Poetry Playground Activity Pack
A two-page student activity pack for ESL learners, featuring a listening cloze activity for Langston Hughes, a deep-dive reading analysis of Maya Angelou's 'Caged Bird', a bilingual grammar glossary, and a poetic Mad Lib writing activity.
Verse Voices Facilitator Guide
A facilitator guide for teachers, outlining the 50-minute poetry lesson with TEKS alignment, ESL strategies, and detailed instructions for five 10-minute skill activities, including a new movement-based component.
Verse Voices Presentation
A visual slide presentation designed for an ESL poetry lesson, featuring poets Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Pablo Neruda, and Sandra Cisneros, with bilingual vocabulary, interactive prompts, and a poetic Mad Lib writing activity.
Poetry Playground Answer Key
An answer key for the Verse Voices poetry lesson, providing correct responses for the reading, listening, and matching activities, along with grading criteria for the creative speaking and writing sections.
Metaphor Mix Up Cards
A set of printable partner-match cards for a movement-based whole-group activity where students match the beginning and end of poetic similes and metaphors.