Note: Two possible unit calendars are included for grade 3. Depending upon students’ needs, teachers may wish to use either
the unit calendar for grades 1-3 or grades 3-5 or a combination of both.
Poetry Unit of Study: Grades 1-3
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Seeing with Poets’ Eyes
Listening for Line
Breaks
Hearing the Music in
Poetry
Putting Powerful
Thoughts in Tiny
Packages
Finding Ingredients for a
Poem
LC, Book 7, pp. 1-9
LC, Book 7, pp. 11 - 20
LC, Book 7, pp. 21 - 29
LC, Book 7, pp. 31 - 38
LC, Book 7, pp. 39 - 46
Showing, Not Telling
Hearing the Voices of
Poetry
Searching for Honest,
Precise Words
Patterning on the Page
Using Comparisons to
Convey Feelings
LC, Book 7, pp. 47 - 54
LC, Book 7, pp. 55 - 62
LC, Book 7, pp. 63 - 71
LC, Book 7, pp. 73 - 79
LC, Book 7, pp. 81 - 88
Contrasting Ordinary
and Poetic Language
Stretching Out a
Comparison (Sustaining
a Metaphor)
Finding Treasures in
Discarded Drafts
Contrasting Poems with
Stories
Revising and Editing
Poetry
LC, Book 7, pp. 89 – 96
LC, Book 7, pp. 97 - 105
LC, Book 7, pp. 107 - 113
LC, Book 7, pp. 115 - 123
LC, Book 7, pp. 125 - 130
Presenting Poems to the
World: An Author’s
Celebration
LC, Book 7, pp. 131 –
133
Note: Some lessons may require more than one day.
IW = Independent writing
LC = Lucy Calkins Units of Study
(Lessons not found in the Lucy Calkins Units of Study will be available online.)
DRAFT
Poetry Unit of Study: Grades 3-5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Opening the Doors:
Exploring Poetry
Seeing with Poets’ Eyes
Finding Where Poetry
Hides
Three Pillars of Poetry:
Emotion, Meaning, and
Music
Poetry Toolboxes:
Meaning and Music
Crafting Meaning:
Creating Images
Crafting Meaning:
Similes and Metaphors
Crafting Meaning:
Personification
Crafting Meaning: Word
Choice
Crafting Meaning: Line
Breaks and Stanzas
Sounds of Poetry: Rhyme
Sounds of Poetry:
Rhythm
Sounds of Poetry:
Repetition/Patterns
Sounds of Poetry:
Alliteration
Sounds of Poetry:
Onomatopoeia
Revising Poetry: Teacher
Choice
Revising Poetry: Teacher
Choice
Editing Poetry: Teacher
Choice
Publishing Poetry:
Teacher Choice
Poetry Celebration
Note: Some lessons may require more than one day.
IW = Independent writing
LC = Lucy Calkins Units of Study
(Lessons not found in the Lucy Calkins Units of Study will be available online.)
DRAFT