Lesson Plans
"An Irritating Creature": A Poetry Lesson Grades 3 - 4
This activity was developed as part of a poetry unit. It is designed to encourage students to think about and evaluate the meaning of a poem. It also encourages students to be original and creative in their thinking.
Author of the Month Grades Various
Find a biography, book list, classroom activities, and bulletin board.
Integrated Music Lesson Grade 2
The students will: Listen to a story with rhymes Discuss rhymes Listen to poetry with rhymes Find rhymes in music.
My Snake Grades K-2
This P.E. lesson will help students learn about body awareness and letter recognition.
Pass the Poem, Please Grade 4
S tudents will explore reading and phonics skills through the use of poetry by Shel Silverstein or Jack Prelutsky. Students will explore the skill of generalizations, rhyming, suffixes, blends, context clues, and diphthongs.
Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach Grades 3-5
The teacher will introduce the concept of philanthropy and lay the groundwork for the students to participate as philanthropists in the International Coastal Cleanup, a volunteer action for the common good.
Poetry for the Elementary Classroom Grade Various
This series of lessons was written by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. It focuses on poetry in general, but does feature some of Mr. Prelutsky's work.
Poetry Writing With Jack Prelutsky
A Scholastic sponsored web site that gives students great insight into Mr. Prelutsky's poetry writing. Students can also write their own poem.
Rhyme Time: Poetry Plans and Projects Grades Various
Another great resource from Education World.
St. Valentine's Day Grade 6
The main aim of the lesson is to develop creative activity of the students.
Turn Your Students Into Well-Versed Poets Grades Various
Great poetry resources from Education World.
The Wampanoag Indians Helped the Pilgrims Grade K
This Thanksgiving Day based lesson uses "The First Thanksgiving," by Jack Prelutsky.
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Books
The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
The Baby Uggs Are Hatching
The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom
Beneath a Blue Umbrella
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
The Gargoyle on the Roof
Halloween Countdown
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Treouble Your Sleep
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Imagine That: Poems of Never-Was
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles
It's Christmas
It's Halloween
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
It's Thanksgiving
It's Valentine's Day
Meet Jack Prelutsky
Monday's Troll
The New Kid on the Block
Nightmares : Poems to Trouble Your Sleep
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping
Poetry Fun by the Ton With Jack Prelutsky
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Ride a Purple Pelican
Rolling Harvey Down the Hill
Scranimals
The Sheriff of Rottenshot: Poems (Mulberry Read-Alones)
Something Big Has Been Here
Zoo Doings
