Kindergarten Poetry Activities

Use this letter a poem pocket chart station and worksheet to focus on the short vowel sound /a/ for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers & improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the /a/ sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter a

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter a
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter a (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

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Increase reading fluency with these 60th Day of School-Themed Fluency Poems for 1st and 2nd Grade! This resource includes color and black-and-white versions to support reading comprehension and oral reading practice. Perfect for literacy centers, guided reading, or homework assignments!

Enjoy this “Thankful” acrostic poem template for Thanksgiving this year! It is a fun and creative way to explore poetry and what students are thankful for during this season.

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