Lesson Plans by Theme
Browse selections of poetry lesson plans curated around themes, occasions, and class subjects, including lesson plans featuring poems and multimedia resources related to science class, history class, social justice, the environment, heritage months, seasons, and many more.
Lesson Plans for Introducing Poetry
Bring poems into the classroom with these lesson plans, which are especially suited to...
Lesson Plans on Poems Written by Black Poets
Celebrate Black poets by brining their work into the classroom. The following lesson plans span...
Poetry Lesson Plans for Social Studies Class
Browse poetry lesson plans to incorporate into social studies, government, civics, and other...
Poetry Lesson Plans about History
Browse poetry lesson plans featuring poems about many different aspects of American and world...
Poetry Lesson Plans about Music
Browse poetry lesson plans about music or to incorporate into music class.
Poetry Lesson Plans featuring Art and Art History
Browse poetry lesson plans featuring paintings, photographs, and other resources from the visual...
Poetry Lesson Plans for Science Class
Browse poetry lesson plans to incorporate into chemistry, biology, physics, and other science...
Lesson Plans for the New Year
Browse these lesson plans featuring poems about New Year's and beginnings.
Lesson Plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Browse lesson plans featuring poems and related resources related to Martin Luther King Jr., the...
Lesson Plans for Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month in February—and the rich tradition of African American poetry...
Lesson Plans for Valentine's Day
Lesson Plans for Spring
Celebrate warmer weather, the departure of winter, and the beginning of spring with these lesson...
Lesson Plans for Women's History Month
To celebrate Women's History Month in March—and women in poetry year-round—browse this selection...
Lesson Plans for LGBTQ Pride Month
Lesson Plans for Summer
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems related to summer, travel, and warm...
Lesson Plans for American Archives Month
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring photographs, original documents, and other...
Lesson Plans for Hispanic Heritage Month
To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in September and October—and all year...
Lesson Plans for Halloween
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems for Halloween, including poems about...
Lesson Plans for Native American Heritage Month
The following lesson plans feature poems from the rich tradition of Native American poetry
Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving
The following lesson plans feature poems related to the Thanksgiving holiday, gratitude, and ways...
Lesson Plans for Winter and the Holidays
Celebrate winter and the holiday season in the classroom with this selection of lesson plans...
Lesson Plans about Social Justice
Lesson Plans about Immigration
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about immigration and heritage.
Lesson Plans about Family
The following lesson plans feature poems poems exploring many different kinds of family...
Lesson Plans with Poems in Spanish and English
The following lesson plans feature poems with side-by-side Spanish and English versions,...
Lesson Plans about Politics
The following lesson plans feature poems and activities related to politics, America, the...
Lesson Plans about Love
Bring poems into the classroom for Valentine's Day and year-round with the following lesson...
Lesson Plans about the Environment
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring poems about the environment, nature, and...
Lesson Plans about War
The following lesson plans feature poems that engage with war and its consequences.
Lesson Plans about Sonnets
Browse this selection of lesson plans featuring classic and contemporary sonnets.
Lesson Plans Featuring Arthur Sze
Browse lesson plans featuring poems by Arthur Sze, who received the 2019 National Book Award in...
Lesson Plans Featuring Joy Harjo
Browse a collection of lesson plans featuring poems by
Lesson Plans Celebrating Black Poets
This mini-unit highlights Black poets who have had profoundly influenced American...
Lesson Plans Featuring Ada Limón
Browse lesson plans featuring poems by Ada Limón. Of Limón's work, the poet