Poetry Unit For Big Kids: Writing a Poem a Day

Perfect for National Poetry Month in April, this poetry unit is packed with 17 different poetry mini lessons. I use this unit during writing workshop and teach one poem every day. It's a great unit for big kids too!

This packet comes with:

-teacher direction sheet

-17 poem pages with rules and examples

-writing template pages for student books (added based on feedback)

-resources to find more poems if your students need additional examples

-pictures of how we publish the project in our room each year

The poems taught are:

Haiku

Concrete

Acrostic

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Cinquain

Address and Ode

I'm Sorry

Riddle

Persona

5Ws

Color

Imagery

Figurative

List

Refrain

Collaborative

Supports Third Grade Common Core Standards: RL 3.5, RL 3.10, and RF 3.4