Description
This Apple Poem of the Week set is perfect to use in September during apple picking season! The set has everything you need from teaching charts, to the poem on sentence strips for modeling with and without touch points, the poem in book form and a printable of the poem for your students’ poetry anthologies.
Having a concept of word is the sign a child is ready to read, and including Concept of Word lessons into the language arts routine is very important for kindergarten (and first grade) teachers. This free sample is part of my FALL BUNDLE, YEARLY BUNDLE, AND MEGA BUNDLE. If you enjoy using it with your students, imagine the growth you’d have with using 1-2 poems per week! I promise. They work well!
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH THE APPLE POEM OF THE WEEK SET:
Each poetry set comes with:
- teaching posters
- the poem on sentence strips with and without touchpoints
- a touchpoint grid for use for those who have trouble connecting speech to symbols
- pocket chart cards
- the poems in book form
- word cards for lessons and to work on words in isolation
- and the poem in page form for creating a poetry anthology for repeated reading throughout the year
12 pages total
HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE:
1) The teachers models with a projection of the teaching posters on a Smartboard.
2) Once students have memorized the poem, they continue working on tracking and reading the poem.
3) In small groups, practice words in isolation, constructing sentences, identifying sightwords and beginning sounds, rhyming words, reading punctuation, tracking, and matching print.
4) Move it to a literacy station for those who are ready to practice on their own or with an assistant.
These poems also work very well for repeated reading with parent volunteers, for sight word hunts, for letter recognition, picture clues, and so much more.
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Here’s what one user had to say:
“Wonderful Concept-of-Word freebie! Thanks so much for creating & sharing…My 1st- & 2nd-grade special ed kiddos often struggle with their COW. This activity is sure to help!”









Special Ed Shenanigans –
Wonderful Concept-of-Word freebie! Thanks so much for creating & sharing…My 1st- & 2nd-grade special ed kiddos often struggle with their COW. This activity is sure to help!
Michelle Taylor –
This is fantastic! I can see myself using this to differentiate from day one! Thank you!
Carolyn K. –
thanks
Kylene D. –
Thank you
Debra R. –
This will be a great way to start in grade one to confirm the students’ concept of word. Thanks!
Leah A. –
Love it!!
Over The MoonBow –
Great, thank you!
Dee:)
Kenna C. –
I will check out the book in your store that this came from. It looks good! THANKS
First Grade Fun Times –
This is fantastic!
Susan B. –
Great for my students that still haven’t mastered COW.
Thanks!
Debbie B. –
Thank you! This will be a huge help.
Julie E. –
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
The Techie Teacher –
What a wonderful activity, Carla! Thanks so much for sharing ๐
Kimberly M. –
I am looking forward to using this! Thank you!
Jennifer M. –
Great addition to our apple unit! Thanks so much for sharing!
Kathryn S. –
Thank you for sharing your hard work and creativity with others!
Callie P. –
Great product!
Niurka B. –
Thank you.
Billie R. –
love this! thank you
Laura M. –
Love it
Lisa T. –
Great resource!
Lindsey H. –
Loved this resource to use during our apple week
kim G. –
This is a great resource. Thank you
Academic Intervention Services in Room 11 –
Super wonderful resource! I utilize this with students who are identified as in need of remediation in my AIS (Academic Intervention Service). Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication.
Andrea B. –
This was a helpful resource during our apple unit.
Angela C. –
This was the first poem that I used to introduce my students to concept of word. They loved it!
Taylor C. –
Love it!!
Jessica K. –
Great for small group.
Katie Rogers –
Great to use Witt our Apple unit!
laura M. –
I Love it use it when I have the desire and need too.
Mary Beth S. –
Great for teaching 1 to 1 matching! My kids loved this poem!
colleen P. –
This activity was engaging and the students loved it. Thank you!
Melissa O. –
This is an awesome resource, thank you! My students really enjoy it!