Reading Grade 3 Poetry Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.3.4.B

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Poetry is fun for kids. The stories energize kids because they are free to write whatever they can dream up and rhyme too. Teachers should always start to expose students to poetry by example. I often read a poem of the day for a month before I even attempt to have students write their own poetry. This way students have a good idea of what a poem is and isn't. From there I have students write poems as a class a few times, before I set them loose on their own. The worksheets you will find below are fun worksheets that engage students in the process of poetry writing.

Grade 3 Poetry Worksheets:

A Riddle Poem – This worksheet displays how poems can have a cadence.

A Comic Poem – This is a really fun poem.

Little Things – We sometimes don't take time to enjoy our day as much as we should.

Patterns in Poems – You got to love a poem about Yo-yoing.

The Land of Counterpane – This is a very creative poem for you to work with.

Strike! – This worksheet tries to demonstrate the pacing of reading poems.

Identifying Feet in Poetry – Read the poem out loud twice. The second time as you read, draw lines between the feet in the lines of the poem, like in the example above.

Parts of a Poem – Then identify each part in the poem below by writing the letter of the correct part on the line.

Cat on a Swing – Write your own brief poem using free verse. Take turns reading your poems out loud to the class.

The Violet – Read the poem out loud. Underline the words or syllables that you stressed in each line.

The Brook – This poem really flows, if you get my drift.

The Limerick – See if you can hear the meter. Circle the poem that is NOT a limerick.

A JUNGLE SONG – As the student reads aloud, mark the text below to indicate miscues.

Bed in Summer – Read the comprehension questions to the student. Indicate whether or not they answered correctly.

The Bedtime BLUES – What does the speaker in the poem want?

What Elementary Students Should Know About Poetry?


Poetry makes up an essential place in English curriculum. It is taught in elementary classes to promote listening, reading and writing capabilities in elementary students. Poetry can be used to express your feelings for any celebration, project, theme and event. Let's delve into finding out more about poetry.


What is Poetry?


A work of poetry is a write-up to express emotions or stir the reader's imagination; it falls in the category of literature or artistic writing piece. The person who writes the poetry is known as the poet. The poet constructs an artistic piece of poetry with carefully arranging and choosing the words as per their meanings, rhythms and sounds.


Poems are of different types which include nursery rhymes as humorous and simple. Others refer to having life lessons or morals. Some may honor God or express to tell a story. Poetry exists in many styles and formats, but the essential elements remain the same which include:


Rhythms


Rhythms are the main purpose of the poetry. The poet uses different patterns of words which produces various effects forming proper rhythm. There are some words or syllabus used in the poetic lines which automatically pose more stress than others.


For instance, "Hedges and Ditches" in these words "Hedge and Ditch" have more stress thus forming rhythm.


Sounds


Poem also includes two or more words that end with the similar sound. The similar words produce patterns of sounds that rhyme together.


For instance, As high as a kite. Here -"i" sound is repeated to produce similar sound pattern.


Forms


As said earlier, poems are of different types. Poems are structured on the basis of sounds, rhythms, length and meter. From categories to actual division, poems are of several types.


For instance, a sonnet which constitute of 14 lines having 10 syllabi each. Sonnet follows the rhythm and rhyme patterns. Whereas, Haiku is popularly known as three lines poetry. It has 5 syllabi in the first and third lines, and 7 syllabi in the second line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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