Teaching
Poetry
With Music and Art Extensions
Grades 1 - 2
Lesson Plans, Activities and
Printables!
By: Erin Sample
http://www.samplesuperstars.blogspot.com
Writing poetry is a
creative process. Teaching
poetry with the Arts in
mind adds to this creative
process.
Throughout this unit, you
will find activities that will
expose your students to
poetic devices and allow
them to express
themselves through their
writing.
Unit Task Analysis
Common Core Standards
RL..1.4. Identify words and phrases in stories or
poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the
senses.
RL .2.4. Describe how words and phrases (e.g.,
regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or
song.
W.1.5.With guidance and support from adults, focus
on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing
as needed.
W.2.5. With guidance and support from adults and
peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as
needed by revising and editing.
Poets and Authors use
Rhyme.
Poets and Authors
use Rhyme.
Did you ever see
ever see a whale
with a polka dot tail?
Down
by the
Bay
Down by the bay,
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home, Back to my home,
I dare not go, I dare not go.
For if I do, my mother will say…
Down by the bay!
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Poets and Authors
use Alliteration.
Peggy pig painted her
perfect pink piggies.
Poets and Authors use
Alliteration.
Peggy pig painted her
perfect pink piggies.
The lazy lion liked laying
and listening to loud
sounds.
The giant giraffe juggled
jellybeans.
The zany zebra ate a
zucchini at the zoo.
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Alliteration
Choose an animal below.
Write words that start with same letter as your animal.
Write an alliterative sentence about your animal.
Poets and Authors use
Repetition.
Poets and
Authors use
Repetition.
Repetition
means to repeat.
Here are a few examples of repetitive list poems written
by my first graders. I don’t usually show models to my
students because they tend to copy rather than use their
own ideas but you can use these as you want. I do
brainstorm ideas as a class and draw attention to opposites
used in the story and what other opposites they can think
of before writing.
Feet, Feet, Feet
By Albert
I like feet.
Red feet, Cat feet,
Blue feet, Black feet,
Dog feet, Bird feet,
Stinky feet, Clean feet,
Bug feet, Pink feet,
Yellow feet, Green feet,
Brown feet, Gray feet.
I like all feet!
Feet, Feet, Feet
By Abby
I like feet!
Wet feet,
Dry feet,
Brown feet,
Green feet,
Red feet,
Black feet,
Yellow feet,
Dog feet,
Cat feet,
I like ffffeet!
Feet, Feet, Feet
By Taylor
I like feet.
Gooey feet, teeth feet,
Webbed feet, flappy feet,
How many feet will you meet?
Neat feet, sloppy feet,
Stinky feet, smelly feet
Rainbow feet, heart feet,
Square feet, butterfly feet,
Orange feet, polka dot feet.
I will meet infinity feet!
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Feet, Feet, Feet!
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Poets and Authors
use Similes.
Similies compare
using like or as.
Name:_____________________
Similescompare using like or as
As cold as
As hot as ________________________
As fast as _________________________
As slow as _________________________
As shiny as _________________________
As pretty as ________________________
As hard as _________________________
As soft as _________________________
As large as _________________________
As small as _________________________
As sweet as _________________________
As rough as ________________________
As tall as _________________________
As short as _________________________
As loud as _________________________
As quiet as ________________________
Color of a Season
Color of a Season
The Color of a Season
By Chandler
Winter is gray
Like snow clouds
That snow all day and night long.
Icy icicles and the water that drips
from houses and the sky.
like frozen ponds.
The Color of a Season
By Kaly
Spring is green like trees waving
in the wind softly in a meadow
from a breeze.
Like the grass growing
in a meadow and ladybugs crawling
on the leaves.
The Color of a Season
By Madelin
Spring is pink like the flowers
Blooming form the wind,
Like a pink flamingo
Flapping in the sky light,
Like the moonlight in the sky
The Color of a Season
And the trees blooming
By Dillon
from the wind from God.
Winter is black like
A snowman’s hat
and a snowman’s eyes.
Black like my shoes.
Like rain clouds and a crayon.
The color of winter.
Color of a Season
The Color of a Season
By Jake
Winter is white
like the snow falling
from the clouds to the ground.
And like the frozen lakes.
And the icicles hanging from the house.
And the painted bricks sealed to the wall.
That is the color of winter.
The Color of a Season
By Madyson
Spring is green like
the beautiful green grass,
a green ball,
a tree with branches,
a growing pumpkin,
a colored kite,
The Color of a Season
part of a rainbow,
By Destinee
an avocado,
Fall is red like
a chair and a
an apple on a tree
huge watermelon.
with one red leaf,
Green is the color of spring.
a big, huge round flower,
a red fall book getting read
by children and their teacher,
The Color of a Season
a beautiful red butterfly
By Nolan
with blue and white
Spring is like lots of colors.
and black polka dots.
A red ladybug,
Red is the color of fall.
A yellow sunflower,
Dark green grass,
A brown butterfly flying
To get something to eat.
Those are the colors of spring.
Color of a Season
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Poets and Authors use
Rhythm.
Poets and Authors use
Rhythm.
Repeated
Word
Repeated
word
Repeated
word
Poets and Authors use
Rhythm
black
penguins white
penguins
Love
to eat
penguins
caring
penguins patient
penguins
hold
their egg
penguins
krill
On their
feet
Poets and
Authors use
Rhythm.
4 beats per line
Example Rhythm
Poems
Cars
By Hayden
Slow cars, fast cars
Any engine hard car
One car, two cars
Parking in the garage cars
Five cars, ten cars
Sitting on the street cars
Alyssa
By Alyvia
Standing Alyssa, whiny Alyssa
Eating, playing and crawling Alyssa
Holding Alyssa, feeding Alyssa
Playing with stuffed animals Alyssa
Walking Alyssa, sitting Alyssa
Sleeping and drinking Alyssa
Monster Trucks
By Charlie
Big monster trucks, awesome monster trucks
Are the coolest thing ever monster trucks
Crash monster trucks, tall monster trucks
Have big wheels monster trucks
Slow monster trucks, fast monster trucks
The loudest thing on Earth monster trucks
Rhythm poem Template
Name:___________________
= repeated word
Poets and
Authors use
Sensory
Words.
Poets and Authors use
Sensory Words.
Poets and Authors use
Sensory Words.
Poets and Authors use
Sensory Words.
Poets and Authors use
Sensory Words.
Poets and Authors use
Sensory Words.
Senses poem Template
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I can see
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I can smell
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I can taste
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I can feel
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I can hear
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Sunset in Venice, Claude Monet
Plain Senses poem
Sunset in Venice, Claude Monet
I
I
I
I
I
can
can
can
can
can
see the sun.
smell the water.
taste the ocean.
touch the reflection.
hear birds.
Descriptive Senses Poem
Sunset in Venice, Claude Monet
I can see the sun burning hot like fire.
I can smell the soft breeze on the water.
I can taste the salty ocean.
I can touch the reflection in the water.
I can hear the cries of shore birds in the
distance.
Optional Observation
Optional Model
I can see the small woman hiding in the
grass.
I can smell the scent of flowers floating
through the air.
I can taste the sweet citrus hanging on the
branches.
I can feel the soft grass below her feet.
I can hear her asking, "where am I?"
Starry Night Observation
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
4 Ice Cream Cones Observation
4 Ice Cream Cones, Wayne Thiebaud
I can use rhyme,
repetition, similes,
rhythm, or sensory
words in my writing.
I can use rhyme,
alliteration,
repetition,
similes, rhythm,
or sensory
words in my
writing.
I can use rhyme,
alliteration
repetition,
similes, rhythm,
or sensory
words in my
writing.
My Original Poem
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My Original Poem
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My Original Poem
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My poem was about ______________
Circle the poetic device you used in your poem.
rhyme
repetition
alliteration
rhythm
similes
sensory words
My Original Poem
Name:___________________
My poem was about ______________
Circle the poetic device you used in your poem.
rhyme
repetition
alliteration
rhythm
similes
sensory words
Original Poem Rubric
Name:___________________
Date:___________________
Emerging
0 pts.
Developing
2 pts.
Proficient
4 pts.
Advanced
6 pts
Assignment
Completion
The student
does not
create an
original poem.
The student
creates an
incomplete
original
poem.
The
student is
able to
create an
original
poem.
The
student
creates an
original
poem and
puts in
extra
effort
during
class.
Student
includes a
poetic device.
The student
does not
include a
poetic device.
The
students
tries to
include a
poetic
device but
is incorrect.
The
student
includes at
least one
poetic
device.
The
student
includes
more than
one poetic
device.
The student
can identify
his or her
poetic device.
The student
does not
include a
poetic device.
The student
cannot find
his or her
poetic
device.
The
student can
find the
poetic
device but
does not
know what
it’s called
or vice
versa.
The
student can
correctly
identify his
or her
poetic
device.
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If you plan on
creating a poetry
book for your
students , the
following pages
are resources you
can include.
A
Collection
of Poems
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KPM Doodles
Jen Jones of Hello
Literacy
Fancy Dog Studio
Graphics From the Pond
Lettering
Delights