Poetry Writing

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Read this silly, rhyming poem and find examples of hyperbole!

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have your child select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Help your child learn to navigate narrative poetry, then write their own poem, in this super-fun narrative poetry worksheet.

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.