Poets Around the World Activity Pack

Description

Our Poets Around the World Activity Pack is designed for children ages 8 – 12.

This educational, no-prep packet includes one-page reading passages featuring 18 international poets. In addition, there is a reading comprehension quiz for each reading passage, as well as comprehension worksheets, poetry activities, and a recommended reading list for further research.

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Designed for children in 5th through 8th grade, our 95-page, no-prep packet includes:

• one-page reading passages featuring 18 poets from 18 different countries or regions

• a reading comprehension quiz for each reading passage
• additional comprehension worksheets that boost vocabulary, writing, and critical thinking skills
• introduction to different types of poetry & poetry activities

• and a recommended reading list for further research

The packet also includes answer keys for all the worksheets.

This packet highlights the following poets:

• Allan Ahlberg
• Anna Akhmatova
• Margaret Atwood
• Matsuo Basho
• Julia de Burgos
• Sor Juana de la Cruz
• Roald Dahl
• Federico García Lorca
• Khalil Gibran
• Langston Hughes
• Henriqueta Lisboa
• José Martí
• Gabriela Mistral
• Banjo Paterson
• Jacques Prévert
• Nelly Sachs
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Ijeoma Umebinyuo

This packet was created for Multicultural Kid Blogs, by member bloggers:
Mommy Maestra
The Piri-Piri Lexicon
Kid World Citizen