National Poetry Month 2025 Teaching Resources
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Simile Poster (Primary)
Show your students an example of a simile using this colorful classroom display poster.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Weeks 4 and 5
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Concrete Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to write a concrete poem about a thunderstorm.
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Concrete Poem Template – Crescent Moon
A template for students to write a concrete poem about the moon.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 3
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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The Troll Poem and Task Cards
A poem and set of task cards about a Troll.
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Concrete Poem Template – Recycling
A template for students to write a concrete poem about recycling.
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Acrostic Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an acrostic poem.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 2
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Acrostic Poem Template - ARTIST
An acrostic poem template for the word 'artist'.
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Acrostic Poem Template - GEOGRAPHY
An acrostic poem template for the word ‘geography’.
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Color Rhyming and Poetry Worksheet
A worksheet to help students form rhyming words and create a rhyming poem.
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Acrostic Poem Template - TIME
An acrostic poem template for the word ‘time’.
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Acrostic Poem Template - PLANET
An acrostic poem template for the word ‘planet’ to use for Earth Day, during National Poetry Month, and when learning about the solar system.
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Acrostic Poem Template - ENERGY
An acrostic poem template for the word ‘energy'.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 1
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Concrete Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
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Read Across-tic America Poem Templates
Explain your love of reading using one of these 7 acrostic poem templates.
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Acrostic Poem Template - SPORT
An acrostic poem template for the word 'sport'.
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Acrostic Poem Template - SPACE
An acrostic poem template for the word 'space'.
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Acrostic Poem Template - PLAY
An acrostic poem template for the word 'play'.
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Acrostic Poem Template - OCEAN
An acrostic poem template for the word 'ocean' to use during National Poetry Month and when learning about oceans.
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Acrostic Poem Template - LOVE
Write a LOVE acrostic poem for Valentine’s Day with this handy template.
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Celebrating Poetry Month in the Primary Grades – Weeks 4 and 5
Celebrate National Poetry Month in the primary classroom with this planning guide and set of resources.