Teaching Resource
Sensory Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a sensory poem.
Print this educational poster in letter size or larger. Display it in your classroom as a visual reminder of what a sensory poem is and how to write one using sensory details.
Sensory details are vivid descriptions that use the five senses. When used in a piece of text it helps readers image they are there, sensing what the author is describing.
This teaching resource would be a wonderful addition to a lesson or unit on literary devices or poetry.
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

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