October Poem of the Week Kindergarten Fall Spider Pumpkin Candy Corn Fun Poetry

Description

Introducing October Poem of the Week for Kindergarten and First Grade. This set features Fall themes like: a Spider, a Pumpkin Patch Poem, A Candy Corn Poem and a School Carnival Poem! Poetry for shared reading? Absolutely! Each poem of the week is perfect for you to use with your kindergarten or first-grade students. These poems are set to a familiar tune that your students can sing along with.

 

Easy fluency practice that is both fun and engaging. The daily shared reading poems are School Carnival, Arachnids, Candy Corn, and Pumpkin Patch themed! Your students will love these poetry lessons! You will love how easy they are to use.

 

Rhyming, rhythm, and song are all a part of these kid friendly poems.

 

THIS OCTOBER POETRY UNIT HAS THESE FALL POEMS AND MORE!

• Arachnids: Students will learn about spiders in this Arachnids poem
• Candy Corn: Not everyone loves candy corn, but they will love this Candy Corn poem
• Pumpkin Patch: If you plan a school trip to the pumpkin patch, this pumpkin poem is for you!
• School Carnival: School carnivals are part of many schools’ fall fun! This poem is a great way to celebrate a school tradition!

 

PHONICS, PRINTABLES, AND WORD WORK ACTIVITIES:

• initial sounds t b
• initial sounds h c
• rhyming amp ump
• ending sound t k
• initial sounds short u s
• ending sound p x
• word family ug un um
• syllables 1 2 3 (3 activities)
• initial sounds k v
• initial sounds w y z
• word family et eg en
• short vowels a e
• rhyming ung ish
• rd family if ip it

 

HOW THESE POETRY UNITS WILL HELP YOU:

☀ I have done all of the planning for you with a 5-day fluency plan. This will give you ideas to include during your shared reading time. This will allow you to teach your students with ease.

☀ Because my poems are set to familiar tunes, your students will learn them quickly. You will find them singing the poems again and again… even when it is not poetry time!

☀ Poetry for shared reading provides quick activities that are great for community building.

☀ These poems are given in a variety of formats (printable and digital) so you can select the version that works best for you. You can make a pocket chart activity, display the poem under your document camera, or in Google Classroom or Seesaw.

 

THIS OCTOBER POETRY UNIT HAS THESE FALL POEMS AND MORE!

•School Carnival: School Carnival poem

•Arachnids: Arachnids poem

•Candy Corn: Candy Corn poem

•Pumpkin Patch: Pumpkin Patch poem

 

EACH POEM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

→ Common core standards aligned chart.

→ 5-day fluency plan so you can keep these poetry activities going all week

→ An emergent reader for each poem

→ A student copy for their poetry notebook

→ An “I Can” chart so students can work independently at the poetry center

→ Two center activities you can use during your poetry time or place them in your student centers.

 

PHONICS, PRINTABLES, AND WORD WORK ACTIVITIES:

★ initial sounds t b

★ initial sounds h c

★ rhyming amp ump

★ ending sound t k

★ initial sounds short u s

★ ending sound p x

★ word family ug un um

★ syllables 1 2 3 (3 activities)

★ initial sounds k v

★ initial sounds w y z

★ word family et eg en

★ short vowels a e

★ rhyming ung ish

★ word family if ip it

 

HOW THESE POETRY UNITS WILL HELP YOU:

• I have done all of the planning for you with a 5-day fluency plan. This will give your ideas to include during your shared reading time. This will allow you to teach your students with ease.
• Because my poems are set to familiar tunes, your students will learn them quickly. You will find them singing the poems again and again… even when it is not poetry time!
• Poetry for shared reading provides quick activities that are great for community building.
• These poems are given in a variety of formats so you can select the version that works best for you. You can make a pocket chart activity, display the poem under your document camera, or in Google Classroom or Seesaw.

 

EACH POEM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• Common core standards aligned chart.
• 5-day fluency plan so you can keep these poetry activities going all week
• An emergent reader for each poem
• A student copy for their poetry notebook
• An “I Can” chart so students can work independently at the poetry center
• Two center activities you can use during your poetry time or place them in your student centers.

 

WHY YOU WILL LOVE THESE POETRY ACTIVITIES

• Weekly Poetry Fun: Introduce a new themed poem each week to keep students excited and engaged.
• Easy-to-Use Formats: Includes student copies, emergent readers, and “I Can” charts for independent learning.
• Fluency Focus: Supports shared reading, rhyming practice, and sight word recognition.

 

✅ YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING THE BUNDLE

• Poem of the Week Kindergarten First Grade Poems for the Year w Center Activities

 

♫ Music and Video Files

I am thrilled to tell you that we have recorded MP3 and MP4 music files to go along with these poems. These music files are wonderful for your students to sing-a-long with. They are available with this additional purchase:

• Poetry for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Themed Poems with Music and Videos Set 2

 

✎Interactive Notebooks

If your class uses interactive notebooks, this interactive journal resource is also available:

• Poetry Interactive Notebook Set 2 w ELA Skills Aligned to Poem of the Week

 

Read how I implement this poetry resource as part of a 5-day fluency plan AND grab a free sample:

5 Day Fluency Plan with FREE Sample

 

LISTEN TO WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING:

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nicole says, “I love how this resource covers so many phonemic awareness and phonics skills with the use of engaging poems. My students enjoy reading the poem every week and they can definitely build on those foundational skills with the included activities. ”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Slager’s Time Savers says, “I’m loving these poems, and they’ve went with our weekly themes. We insert the poem into our poetry books and highlight letters/words. They’ve also done better with the cut & paste sheets than I anticipated.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How I Met Your Teacher says, ” I always loved these poetry sets. They have made my teacher life much easier!”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ashley G. says, “When I taught second grade shared reading was my favorite time of day. Since moving to kindergarten I have struggled with shared reading. I love this resource–it keeps students engaged and active during shared reading.