also, check out these great resources for your poetry unit by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Poetry Unit Anticipation Activity

⭐ "Still I Rise" (Angelou) Lesson Plan & Materials

⭐ Caged Bird (Angelou) Lesson Plan & Materials

⭐ Black History Month Poetry {{BUNDLE}}

⭐ Figurative Language Challenge Game

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with this Shakespearean Sonnet Analysis and Creative Writing Activity!

In this creative and engaging lesson plan, students will analyze one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets and create their own original poetry inspired by the Bard. This resource provides step-by-step instructions using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. A teacher cheat sheet is also included with full notes on Sonnet 130 so no preparation is needed. Your students will thank you for offering such a fun way to learn about and practice writing poetry!

Product Includes:

- Comprehensive lesson plan

- Copy of Sonnet 130

- Teacher's notes

- Meticulous assignment directions

- Rubric

This lesson is Common Core aligned and appropriate for grades 9-12.

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Also, check out these great Valentine's Day resources from Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language in Love Songs PowerPoint

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language in Love Songs Task Cards

⭐ Valentine's Day Love Song Figurative Language BUNDLE

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Valentine's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Valentine's Day "Love Talk" Lesson Plan

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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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⭐ Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini Unit

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Puzzles

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Socratic Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Anticipation Activity

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream HOT SEAT!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Social Media Materials

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This resource features a set of 25 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Shakespeare. Each bell ringer is comprised of a Shakespearean quote from one of his plays or sonnets and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his work. Prompts can be used as bell-ringers (most popular and mean the first 5 minutes of every class for more than a month are planned for you!), summarizers, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, task cards, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!

Example of a prompt:

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players… and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages” ~ As You Like It

What types of roles do you play in your own life? How do these roles differ and to what audience(s) are they played? Why do we find ourselves playing different roles for different people within our lives?

Enjoy using these bell ringers during your study of any Shakespearean play or any time throughout the year when you just need to hear a few wise words from the Bard!

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⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

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⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint

⭐ Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with this Shakespearean Sonnet Analysis and Creative Writing Activity!

In this creative and engaging lesson plan, students will analyze one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets and create their own original poetry inspired by the Bard. This resource provides step-by-step instructions using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. A teacher cheat sheet is also included with full notes on Sonnet 18 so no preparation is needed. Your students will thank you for offering such a fun way to learn about and practice writing poetry!

Product Includes:

- Comprehensive lesson plan

- Copy of Sonnet 18

- Teacher's notes

- Meticulous assignment directions

- Rubric

This lesson is Common Core aligned and appropriate for grades 9-12.

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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on Shakespeare:

⭐ Shakespeare Resources by Language Arts Excellence

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Also, check out these great Valentine's Day resources from Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

⭐ Valentine's Day Mad Libs

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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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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Help your students learn about or review Shakespeare with this engaging crossword puzzle - now with digital version to support distance learning!

No matter the age of your students, everyone loves a good crossword. This resource features a crossword puzzle about Shakespeare and his works. It is the perfect worksheet for a substitute plan, as part of a stations activity, homework, as early finisher work, or simply as a fun filler activity during your unit on the Bard! We have also now included a digital, paperless version to support distance learning and keep learning fun at home!

Product Includes:

• Crossword Puzzle
• Answer Key
• Digital version
• Instructions to access digital version using your Google Drive account

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A version of this crossword is included in the Shakespeare Escape Room:

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⭐ Shakespeare Digital Escape Room

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⭐ Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt: Introduction to the Author Activity

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint

⭐ Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit

⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity

⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

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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:

⭐ "Still I Rise" Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ "Caged Bird" Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ "A Dream Deferred" Lesson Plan and Materials

Also, check out these great resources for your poetry unit by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Poetry Unit Anticipation Activity

⭐ Figurative Language Challenge Game

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Celebrate October, the season of Edgar Allan Poe, with this collection of comprehensive literature guides for seven of Poe's notoriously chilling stories! This bundle includes literature guides with engaging and varied activities, thoughtful materials, and student-tested lesson plans for: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The Raven," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Masque of the Red Death." Materials will last you well over a month and ensure that your unit on the Father of Horror will never get dull. Purchase this bundle and you will get the seven literature guides all aligned to the Common Core for 20% off the cover price.

The Tell-Tale Heart Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide - "Debate Statements"

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Creative writing assignment - "Through the Old Man's Evil Eye"

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Black Cat Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide - "Debate Statements"

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- "History of the Black Cat" extension article and comprehension questions

- "Putting it all Together" short essay question

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Raven Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation guide

- Vocabulary

- Vocabulary drawing activity

- Comprehension questions

- Freytag’s pyramid worksheet

- Literary elements worksheet

- Figurative language worksheet

- Full answer keys for teacher use

The Pit and the Pendulum Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - "Creative Quick-Write"

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Sensory Detail Drawing Activity

- Sensory Detail Chart

- Sensory Detail Analysis Open Response

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Activity

- Socratic Seminar Materials

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Sensory Detail Study

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Worksheet

The Cask of Amontillado Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - Debate Statements

- Vocabulary

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Irony or Foreshadowing?

- Family Crest Activity

- Symbolism Activity

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Student Examples of Symbolism and Family Crest Activities

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Family Crest Activity

The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - "Numbered Heads"

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Plot Diagram Activity

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Drawing Activity

- "Snap Chat!" Activity

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Drawing Activity

The Masque of the Red Death Literature Guide Includes:

- Anticipation Guide - Debate Statements

- Vocabulary Worksheet

- Vocabulary Drawing Activity

- Comprehension Questions

- Literary Elements Chart

- Figurative Language Worksheet

- Symbolism Drawing Activity

- "Twitter" Activity Graphic Organizers (in color and in black and white)

- 12 Reader Response Task Cards

- Conversation Builder Cards for use with literature circles

- Full Answer Key for Teacher Use

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Symbolism Drawing Activity

- Suggested Lesson Plan for "Twitter" Activity

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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the play's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. Comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and journal prompts for each scene are included so that students may achieve a basic level of understanding of the play, however the real winners in this bundle are the rest of the materials that bring the play to life!

Included in this bundle:

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Literature Guide

This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading 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.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Anticipation Activity

This product features a fun and engaging pre-reading activity for A Midsummer Night's Dream called "Tossing Lines." Give your students a chance to become familiar with the lines before they even begin reading the play. This is a prediction activity that encourages critical thinking and actually gets students excited to start reading Shakespeare! Over the years, this non-intimidating approach to Shakespeare has been the most often requested anticipatory activity that I do with my students.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Bell-Ringer Prompts

One of my goals in teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream is for my students to be able to easily relate to the play. I begin each day with a reflective bell-ringer journal prompt that allows students to connect with the day's scene. These prompts are tried and true and encourage deep thinking from students but more importantly, they allow students to understand the timelessness of the play and Shakespeare in general.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials

This resource features lesson plans and materials to conduct a formal set of Socratic Seminars for Shakespeare's most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as referred to in this resource) are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the play... and no preparation is required by you at all.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Social Media Materials

This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring A Midsummer Night's Dream into the current day! In this 50 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "tweeter-world" in which students will create tweeter accounts for characters in the novel and interact with one another through their tweeter pages. The Snap Chatter worksheet and assignment is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends. Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with the play and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both activities work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream HOT SEAT!

This resource features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the play and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for A Midsummer Night's Dream. 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, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review A Midsummer Night's Dream. Let's face it, review days can be difficult... and boring... so your students will appreciate you making learning fun with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 75 questions on characters, plot, quotations, and vocabulary from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Essay Prompts & Rubric

This product contains 9 thoughtful essay prompts for A Midsummer Night's Dream, all perfect for a 5 paragraph essay or a short open response for a test (I have used them in both ways). A detailed rubric is also included.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Puzzles

This resource features 3 fun puzzles that focus on elements from A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is the perfect activity for when a school vacation is coming up and you’re scrounging for lesson ideas or when you need a quick sub plan during your Midsummer Night's Dream unit. I like to use it prior to a break; while so many other classes are watching movies, you have three activities that will keep them busy and challenge their knowledge about the play.

⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Quote Posters - newly added!

Make your classroom pop with this set of 30 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from the play imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your Macbeth unit, but all year long!

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**Now with newly added material!**

This resource features a growing bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for your unit on Shakespeare. Resources perfectly complement any Shakespearean play and can be used to introduce the unit (like the Elizabethan Mini-Unit, Scavenger Hunt, and PowerPoint), throughout the unit (Bell Ringers, Sonnet Lesson Plan, and "Death Lines" Activity), as a review (Shakespeare Escape Room), and even to decorate your classroom (Quote Posters). Each product is thoughtfully crafted and inspires students to delve deeply into Shakespeare's life and works. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will make Shakespeare relevant in the eyes of your students and bring the Bard to life!

Included in this Bundle:

⭐ Elizabethan England Mini-Unit

This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan

This resource features everything you need to conduct the perfect introduction to William Shakespeare for your students. Shakespeare can be undeniably intimidating for students, particularly if they have never had experience with reading his work before, so this lesson aims to engage and show that the greatest writer of all time was actually a pretty cool guy. The powerpoint offers a brief glimpse into the life and times of William Shakespeare and takes about 30 minutes to run through while encouraging optimal student engagement. The scavenger hunt encourages active learning as students discover answers to the 21 important questions throughout the lesson about the man, the myth, the Bard himself. This lesson plan and accompanying materials can be used to introduce a unit on any of Shakespeare's plays.

⭐Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Shakespearean Escape Room. 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, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game.

⭐ 25 Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

This resource features a set of 25 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Shakespeare. Each bell ringer is comprised of a Shakespearean quote from one of his plays or sonnets and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his work. Prompts can be used as bell-ringers (most popular and mean the first 5 minutes of every class for more than a month are planned for you!), summarizers, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!

⭐ Sonnet 130 Lesson Plan

In this creative and engaging lesson plan, students will analyze one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets about the notorious Dark Lady and create their own original poetry inspired by the Bard. This resource provides step-by-step instructions using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. A teacher cheat sheet is also included with full notes on Sonnet 130 so no preparation is needed.

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

This full-length lesson plan revolves around Shakespeare's mastery of the English language with an emphasis on his knack for coming up with the most compassionate of compliments and scathing of insults. Through a non-intimidating approach, students will have the opportunity to do a little bit of acting and make connections to modern day as they explore Shakespeare's language of love and hate. I am always astounded by the level of maturity of the discussion that arises from this activity as students discuss what makes a compliment or insult particularly effective and from whom it means the most. This is sure to be a lesson that you will use again and again on February 14th.

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Lesson Plan

In this full-length lesson plan, students will closely examine the final lines of Shakespearean characters before their deaths (if you know Shakespeare, there are quite a few!). Following a mini-lesson on the importance of these final words, students will take part in the classic game, Mafia, with a unique, Shakespearean twist. I invented the take on this game several years ago and it has become one of my students' and my favorite days of the whole school year. There is truly nothing like seeing students having a great time while studying Shakespeare. I am confident that your students will love it too!

⭐ Shakespeare Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game ~ newly added!

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. Let's face it, review days can be boring for both teachers and students, so liven them up with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 30 questions on Shakespeare's life, works, and the Globe. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study.

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

Make your classroom pop with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from William Shakespeare. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from one of the Bard's plays imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your Shakespeare unit, but all year long.

⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment - BONUS FILE!!

Students get the chance to create the epitaph for the gravestone of the most revered writer of all time. The activity encourages students to be thoughtful with their knowledge of William Shakespeare but also to be creative with their inscriptions. This can be done in or outside of class and also works as a no-prep emergency substitute plan. To be festive, I love to give this assignment on the anniversary of Shakespeare's actual death, April 23, but with the subject at hand, it also works well as a Halloween lesson plan.

By purchasing these great resources as a bundle, you save over 20% off the cover price of all materials!

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem of a man spiraling into madness, "The Raven." Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the poem's themes, vocabulary, poetic devices, and figurative language. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides a week's worth of material to bring the poem to life!

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• The Raven Literature Guide: This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Edgar Allan Poe's arguably most famous work, "The Raven." The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition and encourages students to think critically about plot structure, literary elements, and figurative language within the poem. The wide range of activities in this guide will keep your students engaged as they contemplate the meaning of nevermore.

• The Raven Socratic Seminar Lesson & Materials (also included within Literature Guide): Socratic Seminars are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, I have done the work for you! This packet includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding "The Raven."

• The Raven ESCAPE ROOM: This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for "The Raven." Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task (and it is!), 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, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. It is the perfect activity for Halloween or any day you want to shake it up with your students without sacrificing learning. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

• The Raven Figurative Language Challenge: This resource includes a meticulously-detailed lesson plan using warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis, and a one-of-a-kind game that will get your students excited about identifying the copious amount of figurative language that pervades the poem. This is the perfect lesson plan for a Friday, on Halloween, or any time you need to amp up the energy in your classroom without sacrificing learning... and of course, it is Common Core aligned!

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International Peace Day on September 21st is an important day. By celebrating, we can bring student awareness of the diversity of our world. Teachers can use International Peace Day as a meaningful lesson in their classrooms. It is an opportunity for students to learn about the importance of peace and how they can contribute to a better world.

* This free product includes an acrostic poem template.

Generate some ideas with your class on how we can promote peace!