Kim T. Harrison

Timmy’s Lonely Night

Suggested grades (Canada): Grades 2 or 3; ELL, grades 3 or 4; ESL, CLB 4 (fluent basic)

This educational resource includes:

Original “Timmy’s Lonely Night” story by Kim T. Harrison
Pre- and post-reading questions
Choice of 3 post-reading activities
Printable worksheets for all activities, including points and rubrics for assessment purposes
PowerPoint with video embedded, Google Slides
Video of story

Curriculum tie-ins: Science: animals (movement, behaviours); Language/Skills: creative writing, inference, critical thinking, verbs (past simple), indefinite pronouns (no one, anyone, everyone, someone, something)

Topic tie-in: Halloween

I hope you find this resource useful. If you have any comments or feedback on the resource, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you.

Watch a video of the “Timmy’s Lonely Night” story here (3 minutes):

Download a PowerPoint version of the resource (note: the YouTube video link is embedded in the PowerPoint.):

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Download a PDF, black & white, printable version of the resource (includes assessment rubrics for text response and creative writing activities):

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Happy teaching!

Write Your Own Joy: 31 Poetry Prompts is out now in ebook and paperback formats. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited! For beginner or more experienced poets.

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In the corner Poem

Suggested grades (Canada): Grade 2; ELL, grade 3; ESL, elementary

This educational resource includes:

Original “In the corner” poem by Kim T. Harrison
Pre- and post-reading questions
Choice of 3 post-reading activities
Printable worksheets for all activities, including points for assessment purposes
PowerPoint with audio embedded, Google Slides
Audio of poem
Video of poem

Curriculum tie-ins: Math: 2D shapes; Science: animals (species, differences, homes/habitats); Language/Skills: poetry, inference, critical thinking

I hope you find this resource useful. If you have any comments or feedback on the resource, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you.

Watch a video of the “In the corner” poem here:

Listen to an audio recording of the “In the corner” poem here, read by the poet:

Download a PowerPoint version of the resource (the audio is embedded in the PowerPoint):

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Download a PDF, black & white, printable version of the resource:

KTH-InTheCorner-Poem-PDF Download

Make a copy of the Google Slides version of the resource:

Please note: you will be prompted to save the Google Slides as a “copy” when you click on the link below.

make a copy

Happy teaching!

Write Your Own Joy: 31 Poetry Prompts is out now in ebook and paperback formats. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited! For beginner or more experienced poets.

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Write Your Own Joy – Paperback Ed.

I’m delighted to share that Write Your Own Joy: 31 Poetry Prompts is now available in paperback format. My wonderful illustrator, Farida Zaman, created a beautiful cover for the edition, which even features a nod to my trusted fountain pen that I use to write my own first drafts of poems.

The book is set up as a 31-day poetry writing challenge, but you are, of course, welcome to dip into the prompts in any way you choose. Each prompt features 3 “ways to play” ideas to further spark inspiration or challenge you to write in a different style or from a new Point of View. There are reflection questions for your journal at the end of each week.

Here’s a sneak peek of the Day 1 prompt:

Day 1

Write a poem about the process of making a favourite drink (any kind of drink that brings you a sense of relaxation, warmth, or comfort – tea, coffee, smoothie, even pouring water).

Ways to Play:

Brainstorm some words that come to mind when thinking about the process. Choose one or more you like, then try to find other words with similar sounds (the words could rhyme or they could have a similar vowel or consonant sound).
Write a list poem or recipe poem with steps showing how to make the drink.
Focus on just one sense in the process and capture that in words. For example, the sounds a coffee machine makes.

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