Unit Study

Poetry Comes Alive! Homeschool Unit Study for Elementary Kids

This creative poetry unit encourages fun and active learning with a variety of engaging activities for all learning styles. The student learns to identify types of poetry, recognize and use figurative language, and apply the skills in meaningful ways as he writes poetry.

These captivating, detailed lesson plans focus on Language Arts with an integration of all other academic areas, including:

  • Math
  • Social Studies
  • Science
  • Physical Development
  • Fitness
  • Fine Arts
  • Character Development
  • Bible (Faith-Based only)

After memorizing a poem, the student evaluates his oral presentation using a rubric. The student learns about famous poets and interprets a poem to determine the theme or life lesson. The student writes a nursery rhyme and sets it to a tune, and the Psalms are sung as an example of poetry. The student is taught to collect, display, and interpret information using charts and graphs. The student learns about epilepsy and the poet who was affected by this disease. Illustrations are drawn to correspond with a given poem, and the student creates a fictional character following an artist’s style.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.

Includes:

  • Documentation of skills taught within the unit study
  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child
  • Activities for different learning styles
  • Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners
  • Handwriting guidelines
  • Worksheets for practice with each lesson
  • Reading practice pages
  • Literature List
  • Materials List
  • Templates for resources:
    • Calendar
    • Hundred Chart-Number Line