Poetry Activities

Looking for a thought-provoking, creative activity to pair with your Wonder novel study? This acrostic poem and "Design Your Own Choose Kindness Shirt" art activity are just what you need to inspire your students while reinforcing themes of kindness, empathy, and self-expression!

Recommended for grades 5-8.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

✨ Acrostic Poem Template: Students use their names to craft thoughtful poems inspired by the story and its powerful message. It’s perfect for encouraging critical thinking and creativity.

✨ Kindness T-Shirt Design Activity: Have your students imagine they’re creating their own “kindness campaign” by designing a T-shirt with a positive message or a powerful quote from the book. This hands-on activity promotes individuality, self-expression, and classroom collaboration.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

✔️ No Prep, Easy to Use – Just print and go!

✔️ Aligned with SEL Themes – Focus on empathy, respect, and inclusivity.

✔️ Fun and Flexible – Use as a quick activity, a station in your classroom, or as part of a larger unit on Wonder.

✨ BONUS: These activities also make a great bulletin board display to celebrate your students’ creativity and showcase the lessons learned from Wonder.

Love this freebie? Take your Wonder novel study to the next level!

Check out my comprehensive Wonder Novel Study with over 100 pages of engaging activities that dive deeper into character analysis, themes, literary devices, and much more. It’s packed with tools to inspire rich discussions and critical thinking—all aligned to standards and designed for grades 5-8.

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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.

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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Looking for Earth Day inspiration? Check out this Earth Day poem guide! With creative ideas for eco-friendly celebrations, students can use the letters in "earth" to craft a unique and meaningful poem. Whether you're a teacher planning a classroom activity or a parent looking for a fun project to do with your kids, this resource is perfect for engaging young minds in sustainability and environmental awareness.

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10 colorful, themed Valentine's Day stationary sheets with lines and addressings. Also, 10 black and white images to write and color. Students can write to family members and friends to express their emotions and gratitudes. Easy to use--just xerox and let students choose their favorites. Fun to give and get!

Ring in the new year with this NO PREP acrostic poem goal writing activity! Students can choose their favorite words and write their own acrostic poem on the printable template while spelling out the words HAPPY NEW YEAR. Enjoy as morning work, center activity, brain break, or for your New Year's Party!

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New Year's Bundle

Directions:

• Print the template in color or black and white
• students write a word or phrase to describe what they hope the new year will bring for them or what goals they have for the new year
• In an acrostic poem, each line starts with a capital letter that spells out the poem's theme vertically
• Acrostic poems don't need to rhyme, but all the other poetic devices like alliteration, similes, and rhythm are often used to create an effect on the reader

What's included?

• 1 "Happy New Year" acrostic poem template in Color
• 1 "Happy New Year" acrostic poem template in Black and White

New Year's Resources

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Help your students master first-grade Dolch sight words with this engaging fluency poem. Perfect for building early reading confidence through repetition and fun. Download this freebie to enhance your literacy centers or small group instruction! Or display it as a poster in your classroom for decor. :)

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✨1st Grade Sight Word Bundle✨

✨1st Grade Bundle✨

What's Included

• "A Fun Day" poem with 15 Dolch sight words: see, a, runs, so, it, and, is, up, the, I, like, to, you, we, all
• color version
• black and white version

This resources features the first task of our popular Poetry ESCAPE ROOM. Check out this freebie to get a feel for how our escape rooms operate!

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 the first task of our Poetry ESCAPE ROOM in order to get a feel for what our escape rooms are like. The activity involves creative thinking, logic, and collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying (and the number of poems they have analyzed) in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

The ghosts of Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, and Maya Angelou have risen from the grave to lock your students inside your classroom. They are upset because they believe that students spend too much time talking about (fill in the blank with whatever is hip with students these days) and not enough time reading and writing poetry. Students cannot escape until they complete 5 poetry-based tasks to show these ghosts of poets past that they do in fact know their poetry. This resource features task 1 of the escape room:

• Match 'Em Up: In this task, students must match up poetic terms and devices with their definitions. Letters intersected by the lines between the terms and definitions will reveal their code.

Product Includes:

• Task Sign
• Task Instructions
• Match 'Em Up Worksheet
• Answer Key

This task is suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal any time during your poetry unit.

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More poetry escape rooms by Language Arts Excellence

⭐ Digital Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Back to School Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Halloween Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Thanksgiving Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Christmas Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Poetry Escape Room Bundle

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How can I incorporate poetry into my daily/weekly lessons? You may have asked yourself this question. Solid Read Aloud is the answer! Solid Read Aloud products connect poetry to your classroom read aloud. Solid Read Aloud products not only connect poetry but enhance your curriculum with monthly themes and national observance days. The Good Neighbor Solid Read Aloud is designed for a one week time period. However, the unit can easily be stretched into two or three weeks. During this time the read aloud will include: poetry, fiction, and nonfiction selections. The unit also includes: comprehension work, good friend/neighbor activity, art project. This product is designed to enhance your curriculum, incorporate poetry, and infuse common core state standards into your teaching. The Solid Read Aloud product can easily be completed in approximately a 15-minute mini lesson. Thanks for visiting, Judy & Rachel

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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Poetry Month Biography: William Shakespeare Reading Comprehension & Questions

Embark on a thrilling exploration of the timeless works and enduring legacy of William Shakespeare with this captivating reading passage! In this resource, students will delve into the life, plays, and poetic brilliance of Shakespeare, the iconic playwright whose words continue to shape literature and culture to this day.

What's Included:

• A simplified biography passage.
• Comprehension questions to assess understanding.
• Answer Key
• Cover page

There are so many ways to use this resource:

• Early Finishers
• Homework
• Centers
• Small Group
• Assessments
• Bell Ringers

This activity is perfect for students in 2nd to 4th grade.

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Bundle April National Poetry Month Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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Math & Poems - A is for Area

An innovative resource that bridges the gap between math and ELA classes! With captivating math-themed poems and intricate mandala coloring pages, students will explore math concepts while enjoying a creative and relaxing experience. Foster cross-curricular connections and ignite a love for learning with "Math & Poems"!

In "Math & Poems," students will be presented with a carefully curated collection of math-themed poems that will captivate their hearts and minds. Each poem is designed to explore a specific math concept, making abstract ideas come alive through the power of language. Students will embark on a journey of exploration, discovering the beauty of mathematics woven into creative verses.

But that's not all - I believe in the power of artistic expression too! Along with each math poem is a captivating mandala coloring page . As students immerse themselves in the intricate designs, they will subconsciously reinforce their understanding of the math concept, creating an unforgettable sensory experience.

The combination of reading math poems and engaging in therapeutic coloring ignites a unique connection between math and ELA classes. "Math & Poems" fosters cross-curricular learning, encouraging students to think critically and make connections between seemingly unrelated subjects.

This set represents common concepts in 7th grade math, however these concepts transcend many grade levels. The following is the complete list of the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding mathematical concept.

• A is for Area
• B is for Base
• C is for Coordinate Plane
• D is for Decimal
• E is for Equation
• F is for Fraction
• G is for Geometry
• H is for Height
• I is for Integer
• J is for Joint Probability
• K is for Constant of Proportionality
• L is for Linear Equation
• M is for Math
• N is for Natural Numbers
• O is for Order of Operations
• P is for Percent
• Q is for Quadrilateral
• R is for Rational Numbers
• S is for Slope
• T is for Theoretical Probability
• U is for Unit
• V is for Volume
• W is for Whole Numbers
• X is for X-Axis
• Y is for Y-Axis
• Z is for Zero Pair

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This resource is a part of my 7th grade skills based curriculum that I am building, this is a work in progress and I will be focusing on 7th grade TEKS this year with hopes to expand to 6th and 8th grade. While I am based in Texas and most of the resources will be aligned with the TEKS, everything I am creating is skill based meaning they are not specific to Texas and can be used by anyone! Take a look through the Resource List linked below to see all that is available, it is a live document and will be updated as I go.

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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!

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!