Teaching Resources for April

Featured April Freebies


Spring Sentences to Revise	Green Court Claims	What a Dilemma	Pay It Forward Day

Free Webinar: How to Teach Kids to Love Poetry

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Spring is the perfect time to explore engaging ways to teach your students about poetry! After you implement these strategies, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your students are able to read, write, and understand poetry… and even more surprised to discover how much your students love poetry, too! Most of the activities were designed for upper elementary students, but many can be adapted for younger or older students. Even if you haven’t enjoyed teaching poetry in the past, you’ll find yourself looking forward to your next poetry unit! Click here to watch a free replay!

April Activities Mini Pack

The April Activities Mini Pack includes over two dozen pages of printables, answer keys, and directions for special days in April including April Fool’s Day, Poetry Month, Easter, National Jelly Bean Day, and Earth Day. Click to preview

April Activities Photo Gallery

More April Freebies and Resources

Pay It Forward Day – April 28th
Just a Dream to Save Our Planet (Lesson plans based on the book Just a Dream)
Save Our Planet Word Challenge
Spring Sentences to Expand
Green Court Claims Freebie (Earth Day Lesson to evaluate “green” claims made by companies)
Green Court Claims Blog Post
Poetry Page on Teaching Resources (April is Poetry Month)
April Materials Letter to Parents (Word document)
National Jelly Bean Day Teaching Packet (April 22nd)
The Story of Stuff (Earth Day – 5th grade and up)
The Story of Stuff Lesson and Chart
Buddy Test Prep Cooperative Learning Strategy

Seasonal Activities Mini Packs

Seasonal activities add a bit of fun to your math, literacy, science, and social studies curriculum! Purchase all seven Seasonal Activity Packs for one low price and get the Mystery Seasonal Words as a free bonus!