lesson plans

The Academy of American Poets presents lesson plans, most of which align with Common Core State Standards, and all of which have been reviewed by our Educator in Residence with an eye toward developing skills of perception and imagination. We hope they will inspire the educators in our community to bring even more poems into your classrooms!

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Incredible Bridges: "Gate A-4" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Submitted by Madeleine Fuchs Holzer
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On Pining: Write a Verse to Make Them Stay
Submitted by 826 National
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Thanksgiving with Richard Blanco's "América"
Thanksgiving may seem like the most American of holidays,

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Middle School Mutant Shakespeare Unit
Elementary School, High School, Middle School National Poetry Month Poster 2017 Activity
Noticing Poetry Unit
Elementary School On "Indian Summer Ritual" Activity
Elementary School On Marilyn Nelson's My Seneca Village Unit
High School, Middle School On Marilyn Nelson's Poem “1905” Lesson
Middle School On Pining: Write a Verse to Make Them Stay Lesson
High School Poems About Poetry Unit
Elementary School Poet-to-Poet: "The Owl" by Arthur Sze Unit
Middle School Poet-to-Poet: From "Manatee/Humanity" by Anne Waldman Unit

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