poetry activity – Kim T. Harrison

My Belly Is an Ocean, A poem for two voices, Grades 6+

My Belly Is an Ocean is a poem for two voices, for grades 6 and up, which can be used for performance practice, drama, SEL, or poetic analysis. Includes a PDF with ready-to-use opinion and creative writing activities.

Back to School Riddle Poem, Grades 1-3

Back to School Riddle Poem is a read aloud for Grades 1 to 3 or ESL, ELL students. Ideal for the back to school week, use it to engage students in guessing who the speaker is or for older students to read alone or explore personification.

Freeze Tag with a Goat, Grades 1-3

Freeze Tag with a Goat is a poem read aloud for Grades 1 to 3. Curriculum tie-ins include science, growth, daily and seasonal changes in animals, health and physical education, freeze responses in animals and humans. Animals in this poem: goat, toad, mouse.