Description
Poem of the Week Poetry Analysis Unit Reading Comprehension: Are you searching for engaging, easy-to-use ways to teach poetry in your classroom? This packet is designed specifically for upper elementary students and provides a consistent, meaningful way to explore poetry all year long.
Whether you’re prepping for ELA Poetry Reading Test Prep or simply building strong literary analysis skills, this complete unit helps your students dive deeper into poetry while becoming more confident and fluent readers.
With 20+ poems—10 original and 12 traditional from classic poets—this unit gives students exposure to various styles, authors, and poetic techniques. Students will strengthen their understanding of theme, tone, imagery, figurative language, and more with thoughtfully designed activities that are easy to implement.
POEM OF THE WEEK PACKET INCLUDES:
- Print and digital format available (see page 3 for link)
- Teacher notes and tips
- Clickable Table of Contents, and list of poems
- Poetry terms anchor charts for class décor or for student notebooks- color and bw options
- Focus poetry letter pennants
- Four activities to use with any poem.
- Poetry mini flip booklet to use on any poem of the week
20 POEMS & ACTIVITIES:
- 10 Original Written Poems and 10 Traditional Poems by Classic Poets. This is a wonderful way to expose students to different styles of poetry writing.
- The selection of Traditional Poems from Classical Poets are hand selected and curated from the public domain and reflect the poetry currently available. Poets include: Robert Louis Stevenson, Sarah Coleridge, Elizabeth B. Browning, Emily Dickinson, William C. Bennett, William Allingham and more.
SKILLS FOCUSED ON:
- Identifying theme and message
- Practicing visualization and imagery
- Exploring figurative language and poetic devices
- Strengthening comprehension and analytical thinking
- Developing oral reading fluency
Each poem is provided in a large-format layout ideal for group display or individual close reading. Analysis questions and reflection prompts accompany every poem, and answer keys are included for easy assessment.
POEM OF THE WEEK IS PERFECT FOR:
- mentor texts with focus on poetry
- literacy small groups
- focus poetry skill learning
- test preparation material
- homework
- poem writing practice
- extensions for GT, or accelerated learners
- substitute activities
- and much more!
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Crawley’s Creations –
I used this resource to review 6th grade students on poetry vocabulary and figurative language. This resources consistent format makes it easy for students to work independently. Thanks you!
SHANNON G. –
This went really well with our EL unit on poetry first quarter! The kids did this reading for homework or in small groups.
Roedell’s Designs –
These posters were great during our poetry unit! I laminated them and then had them in folders for students to access as a resource when completing independent work!
Amy Fletcher –
This is a fantastic resource! It’s incredibly well-designed and my students and I both really enjoyed it!
Liz M. –
I use this resource with my 4th graders as a poem of the week. We read it, then I read it over and over to them as they work on drawing the pictures. It’s great for sensory language and for finding figurative language. Kept the whole packet until April and then had the kids use their own work to create figurative language posters from the poems.
Teachin’ 4 Kids –
Great additional resource when teaching my poetry unit! Thanks
Brittiney J. –
This resource was super helpful and easy to use in my classroom! It saved me time and kept my students engaged. Thank you for creating such a great tool!
Kenisha L. –
Students were able to label rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, stanzas. Loved it as a class resource and homework tool.
Noor S. –
Engaging comprehension passages and activities to boost 4th and 5th graders’ poetry analysis and test prep skills!
Melissa Guerra –
I used this along with my poetry unit and it was a wonderful resource to have.
Kelly Correia –
Looking forward to implementing this in the classroom!
Palmer Goes Fourth –
Being new to 4th grade, these were exactly what I needed to teach poetry analysis as a rookie.
Kristen W Reynolds –
This resource was the perfect addition to my poetry unit. Thank you so much for sharing!
Raquel T. –
Helpful and easy to use resource to support a poetry unit.
Myrna K. –
This resource was very useful in my classroom! Thank you!
Kimberly G. –
My students loved this activity. It kept them engaged and focused on the skill. 100% recommend!
The Elementary Atelier –
This poetry resource is well-organized, engaging, and easy to use. My students love the poems and activities, and I am seeing real growth in their analysis skills. Highly recommend!
Ashley H. –
Great resource for poetry. Easy to follow. Students loved the activities.
Angela P. –
This is a great resource to use for practicing poetry.
Tracey A. –
This resource looks incredible. There are so many wonderful poems that will really help my students visualize the text and analyze its meaning.