Back to School Poem Pack

As the school year ends, many of us begin to look forward to the beginning of next school year.  As I posted a few end of year poems in the last few weeks, I thought it was time to start back at the beginning of the year to get you set for next school year.  Here's the latest in the free poem pack series, Back To School.  Remember that there's one a week and they all correlate right along with my Poetry Task Cards which are also free.  While you're downloading these from my store, be sure to look at some of my other items perfect for back to school including:

 the All About Me Posters, (several themes available)

the Birthday Pack,

Daily 5 Reading Homework Pack,

and the Number Boards Pack.

Also be sure to get your set of the the Common Core Standard posters in "I" and "We" language. 

Mouse Poem of the Week Freebie

This week's Poem of the Week pack is actually a poem from my brand new pack: Quiet as a Mouse.  Toward the end of the year, we do some fun activities to celebrate and to get us to the end of the year.  One of these days is our "Quiet as a Mouse" day.  For one morning, students are silent.  I try to be silent too.  I plan things that students can do on their own, read and follow directions for, or that require few directions.  The incentive?  Cheetos.  For each time a student talks, a hole is punched in a card that lays on their desk throughout the silent time.  (My silent time usually lasts the morning.)  At the end of the morning, or whatever the time frame, students are given a snack bag of cheetos.  However, for each talking punch in the card, he/she loses a Cheeto.  I hand student their bag, open it and remove the number of Cheetos each "owes" me.  My new pack includes the punch cards and a plethora of mouse themed activities you can do on just a day or make a themed week of it.

You can get your free copy of the weekly free poem pack here.  It correlates with my free poetry task cards found here.

End of Year Poem - Thursday Free Poem Pack

        

Here's this weeks Thursday Poem Freebie.  I know many of you are gearing up for the end of the year, so here's a little poem with that in mind: "I'm Glad I Was Your Teacher".  Remember that these packs correlate directly with the Free Poetry Task Cards and that there is a new poem each week.  You can get links to all of them on the freebies tab at the top of the page.

"Spring" Free Poem of the Week

As promised last week, each Thursday I will post a poem pack freebie that directly correlates with the Poem Task Cards (also free).  This week's poem is titles "Spring" and you can get it here.  If you've missed any of the past freebies, be sure to check the featured freebies tab at the top of the blog.  I'd love to hear how these are working out for you. 

Poetry Task Cards

Here's a set of Free task cards for your poetry center.  It includes 24 cards with various levels of tasks and a template card page so you can create your own cards.  Along with the cards, I'm starting a new series to share with you: A Poem a Week.  I feature a poem a week with my students and place the poem in the poetry center for the week for students to work with.  Most of the poems I use are from unknown or anonymous authors that are virally posted online.  So, I'm pretty sure that they're safe to adjust for the purpose of a poetry center and share with all of you.

**Please note that these cards have been changed to be priced at just $2.00.  If you were directed here by Classroom Freebies, please email me: dillydabbles@gmail.com.  All the coordinating poems are still free, and will remain so.  Thank You. **

Here's the first poem set with one to come each week for the next 35-40 weeks.  This first one will be available only to Facebook Fans.  So hurry on over and like the DillyDabbles page.  Click on the tab that says Fans Only Freebies.  The poem set is 6 pages that correlate directly with the task cards.  It includes:

• a page to cut into strips to put the poem in order
• a page to slip into a sheet protector so students can trace the poem with dry erase markers
• a page to practice antonyms and synonyms
• a quarter page size for gluing in a poetry notebook
• a page with words covered for students to add their own new words
• a page with word family / pattern emphasis and recording sheets

By the way....they'll all be Free!  Please share this resource with your Friends, Followers and Collegues.  If there's something more you'd like added, please let me know. Check back Tuesday for the next Free poem set and then on Thursdays weekly.