Famous Poems and Poets Grades Elementary Students go on an online scavenger hunt to learn more about poets and the different styles of writing. In this activity, students write poems of their own without having to create an all-new structure or rhyme scheme. Any Use a variety of means to introduce the blues to your students. In this activity children will compile a list of the things they look for in a friend and use that information to create a simple poem. Using a familiar topic may make poetry a little less daunting for some children.
Any Students interview someone in their class and turn the information into a cinquain.
This is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe Acrobat. Gives you a simple break down and a detailed breakdown of what goes in each line for this poem. Jump into Poetry Grades Various Three poetry exercises that deal with vocabulary, feelings and emotions, and the idea that poetry is everywhere. Any Learn how to teach your students about meter. This supplementary unit is part of an eighth grade, interdisciplinary Native American archaeology unit, but may be used in upper elementary or high school humanities or American history classes.