1. Download the files suggested in the MED section and print page 6(Introduction to poetry)  to make copies for students and print page 18 of the second file "A blessing" as well.

2. In this session, students are going to work with a couple of poems related to animals, and Nature. Encourage students to participate in answering the questions, finding the information required, and use their ideas in English.

3. Ask students why they think that in kindergarten, children are taught poems and children are able to memorize them and repeat them without any problem.

4. Distribute the worksheet and ask students what the title is.

5. Ask students if the title means something to them before they read.

6. Read the poem with students and make pauses to make comments and answer questions they may have.

7. Ask students what the general sense of the poem is and what some main ideas are.

8. Ask students to work in groups of three and answer the questions. Suggest students take the time to discuss first, check their notes if necessary and then, write on the worksheet.

9.  Have a class discussion with students' answers.

10. This second poem will help students in identifying easily some features.

11. Distribute the worksheet and draw students' attention towards the picture of the horse. 

12. Ask students if they think the poem is about horses, trees, animals, Nature, etc.

13. Read the poem with students and make pauses for comments and questions students may have.

14. Discus what the poem is about and answer the 4 questions with the class.

15. Provoke in students a reaction to answer, to use their ideas, and participate.

16. Ask students to work on the last part that has to do with images from the poem.

17. Invite students to share their answers with the class and have a class discussion.

1. Download the files of the suggested activities in the MED section and make copies for students. Print pages 8 and 9 of the first file and pages 

2. In this session, students are going to work with features and characteristics of poems so they can understand a poem better.

3. Review what a metaphor is. Students have probably seen this in 'Español' so it is ok to use Spanish if they can explain it. Then, elicit some examples.

4.Distribute the worksheets and start with "similes and metaphors" by reading the definitions and help with extra information if needed.

5. Ask students to work on the examples and offer help with suggestions.

6. Invite students to compare their similes and metaphors with at least two more students.

7. Elicit from students some of those examples and write them on the board so they can have more examples in their notes.

8. Continue with 'personification and hyperbole'.

9. Ask students to share their answers with the class and write some of those sentences on the board.

10. Now, continue with a poem for students to analyze.

11. Distribute the poem and ask students what the title is and predict what it is going to be about by looking at the picture.

12. Read the poem for students and make pauses for comments or questions they may have. Then, ask students to give you the general sense of the poem and discuss it.

13. Ask students to answer the questions in pairs. Suggest students read the questions first and discuss some possible answers before they actually write.

14. Check answers with the class and do not miss the opportunity to provoke reactions in your students to use the language and share opinions.

1.  Download the file of the activity suggested in the MED section. It is one file for the entire session.

2. . Distribute the worksheet and tell students they are going to read each poem.

3. Before they read, review some concepts related to poetry, metaphor, rhyme-scheme, personification, etc.

4. Ask students to answer these questions,

Students answer questions, 1. What is this poem about?  2. What is the speaker's tone? for each one.

4. Read the first poem for the students and make pauses to make comments and answer questions they may have.

5. Give students quality time to organize their ideas and answer.

6. Have a class discussion about the first poem.

7. Repeat the procedure for the second poem.

5. Read the first poem for the students and make pauses to make comments and answer questions they may have.

6. Give students quality time to organize their ideas and answer.

7. Have a class discussion about the first poem and have a class discussion with the answers they got.

8. Before students continue working with the poems, ask a couple of volunteers to read them aloud and have the class give feedback on pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.

9. Ask students to work in pairs and go over the same questions as in the previous activity,  1. What is this poem about?  2. What is the speaker's tone? for each one.

10. Monitor and offer help as needed.

11. Ask students to sum up the poems by saying what their main ideas are.

12 If possible, record your students reading the poem aloud and listen to it to work on fluency and pronunciation.