Poetry in the Elementary Classroom and a Freebie

Poetry in the classroom motivates reading, develops phonemic awareness, practices sight words, builds vocabulary, and the list goes on. I love seeing the face of an aspiring reader when they realize they've read a sentence independently for the first time. These joyous moments are why I create resources that will help these learners... blossom into confident readers. 

Poetry Notebook Pages

You can implement poetry right from the first week of school with these poetry notebook pages. These original poems, written by Let's Learn S'more and designed by The Barefoot Teacher can be added daily, weekly, or as your plans allow. These were so fun to create and the response to them has been overwhelming!

Numbers & Colors Poetry

There are several resources to choose from: phonics, sight words or numbers & colors.  Each resource comes with several different options with and without blanks for students to fill in, both color and black / white. Laminate the full color version to create a classroom book. 

    Phonics or Sight Words Poetry

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Another resource that you might like is the Rhyme and Read emergent readers. There are 6 readers to choose from, each one comes in both a color and a  cut and paste version.  Besides rhyming, I tried to include some other skills as well, such as number recognition and positional words. The reader themes are frogs, ocean, farm, bugs, forest animals, and bees. 

Rhyme & Read Emergent Readers

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If your students love word searches.....these ones are mixed with poetry. These are available with monthly themes. Each original poem has highlighted words that student can find in the word search. 

 

Poetry Word Searches

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Bugs on Parade..............spring, bugs, and poetry go hand in hand! Bundle this up or purchase separately. Each page of the reader is a line of an original poem. Students will love to create their own reader with the cut & paste version. In the bundle, you will also find a poetry word search. Let your students create their bug hats and wear them as they have their own bug parade or participate in the write the room activity.

Bugs on Parade Bundle

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Click below to get a sample from the poetry notebook pages!

Poetry Freebie

I have loved poetry since I was a child, and I have really enjoyed creating these resources! I hope that your students enjoy them too and fall in love with poetry as much as I did. 

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Happy Birthday America 250 Readers, Hats Craft & Writing Prompts Activities

  America 250 Bundle

   I still remember the year 1976 and the excitement that surrounded that very important birthday of our country. The parades and fireworks to celebrate that wonderful time. The projects we made in art class that centered around learning about the founding of our country. The jug of bicentennial quarters I saved as a child. 

Now as we approach the 250th birthday, I have been thinking about different ways to mark this occasion with students.

 I thought a birthday party theme was perfect and created a few resources to go along with the celebration. What's a party without a party hat. 

Happy Birthday America Hats

Students will love creating their very own party hats. These crowns come in both color and black & white with flags on the bands. Let students add a little glitter to the fireworks to really make 

them sparkle.

                          

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     As you plan your party let students do some creative writing. These writing prompts will get them started and give them a chance to do some drawing. 

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Keep the theme and the learning going with this emergent reader that talks about  planning a birthday party for the country. It comes in a full color class book, a black/white version and a cut & paste book. There is two copies to each page so you can just cut and staple. 

                                  

Happy Birthday America 250

               

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I added these poetry word search pages as a bonus to the bund! Student will look for the bold typed words from the poem in the word search.  

  America 250 Bundle
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If you want to encourage reading and give a memento - party favor these bookmarks are perfect! Laminate the color version or let students color their own.  

 America 250 Bookmarks

I hope you will find one of these resources helpful as you celebrate America 250 with your students!

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Spring Themed Resources

 Spring is such a fun time for learning with the anticipation of plants and flowers busting through the ground, beautiful colors all around, weather to talk about, kites flying in the wind and let's not forget about bugs and butterflies!  Let's look at some spring themed resources that will support your classroom or at home learning!

Kites Positional Word Reader

                            

This kite themed emergent reader is a fun way to learn about positional words! Where will my kite take me? This comes in full color or students can make their own reader with the black and white version.

The cut & paste version adds an additional challenge as students select where the kite goes. They will love creating their very own books to read again and again.
                  

Cut & Paste Reader

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Spring into some math fun with these monthly themed math pages! 

Spring Math Bundle

These are geared toward kinders and made with the standards in mind.

Perfect for morning work, daily review, math centers, or at home practice.

                                                                      

The monthly theme is a great way to keep students engaged. Students look forward to seeing the new monthly themes.

Life Cycle Resources

What would spring learning be without the talk of life cycles and butterflies? 

Butterfly Life Cycle Bundle

This math & literacy resource includes so many different ways to incorporate learning about butterflies into your spring themed learning.

Posters and Writing Activities

Place these butterfly posters around your room for write the room and other writing activities. 

Emergent Reader Cut & Paste

Keep the theme going with this reader. Students can complete each page of this reader as they learn about the butterflies life cycle.

Learning Cube and Graphing

For some graphing fun students can create a learning cube to use for these graphing activities. There is also a bonus   poetry word search.

          

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               I love poetry and with April being 

        poetry month it is good time to incorporate 

                    it into your spring learning!  

Poetry Word Searches for Spring

 Each spring themed poem has highlighted words for the student to find in the word search. These can be laminated to use in centers again and again. 

        

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Students love readers and these are another way to celebrate spring. The first is about spring words, students can fill in the picture on each page that matches the spring word.

Spring Words Reader

Flowers Positional Words

The second reader is about flowers and is a positional word reader.

I hope you found just the right spring themed resource for your classroom or at home learning to add to your spring time fun!

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The Easter Story Emergent Reader Freebie & Easter Story Crowns

As we approach the Easter season, I wanted to share with you a couple of resources that are perfect for your Christian classroom, Sunday school, or at home learning.

The Easter Story is a free emergent reader that comes with three different options for various  levels of learning. The first is a colored version that you can read to the classroom or add to your reading center. The second version comes in black and white. Students will love coloring their very own reader and adding it to their book boxes to read again and again!

The Easter Story Freebie

The third option turns the reader into an interactive cut & paste activity. Students will be challenged as they cut out pictures to add to each page. 

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"My students and I loved this! The squares were easy to cut even for my most challenged child, and the message was clear and easy to read. Thank you! "

I hope you find this free resource helpful in teaching the real meaning of Easter.

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If you are looking for a craft to add to your Easter learning, you might find this hats craft a fun addition. This can be purchased alone or in a bundle.

Easter Bible Story Crown

This crown comes in full color or a black & white for students to color and create their very own. The side of the hat include words that can be used to retell the story of Easter.

Bible Story Crowns Bundle

This bundle includes 6 different crowns.. The Easter Story, The Nativity, Noah's Ark, The Good Samaritan, Zacchaeus, and the Great Catch of Fish.

I hope that you find just the right resource to help you celebrate Easter with your students or children!

                        

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Happy New Year 2026 Resources and a Freebie

As we are quickly approaching 2026, I wanted to highlight a few resources that many students have found engaging for the New Year celebration!

New Years Hat Craft

This hat craft is quick and easy. It comes in both full color and black and white for students to design their own hats. 

Add a little glitter to the fireworks for some extra bling!

New Years writing prompts were recently added to this resource. These are a great way to give your students some extra writing practice as they look ahead to the coming year!

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New Years Cut & Paste Emergent Reader

It's time to count down with this cut & paste emergent reader. This book talks about waiting for the new year! Students will love creating their very own books that they can read again and again. This reader is engaging practice for either before or after the holiday!

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These free New Years themed bookmarks are a perfect way to encourage reading or as a reward for a job well done!  

New Years 2026 Freebie

I hope that as you head back into the classroom that you feel refreshed and that your new year gets off to a great start!

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