Poems for Kids
This page contains printable poems for children of all ages. Most poetry printables include reading comprehension questions or vocabulary activities.
This easy-to-read phonics poem has lots of short a words in it, such as cat, fat, glad, mat, tan, bad, and sad.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
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This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including beg, egg, get, pen, red, and end.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short e words in it, including wet, pet, fetch, and better.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as pig, prince, jig, wig, and sit.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short i words in it, such as drip, sink, quick, slip, and sink.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as stop, hot,top, pot, and hopping.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short o words in it, such as odd, on, spot, dot, and dog.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as puppy, dug, tub, rug, and tummy.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This short vowel phonics poem has many short u words in it, such as hug, buggy, bump, rug, up, and cut.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This is a cute sing-song poem about apple picking. Reading comprehension questions are included on the second page.
1st Grade
Play FREE
This poem titled, Play, is filled with fun actions. Kids can read the poem, then try to spot the action verbs. They can also search for rhyming words.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
This easy-to-read poem about a buzzing bumblebee has lots of repetition. The file features a vocabulary matching worksheet and a rhyming words activity.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
In this cute poem, kids read about the colors red, blue, green, and yellow in nature.
1st Grade
Snakes FREE
Read and learn about snakes with this science poem. Students will enjoy discovering why snakes stick their tongue out as they slither along.
2nd Grade
A nervous child anxiously enters her classroom for the first time. She's got a new lunchbox, new school supplies, and shiny shoes. But will she like her new teacher?
2nd Grade
A child is tired of his sister following him around. What is his solution? Read the poem to find out.
2nd Grade
You can make all kinds of creative, crafty things from junk around the house. This poem will inspire the artist in your students.
2nd Grade
In this poem, a young student waits at the bus stop on a cold, snowy day. He is glad to be inside the warm bus when he rides to school.
2nd Grade
Read about the importance of friendship with this short poem. Then answer two comprehension questions and a related math problem.
2nd Grade
A beautiful spring day is described using the five senses. Comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing activity are included.
2nd Grade
In this poem, a tourist has a close encounter with awe-inspiring whales.
2nd Grade
Here is a poem about animals and the noises they make. Students will enjoy learning about animal "voices" in this witty poem. This worksheet includes comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt.
2nd Grade
What treasures can you find inside the library? Children will discover the answer when they read this clever poem. Activity includes comprehension questions and a writing prompt.
2nd and 3rd Grades
Mysteries, joke books, animal books, and biographies are the favorite books of the narrator in this cute poem about reading.
2nd Grade
On a trip to the beach, the narrator of this poem picks up many pretty seashells. When she gets home, she discovers that they are even more special than she had imagined.
2nd Grade
Read the poem, or sing it as a song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb. This poem describes the life cycle of a butterfly.
This poem has a unique layout to visually show the seasons' cycle. The worksheet includes reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
3rd Grade
This poem uses wordplay to discuss friendship. After reading it, students will use their understanding of the poem to answer questions and complete a writing prompt.
3rd Grade
This poem is about a dog owner who teaches their dog to do tricks for Halloween. Students will answer reading comprehension questions and follow a writing prompt.
3rd Grade
This relatable poem focuses on all of the things a modern day cell phone can do. A phone is no longer just a means of communication, it can do so much more!
Poor Betty, she doesn't seem to make the best spaghetti! Read this funny poem then answer the comprehension and vocabulary questions.
Meet a furry, sneaky thief who steals hot dog buns and sandwiches from campers at night. This file includes the poem, several reading comprehension questions, and a vocabulary activity.
3rd Grade
Have you ever had a frosted ketchup pop, pickle-pudding applesauce, or cherry-whipped-cream stew? The creative young cook in this poem makes all kinds of tasty concoctions.
3rd Grade
The narrator of this poem has a pet dragon, but he doesn't know what to feed it. Does it eat cupcakes, fish, applesauce, friend rice, or something else?
3rd Grade
This adorable short poem about a rabbit in the morning makes for a great activity to test students' comprehension skills.
3rd Grade
The child in this poem has a ball using her mother's camera. She takes hundreds of pictures of zoo animals, insects, his mother, and his friends!
3rd Grade
In this poem, students read about the many fun uses for sock balls. This file includes comprehension questions.
3rd Grade
A boy walks down the street with his dog, Jake, saying hello and greeting his neighbors. Jake only barks at one person - can you guess who it is?
3rd Grade
A boy loses a race... against his shadow. This file includes the poem, and a set of comprehension questions.
3rd Grade
A child tries to catch an earthworm. However, what he catches isn't what he expects.
3rd Grade
A boy is trying to build a treehouse, but he keeps misplacing his tools. He loses his nails, his hammer, and even the lumber. There's one tool, however, that's impossible to lose. Do you know what it is?
3rd Grade
Grandma grows spaghetti sauce in her garden! Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
3rd Grade
Do you know what a soccer ball feels like on a Saturday morning? It's raced, it's chased, it's punted, and kicked. It's kneed and launched and it sails and soars.
2nd through 4th Grades
Here's a fun poem about creative things you can do with colorful fall leaves.
3rd Grade
A snowman, hot cocoa, and a little winter magic make this seasonal poem really fun to read! This English language arts activity includes comprehension questions, a writing prompt, and vocabulary words.
3rd Grade
Introduce your students to the world of poetry with this fun poem and worksheet.
3rd Grade
This is the traditional "30 Days Has September" rhyme to help kids learn the months of the year.
2nd and 3rd Grades
Learn the three states of matter with this song, which can be sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus.
A fun song that teaches students about cirrus, cumulus, nimbus, and stratus clouds (tune: "Farmer in the Dell")
Can you imagine what school would be like if all of your friends- and even your teacher- could fly?
3rd Grade
Read about hawks, eagles, porcupines, opossums, skunks, beavers, and badgers all living together in an ecosystem.
3rd Grade
Learn what makes vertebrates and invertebrates different in this clever poem! Children will choose an animal to classify as a vertebrate or invertebrate in a writing activity, plus learn some new vocabulary words, and answer reading comprehension questions. An answer key is included.
3rd and 4th Grades
Learn about magnets with this cute poem about magnet friends that attract and repel.
3rd through 5th Grades
What do you hope to see happen in the world you live in? This poem will get you thinking how you can "help the world."
3rd Grade
Having a runny nose can be bad, but what if your runny nose ran right off your face? Students will enjoy this funny poem that talks about the adventures of a runny nose.
Who loves pizza more than the Pizza Beast? In this poem the Pizza Beast eats all types of pizza with all kinds of toppings. Read the poem then answer the comprehension questions, and respond to a short writing prompt.
This poem helps to remind us of the peacefulness of nature. Read the poem "On My Nature Hike" then answer the questions. An animal identification sheet is also attached.
This poem uses clever wordplay to talk about the season of spring. Students will answer reading comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary exercise, and follow a writing prompt.
4th Grade
This fun poem tells what the narrator would do if he could travel to space. It's accompanied by five reading comprehension questions.
4th Grade
This poem is about the mighty oak tree and has a message about growing up. After reading it, your students can answer five comprehension questions.
4th Grade
Learn about current and static electricity in this clever poem at a fourth grade level. Activity includes comprehension questions and vocabulary words.
4th Grade
This silly poem helps students understand the difference between wants and needs. Activity includes comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt.
4th Grade
Learn all about supply and demand in this fun poem that features Stan and his Boomtastic Flies!
4th Grade
Learn about urban, suburban, and rural communities in this clever poem.
4th Grade
This activity will help students take an introspective look at themselves by examining their positive character traits. Packet contains an explanation of character traits, poem, vocabulary, and writing activity.
This is a wonderful seasonal poem about the Harvest Moon. Read the poem, answer the comprehension questions, then learn about Harvest Moon.
Family Features FREE
The child in this poem is looking in a mirror and sees her grandma's smile, her uncle's toes, her cousin's hair, and her mother's perky nose.
4th Grade
If you have a rabbit habit, it means you like to eat vegetables. It's one good habit to have!
4th Grade
While playing ball with her big sister, a girl makes an amazing catch. The game changes, however, when her dog wants to play along.
4th Grade
Explore the natural world on a scenic nature hike. This poem includes comprehension questions, a writing activity, and a vocabulary page.
2nd Grade
A curious girl looks up into the brilliant sky and sees a dragon soaring her way!
4th Grade
The narrator of this poem wishes she had a butter churn so she could show her friends how to magically turn cream into butter.
4th Grade
When you can't sleep at night, you may want to try picking up a pen to write!
4th Grade
This science poem describes the different types of flowers the grow in the desert.
4th Grade
Walnuts come from walnut trees. Almonds come from almond trees. Why do acorns come from oaks? A redwood tree is not really red and an ash tree doesn't grow ashes. Reads of this poem will think about why trees have such odd names.
4th Grade
This file contains a short article and a poem about Venus fly traps. Reading comprehension questions follow on page two.
4th Grade
Frontier life was challenging for a young girl. Children had to milk the cow, mend their socks, sew, and weed the garden. However, her parents made a special promise that she can go to school if their town gets a teacher.
4th Grade
Are you a flibbertigibbet? A flibbertigibbet's a gossip, a snoop, a tireless tattler in search of the scoop.
5th Grade
This poem is about a hoarse horse! Readers answer questions about the poem and the poetic devices it uses.
5th Grade
This is a cute poem about a spelling bee who can spell the name of all the flowers she visits.
5th Grade
Clockatoos are never late. They're almost always on time. But if they're tardy, it may mean their clocks have failed to chime.
5th Grade
In this fun poem, a person is staring at his watch, wondering if it ever gets tired of telling the time.
5th Grade
This is a beautiful poem about chasing fireflies on the final night of summer. Following the poem are a series of multiple choice and short answer questions.
A group of people stop for ice cream while waiting for a ferry to come. What happens when they stay at the ice cream shop too long?
5th Grade
Here's a passage about two animals with a symbiotic relationship. A sea urchin rides a crab along the ocean floor. The two animals have a mutually beneficial relationship.
3rd through 5th Grades
When you dine at Hyperbole Cafe, the soup is deeper than the sea and the bread is longer than a train. The noodles stretch over a mile and the peas are piled a mile high.
2nd through 5th Grades
This poem has lots of similes! Black as words on printed pages. Sad like tigers locked in cages. Long as thread unrolled from spools. Straight like legs on wooden stools.
4th Grade
Everyone in the metaphor family is being compared to something! My brother is a dragon. My mom's a teddy bear. I am a shaggy sheepdog with a ton of tangled hair.
4th Grade
An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound that it describes. How many onomatopoeia can you find in this poem?
4th Grade
Personification is when a writer makes a non-human object or idea seem like a person. How many times is personification used in this weather poem?
3rd Grade
An idiom is a phrase that isn't meant to be taken literally. This poem includes idioms, such as "tickled pink," "left out in the cold," and "can't have your cake and eat it too."
2nd through 4th Grades
Students will underline all the common nouns and all the proper nouns in this poetry activity. They will also write their own noun poem.
2nd through 4th Grades
Students will underline the action verbs in this clever poem and compose an action verb poem of their own in this printable verb worksheets.
2nd through 4th Grades
Can you find all the adjectives in this silly poem? This adjective activity includes comprehension questions. An answer key is also included with this printable English language arts worksheet.
2nd through 4th Grades
Stanley becomes quite frightened when a storm howls eerily outside his window. Can you find all the adverbs in this fun poem? This adverb activity includes comprehension questions and an answer key.
2nd through 4th Grades
What does kitten see when she looks up at the Christmas tree?
2nd through 4th Grades
This adorable poem is about a fashionable gingerbread man who writes a letter to Santa Claus.
4th Grade
The child in this poem thinks outside the box to find a special Father's Day gift for his dad - and Dad's reaction isn't quite what he expected.
1st through 3rd Grades
The main character in this poem has a Superstar Dad who tells jokes, scares away monsters, and has an appreciation for big bugs.
1st through 4th Grades
This Father's Day poem is a tribute to loving, supportive dads.
1st through 4th Grades
Students will enjoy reading about this poem on February 2, Groundhog Day. It tells what happens if the groundhog emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow.
1st through 4th Grades
Here's another terrific poem to use i your classroom on Groundhog Day.
2nd through 4th Grades
Here's a cute poem about hunting for the perfect Halloween pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. Read the poem and answer the comprehension questions that follow.
3rd Grade
Read this poem when you celebrate the 4th of July.
1st through 4th Grades
Celebrate workers of all occupations with this Labor Day Poem. (There is a Canadian version on our Labour Day Page.)
1st through 4th Grades
Read about Martin Luther King's dream for racial equality.
1st through 3rd Grades
Here's a poem about the symbolism behind the design of the American Flag.
1st through 4th Grades
Find out what happens when a young girl bakes an eleven-layer Mother's Day cake and burns it.
1st through 4th Grades
This poem is written as a letter in which a child asks, "Why is Mother's Day only one day in May?"
2nd through 4th Grades
The narrator of this poem is having trouble living up to the high expectations set by her sister on Mother's Day.
1st through 4th Grades
Learn about Pi on Pi Day (March 14 - 3.14) with this fun song to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus."
3rd through 5th Grades
This file contains a cute poem about a friendly leprechaun, reading
3rd through 6th Grades
Spring has brought with it many surprises! The biggest surprise of all is an April Fool's Day joke! Poem includes reading comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt.
4th Grade
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