FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - "Back to School Idioms Freebie"

by Kathy Babineau
Grades 1-6

Back to School Idioms Freebie

This free kit contains 18 idiom cards. Simply print, cut apart and laminate the cards. These are great for back to school, but may be used throughout the year - whatever works best for you! Be sure to keep the answer key handy. 

These are great to use in small group lessons, for cooperative learning and even in classroom discussions. 

Kathy Babineau MS, CCC-SLP

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Language Arts - Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students (NO PREP)

The Art of Interpretation - A complete poetry unit

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-The-Art-of-Interpretation-No-Prep-1238103

Poetry: The Art of Interpretation – is designed to teach students how to interpret, appreciate, and analyse poetry.

There are 9 complete lessons (estimated to last approximately 60 minutes), therefore 2 weeks of lessons.

This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This unit includes a student guide, 9 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems and answers, and an end of the unit evaluation with rubric, and answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

Poetry is a very subjective form of art. Some poems you love and others, you hate. What we need to realize is that this is the beauty of poetry. Poetry is not a mystery to be solved. Rather, it is the masterful manipulation of language that has the power to transform the ordinary and to immerse its reader into the world created by the author.

This unit incorporates art to help students understand and appreciate the beauty within words. In addition, students will learn how to analyse themes in poetry though paintings and art work.

This HUGE bundle includes:

Each lesson focuses on a different skill set including:
- Knowledge and manipulation of figurative and poetic language
- How to read and understand (appreciate) poetry
- How to analyse poetry
- How to annotate poetry
- How to paraphrase effectively
- How to use symbols
- How to effectively develop themes from poetry
- Creative writing
- Creative activities to learn how to analyse

The unit includes a student packet (20 pages), a teacher packet (with 9 complete lessons), and a comprehensive answer key with annotations to poem (with 17 pages). See preview for more details.

Poets studied include: (8 poems total)
- Billy Collins
- Anne Marriott
- Phyllis Gotlieb
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Robert Frost
- John Crowe Ransom
- Lord Alfred Tennyson

The unit also includes:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 9 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (20 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time – 18 pages).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

5 – 2 PowerPoint presentations – one multimedia presentation to introduce the unit (17 slides) and the second to reinforce the use of imagery and symbolism (19 slides) – NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED

6 – Images to project or print

7- An end of the unit creative evaluation, which includes clear and concise directions and rubric. (In a Word document for easy modifications)


- An interactive multimedia Jeopardy game to review figurative language and poetic devices (PowerPoint – no internet required)

- A multimedia PowerPoint on how to read and interpret poetry

- A PowerPoint presentation on how to interpret symbols and imagery in literature (19 slides)

- A final culminating evaluation with evaluation rubric (left in Word format for easily made modifications)

The unit has been created in such a way as to simplify the teacher’s life. Photocopy the 3 packages included and don’t worry about it for the rest of the unit. You literally can begin teaching it without any other preparation.

A total of 43 pages + 64 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

Language Arts - Poetry Unit for Senior Students (No prep)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-for-senior-students-1107375

 

Many teachers hate teaching poetry because they don’t know where to begin. This unit will make you and your students love poetry. This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This 2 and a half week unit includes a student guide, 12 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems, and an end of the unit evaluation with answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

This HUGE bundle includes:

This poetry unit has been devised to teach students the importance of :
• Figurative language (its uses and effects)
• How to read poetry
• How to understand and apply symbolism and imagery
• The importance of rhythm
• The importance of tone and attitude in a poem
• Types of poetry
• How to analyse poetry
• How to appreciate poetry (even when you don’t understand it)

This unit’s focus is the analysis of poetry and teaches students how to make inferences, which is a skill they must learn for their other subjects as well.

Poems include authors such as: Emily Dickenson, Dorothy Parker, Maya Angelou, Thomas Gray, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Noyes, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Pearl Jam, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman. The Unit includes 21 different poems.

The unit has been conceived to last 12 days – with 65 minute periods (although they are easy to modify).

The unit contains:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 12 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (26 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

5 – 2 PowerPoint presentations – one multimedia presentation to introduce the unit (17 slides) and the second to reinforce the use of imagery and symbolism (19 slides) – NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED

A total of 63 pages + 36 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.


 

Language Arts - Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-for-Intermediate-Students-1020615

 

 

2 weeks of thinking done for you. This unit is appropriate for grades 8-10

Looking for a meaningful and effective way to teach poetry? This unit is a fun way to learn and experiment with figurative language. It uses a mixture of contemporary songs and traditional poetry to teach students about themes and to help them learn the various forms of poetry. The creative, hands-on activities also focus on the importance of having a voice and using it properly.

The unit covers subjects such as: bullying, courage, standing up for yourself and for others, standing up for one’s convictions and discovering what is important to students.

This unit uses poetry to help students have a better understanding of themselves and to stand up for things they believe in.

The files are in PDF format and are zipped for convenience.

-1 set of « I HAVE, Who has? » cards to help students remember figurative language in a fun way. (1 set of instructions for the game)

-A comprehensive teacher guide with 11 complete and detailed lessons (no prep required) – (8 pages) - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU

-A student package that contains ALL notes, poems, and handouts students will need for the unit (18 pages)

-An end unit evaluation (with detailed evaluation rubrics and step by step instructions for students – one for the written component and one for the oral component). The end unit evaluation is in Word format along with the evaluation rubric for easy modifications. The final unit evaluation is a written poem and poetry reading, where students’ voices can be heard.

-A detailed Answer Key with notes, annotated poems, and answers to questions and activities. (8 pages)

Poems studied include:
- Song lyrics – Jessie J’s “Domino” (Goal : review figurative language and analyze messages found in popular media.)
- Jonathan Reed’s “The Lost Generation”
- Selena Matis’ “Ability”
- Robert Frost’s “The Road not Taken”
- Robert Hayden’s “ Those Winter Sundays”
- Song lyrics “True Colors”
- Emily Dickenson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”
- Rudyard Kipling’s “If”
- Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”
- There are also video links added to the unit to enhance learning in the classroom


English Language Arts - Complete Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students (NO PREP)

This is a complete unit with no prep required.

This is a great way to end the year.  It's fun, it's different, and it's meaningful Learning.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-For-intermediate-students-1238103

Poetry is a very subjective form of art. Some poems you love and others, you hate. What we need to realize is that this is the beauty of poetry. Poetry is not a mystery to be solved. Rather, it is the masterful manipulation of language that has the power to transform the ordinary and to immerse its reader into the world created by the author.

This unit incorporates art to help students understand and appreciate the beauty within words. In addition, students will learn how to analyse themes in poetry through paintings and art work.

Each lesson focuses on a different skill set including:

- Knowledge and manipulation of figurative and poetic language
- How to read and understand (appreciate) poetry
- How to analyse poetry
- How to annotate poetry
- How to paraphrase effectively
- How to use symbols
- How to effectively develop themes from poetry

The unit includes a student packet (20 pages), a teacher packet (with 8 complete lessons), and a comprehensive answer key with annotations to poem (with 17 pages). See preview for more details.

Poets studied include:

- Billy Collins
- Anne Marriott
- Phyllis Gotlieb
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Robert Frost
- John Crowe Ransom

The unit also included:
- A Jeopardy game to review figurative language and poetic devices (PPT)
- A flashcard activity to teach symbolism
- A final culminating evaluation with evaluation rubric (left in Word format for easily made modifications)

There is a total of 59 pages included in this unit.

The unit has been created in such a way as to simplify the teacher’s life. Photocopy the 3 packages included and don’t worry about it for the rest of the unit. You literally can begin teaching it without any other preparation.

It's teaching made easy!

Language Arts FREEBIE- Springtime Idioms

This is an oldie, but goodie freebie that I created a couple of years ago.  It is perfect for your upper elementary and middle school grade students.

This is an oldie, but goodie that I created a couple of years ago.  It is a great resource for your upper elementary and middle school students that need more exposure to idioms!


There are "spring" themed idioms match up card and an idiom worksheet to create an idiom journal.  I love to play challenge games or Jeopardy after we have went over these idioms in therapy to see what my students can remember!

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English Language Art - Complet Poetry Unit (The art of interpretarion) - NO PREP

This unit has been created to help teach students how to read, interpret, analyse, and appreciate poetry.

Too many students dislike poetry because they think there's a secret hidden within them, which must be beaten out. This is not the case. 

I want students to see poetry for what it truly is, ART.

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-For-intermediate-students-1238103

 

 Poetry is a very subjective form of art. Some poems you love and others, you hate. What we need to realize is that this is the beauty of poetry. Poetry is not a mystery to be solved. Rather, it is the masterful manipulation of language that has the power to transform the ordinary and to immerse its reader into the world created by the author.

This unit incorporates art to help students understand and appreciate the beauty within words. In addition, students will learn how to analyse themes in poetry through paintings and art work.

Each lesson focuses on a different skill set including:

- Knowledge and manipulation of figurative and poetic language
- How to read and understand (appreciate) poetry
- How to analyse poetry
- How to annotate poetry
- How to paraphrase effectively
- How to use symbols
- How to effectively develop themes from poetry

The unit includes a student packet (20 pages), a teacher packet (with 8 complete lessons), and a comprehensive answer key with annotations to poem (with 17 pages). See preview for more details.

Poets studied include:

- Billy Collins
- Anne Marriott
- Phyllis Gotlieb
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Robert Frost
- John Crowe Ransom

The unit also included:
- A Jeopardy game to review figurative language and poetic devices (PPT)
- A flashcard activity to teach symbolism
- A final culminating evaluation with evaluation rubric (left in Word format for easily made modifications)

There is a total of 59 pages included in this unit.

The unit has been created in such a way as to simplify the teacher’s life. Photocopy the 3 packages included and don’t worry about it for the rest of the unit. You literally can begin teaching it without any other preparation.

It's teaching made easy!

 

English Language Arts - Writing a Children's Book - A response to literature

Evaluation - No prep
 
                 Just print it and go!






Excellent evaluation!

Great way to end a unit.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-a-Childrens-Book-A-Response-to-Literature-evaluation-No-Prep-1826671


This evaluation has been designed as a response to literature, but can easily be used on its own. At the end of a novel study (short stories, plays, any literature really), students are asked to take one of the themes from the novel and apply it to a children’s story.

What is being assessed?

-students’ understanding of theme
-students’ understanding of elements of plot
-students’ understanding of figures of speech
-and so much more…

What is included in the evaluation?

-The sheet with directions
-The work process sheets for students (students list their themes, characters, plot graph…)
-Evaluation sheet

In addition, the evaluation has been saved in a Word document for easy modifications.

All you have to do it print it and give it to students.

It's teaching made easy!

Language Arts - Poetry Unit (NO PREP) for Senior Students

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Unit-for-senior-students-1107375

This unit has been created to make any teacher's life easier. Print and go (NO PREP). It's teaching made easy.

Poetry Unit (Bundled) is appropriate for use with students in grades 11 and 12. I use the first section (lessons 1-6 with my grade 11's and do lessons 7-12 with my grade 12's).


This poetry unit has been devised to teach students the importance of :
• Figurative language (its uses and effects)
• Rhythm
• Tone and attitude
• Types of poetry

This unit’s focus is the analysis of poetry and teaches students how to make inferences with poetry, which is a skill they must learn for their other subjects as well. This unit is also suitable to teach in Advanced Placement classes (in the beginning stages).

The unit includes a teacher guide with complete lessons, a student guide, ready to be photocopied and given to students, and a final evaluation (which does not include an answer sheet because of the open nature of the evaluation). The final evaluation is a test that evaluates students’ ability to analyse poetry.

Poems include authors such as: Emily Dickenson, Dorothy Parker, Maya Angelou, Thomas Gray, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Noyes, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Pearl Jam, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman. The Unit includes 21 different poems.

The unit has been conceived to last 11 days – with 65 minute periods (although they are easy to modify).

The unit contains:
1 – The teacher guide (Contains 12 different lesson plans to teach the poem included in the unit)
2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (25 pages)
3 – The answer and annotation Teacher Pack, which annotates all of the poems within the unit (saving you time).
4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

A total of 63 pages are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

It's teaching made easy!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - "Free Creative Writing: Weather Hyperboles"

Free!  Creative Writing:  Weather Hyperboles

By Mary Pat Mahoney

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Grades 4 -7

When the weather outside is frightful and the students inside have yawns to stifle…try writing some hyperboles. 

This is a quick, fun, creative writing assignment that helps students channel their fascination with what’s going on outside the classroom windows. 

This resource is ready for you to teach today!  Just add students!
• figurative language
• prewriting activities
• word choice
• thesaurus skills
• drafting practice
• peer review
• revision strategies

Find this resource on my Teachers Pay Teachers store:  How Cold Is It?

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