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Shape Poems
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Grades | K – 5 |
Interactive Type | Writing Poetry |
Tech Requirement | Flash Player required |
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Overview
A shape poem is a poem that describes an object and is written in the shape of the object. In this online tool, elementary students can select shapes from four different themes: Nature, School, Sports, and Celebrations. Within these themes, 19 different shapes are included.
By selecting a shape, students are learning how to focus their writing on a particular topic. In addition, as part of the online tool, students are prompted to brainstorm, write, and revise their poems, thus reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished shape poems, cut and color them, and display them in the classroom or at home.
For ideas of how to use this tool outside the classroom, see Shape Poems in the Parent & Afterschool Resources section.
Lessons That Use This Interactive
Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Shape Poems: Using the Five Senses
Students write shape poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Shape Poems tool.
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Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Introduce gerunds and review nouns, adjectives, and verbs through engaging read-alouds; then apply these concepts through collaborative word-sorting and poetry-writing activities.
Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Shape Poems: Using the Five Senses
Students write shape poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Shape Poems tool.
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