Noisy Notes Poetry Sequence

A Kindergarten ELA sequence focused on identifying and creating sound devices in poetry, specifically onomatopoeia and alliteration. Students move from listening to environment sounds to creating their own alliterative characters and a collective class sound book.

Pop and Pow Lab

Students investigate onomatopoeia by identifying words that mimic sounds in poems and the real world. They explore why poets use these 'sound words' to bring their writing to life.

Twisted Tongue Travels

Focusing on tongue twisters and poems with repeated beginning sounds, students practice the 'mouth feel' of alliteration. They highlight repeated letters in large text to connect the visual letter to the spoken sound.

Giant Ear Journey

Students go on a 'listening walk' to identify sounds in the school environment. They attempt to spell these sounds phonetically, creating their own onomatopoeic words.

Funny Friend Factory

Students create characters with names that use alliteration (e.g., 'Silly Snake,' 'Bouncing Bear') and describe what they do using words starting with the same sound.

Sound Book Studio

Students select their best sound word or alliterative phrase to illustrate. These pages are compiled into a class book that focuses purely on the musicality and sound effects of language.