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Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Fourth Grade

Reading

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

First Grade

Writing

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

First Grade

Writing

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How to Write a Love Song

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How to Write a Love Song

Fourth Grade

Writing

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

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How to Write a Love Song

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How to Write a Love Song

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

Second Grade

Writing

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Third Grade

Writing

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Third Grade

Writing

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Write a Diamante Poem

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Write a Diamante Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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Write a Diamante Poem

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Write a Diamante Poem

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Third Grade

Writing

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Third Grade

Writing

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Third Grade

Reading

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

Fourth Grade

Writing

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

Second Grade

Writing

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Second Grade

Writing

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

Second Grade

Writing

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Second Grade

Writing

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Put on a Poetry Party!

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Put on a Poetry Party!

Second Grade

Writing

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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Put on a Poetry Party!

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Put on a Poetry Party!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Make Rudolph-Themed Metaphors

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Make Rudolph-Themed Metaphors

Fourth Grade

Writing

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

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Make Rudolph-Themed Metaphors

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Make Rudolph-Themed Metaphors

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Make Shape Poem Greeting Cards

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Make Shape Poem Greeting Cards

Fourth Grade

Writing

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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Make Shape Poem Greeting Cards

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Make Shape Poem Greeting Cards

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Journal Prompts For Kids

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Fourth Grade

Writing

Kids can go on a daily writing adventure with a month's worth of prompts to keep writing skills sharp. Invent an animal, write a recipe, make three wishes, and more!

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Kids can go on a daily writing adventure with a month's worth of prompts to keep writing skills sharp. Invent an animal, write a recipe, make three wishes, and more!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Third Grade

Reading

What's a metaphor? How do you haiku? Kids will hone reading and writing skills with this book, from a simple syllable counting exercise to inventing rhymes and tangling with the Jabberwocky!

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

What's a metaphor? How do you haiku? Kids will hone reading and writing skills with this book, from a simple syllable counting exercise to inventing rhymes and tangling with the Jabberwocky!

Third Grade

Reading

Workbook

Write a Silly Dinosaur Poem

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Write a Silly Dinosaur Poem

Fourth Grade

Writing

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

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Write a Silly Dinosaur Poem

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Write a Silly Dinosaur Poem

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Gratitude Acrostic Poem

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Write a Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

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Write a Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Worksheet

Write a Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Write Your Own Summer Limerick

Worksheet

Write Your Own Summer Limerick

Second Grade

Writing

This poetry worksheet is sure to get your child's creative juices flowing! Students will seek to write their own limerick by filling in blank spaces for nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Then they'll add an illustration to complete their poem!

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Write Your Own Summer Limerick

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Write Your Own Summer Limerick

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

Kids can write, graph and read their way through Valentine's Day with a sweet mix of history, writing and math! Kids will explore both the mythical and practical side of this day.

Kids can write, graph and read their way through Valentine's Day with a sweet mix of history, writing and math! Kids will explore both the mythical and practical side of this day.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Simile Poem ... Starring Your Pet!

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Write a Simile Poem ... Starring Your Pet!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

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Write a Simile Poem ... Starring Your Pet!

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Write a Simile Poem ... Starring Your Pet!

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Frosty the Snowman Oulipo

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Frosty the Snowman Oulipo

Fourth Grade

Writing

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

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Frosty the Snowman Oulipo

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Frosty the Snowman Oulipo

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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