Poetry and Drama: Combining Art Forms
As an alternative to stories, we also offer this original collection of poems. This colorful and humorous collection includes topics that vary from animal adventures to anti-bullying to the frustrations of family.
These poems provide rich opportunities for students to practice skills like imitation, collaboration, and transformation while continuing to hone the three drama tools: body, mind, and voice. Throughout, there is an emphasis on narrative skills and reader's theater techniques.
Our collection also provides opportunities for you as the instructor to integrate additional academic subjects, including Language Arts, Social Sciences and Character Education. We have poems tailored to each grade level from K-7, as well as customized journal pages to help your students reflect on and solidify what they learned in drama.
View our original collection of drama poetry below. Use the search bar to find specific topics, skills, or concepts.
"Poetry is Play" Robert Frost
A Shark’s Tale Poem
A Shark's Tale Poem Have you ever met a shark so charming and sincere? Great for grades 3-7, this suspenseful poem tells the tale of a cunning shark who tricks an unsuspecting swimmer. Students will have opportunities to practice emotions, transformation, narrator skills, and conflict/resolution ...
An Absolutely Gorgeous Day Poem
An Absolutely Gorgeous Day Poem Students will love this globe-trotting poem, packed with action and humor! The narrator wants to run away but can’t decide where to go: Tokyo or the Midwest? Timbuktu or the Florida Keys? In this exciting adventure for grades 2-6, students ...
An Absolutely Gorgeous Day Poem
An Absolutely Gorgeous Day Poem Students will love this globe-trotting poem, packed with action and humor! The narrator wants to run away but can’t decide where to go: Tokyo or the Midwest? Timbuktu or the Florida Keys? In this exciting adventure for grades 2-6, ...
Band-Aids Poem
Band-Aids Poem What if every band-aid were a badge of honor? This heartfelt poem for grades 3-6 tells the story of an accident-prone child who comes to view boo-boos as stories of bravery. Students can practice action/reaction, body objects, problem solving, and/or narrator skills. We ...
Beaching Advice Poem
Beaching Advice Poem This short but sweet poem provides a great reminder of all the items beachgoers need for a relaxing day! Students in grades 1-4 can practice sequencing, setting, transformation, or body object skills. In addition, students may choose to imagine how each item ...
Bon Voyage Poem
Bon Voyage Poem Have you ever gotten so fed up with your family that you just wanted to mail them away? In this hilarious poem, perfect for grades 2-6, the narrator mails family members to far off places—fromNebraska to Alaska, from the zoo to Peru! ...
Bubble Bath Poem
Bubble Bath Poem What’s more fun than a bubble bath? This simple poem captures the joy of bubbles and laughter! Students in grades 1-4 can practice action-reaction skills and review collaboration, concentration, and/or imitation. Additionally, students can learn Language Arts skills by identifying cause and ...
Careful Spider Poem
Careful Spider Poem What happens to a careful spider when they confront a big bird? Nothing good! Students in grades 1-3 can practice animal characters, imitative action, and dialogue skills in this exciting poem. This piece includes opportunities for integrating Language Arts through discussing story ...
Charlene Poem
Charlene Poem This bully picked on the wrong kid! In this whimsical poem, the narrator reduces their classroom bully to a single ear. Students in grades 2-5 may use this poem to practice Action/Reaction, Problem-Solving and Transformation skills. Additionally, you may choose to integrate Character ...
Chores Poem
Chores Poem What’s worse than a full day of chores? How about being bamboozled by sixteen baboons! Full of action and humor, this poem provides a great opportunity for students in grades 2-5 to practice animal characters, transformation, conflict/resolution, and emotions. You may integrate Language ...
Crocodile Poem
Crocodile Poem Even a little crocodile can have a terrible bite! This quick poem is a perfect way for students in grades 1-5 to practice animal characters or imitative action. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem ...
Do Not Open Poem
Do Not Open Poem Is there anything more tempting than a “Do Not Open” label? This poem tells the story of a mysterious package that arrives on the narrator’s doorstep. Is it a dog, a cat, a book, or a hook? There’s only one way ...
Does Anybody Have a Stamp? Poem
Does Anybody Have a Stamp? Poem Why is it that we never get fun mail anymore? In this hilarious poem, all the narrator wants is to finally receive a real letter instead of junk mail – but the mailman has other ideas. This poem provides ...
Get Me Out of Here Poem
Get Me Out of Here Poem What’s worse, a yearly check-up or being attacked by every animal in the zoo? For this narrator, it’s clearly the former! This poem paints a vivid picture of many different animal characters, from scurrying mice to menacing grizzly bears ...
Getting Dad to Play Poem
Getting Dad to Play Poem Any kid who’s ever struggled with getting their parents unstuck from the television will relate to this fun-filled poem! This narrator steals the remote away from Dad on New Year’s Day in an attempt to get him to stop watching ...
Grandpa Poem
Grandpa Poem A game of “Cat and Mouse”! A chase! A battle! This heartwarming poem describes a fun-filled visit with Grandpa. Students can practice imitation and narrator skills, as well as build on their imagination and negotiation skills. We have also included some recommended step-by-step ...
Halloween Night Poem
Halloween Night Poem Witches, goblins and ghosts... oh my! This spooky Halloween-themed adventure provides the perfect opportunity for students in grades 2-6 to practice transformation, collaboration and creating sound effects. You may also integrate Language Arts into this lesson by discussing how these factors can ...
Hat or No Hat Poem
Hat or No Hat Poem To Hat or Not to Hat? That is the question… This poem deals with the age-old conflict between parents and children over whether to wear a hat in cold weather. Students in grades K-1 can practice imitation skills with this ...
Hide and Seek Poem
Hide and Seek Poem There’s nothing better than a cup of tea with a spoonful of revenge! This narrator locks their sister in the bathroom after a game of Hide and Seek goes awry. The poem provides a great opportunity for students in grades 3-7 ...
Ice Cream Poem
Ice Cream Poem Will life ever be the same again? This silly poem about a child mourning a melting ice cream cone is perfect for grades 2-5. Actors can practice collaboration, believable action, narrator skills, and problem solving as they create a dramatic scene. We ...
It Was A Silly Afternoon Poem
It Was A Silly Afternoon Poem A raccoon dressed to the nines? An armadillo in a pillow hat? A whooping crane with a cane?—What could possibly be going on? This poem is a great way for students in grades 2-6 to practice their transformation skills ...
Laughing Poem
Laughing Poem This seemingly silly poem contains an important message about Anti-Bullying. Short and simple, this poem is a great way for students in grades K-3 to practice imitation, emotions, and collaboration skills. You may also integrate Character Education by discussing the poem’s Anti-Bullying message ...
Life Isn’t Fair Poem
Life Isn't Fair Poem Life isn’t fair – one the hardest lessons to learn for children and grown-ups alike! In this poem, the speaker narrates a series of minor household catastrophes that result in them receiving an unjust timeout. This piece provides a great opportunity ...
Lizard Poem
Lizard Poem A lizard causes chaos in the classroom in this quick poem! Students in grades 2-7 can practice transformation and playwriting skills. In addition, you may play a fun tag game inspired by this poem that students will love! We have included some recommended ...
Maximillian in Trouble Poem
Maximillian in Trouble Poem Sometimes the most loveable children get in the most trouble... especially the ones with four legs and a tail! Students in grades 2-5 will have a blast imitating this mischievous dog, who wreaks havoc when his mom leaves him alone in ...
Metamorphosis Poem
Metamorphosis Poem What happens when a mischievous child messes with the wrong witch? This poem tells the cautionary tale of a troublemaker who can’t seem to follow directions, with vivid imagery and a shocking ending! Students in grades 1-5 can practice action/reaction, problem solving, and ...
Miss Marilou Poem
Miss Marilou Poem Miss Marilou is a real menace at the zoo! This clever poem tells the story of a nefarious young women who plays pranks on all the animals at the zoo. With lots of colorful animal characters, this poem provides great opportunities for ...
Payback Poem
Payback Poem This older brother should have thought twice before picking on his younger sibling! This dynamic poem has many exciting moments for students to act out, including a magic spell and a dramatic animal transformation. Students in grades 2-6 can practice action/reaction, adding detail, ...
Perhaps Today Poem
Perhaps Today Poem Pirates or pilots? Pancakes or plunder? This adventurous poem tells the story of a restless and imaginative child deciding how to spend a completely free day. This piece is a perfect way for students in grades 2-6 to practice imitation, setting, ...
Pirate Poem
Pirate Poem Have you ever wanted to go on a swashbuckling adventure... right in the middle of the school day? This adventurous poem provides great opportunities for students in grades 2-5 to practice imitation, emotions, and transformation skills. As the instructor, you may also ...
Return to Sender! Poem
Return to Sender! Poem Have you ever been tempted to try and mail yourself all the way to grandma’s house? In this entertaining and goofy poem, a kid does exactly that... with mixed results! This poem provides a perfect opportunity for students in grades 1-5 ...
Summer Poem
Summer Poem Who doesn’t love summer? This short and sweet poem provides a great opportunity for students in grades K-3 to practice imitation and collaboration skills. Students can work in pairs or small groups to imitate all the different summer activities mentioned. You may choose ...
The Actor’s Nightmare! Poem
The Actor’s Nightmare! Poem We’ve all woken up from this kind of dream... you’re on stage, you’re in costume, the lights go up, and everything goes wrong! This exciting and mildly terrifying poem details a school play gone wrong. Humorous and filled with vivid characters, ...
The Box Poem
The Box Poem Grasshoppers, beetles, and black slugs, oh my! This playful poem tells the story of a child who fills their favorite box with everything from bugs to buttons. Students in grades 2-5 can use this poem to practice imitation, emotions, and body object ...
The Old House Poem
The Old House Poem This haunted house contains a surprise that no one could ever guess… In this poem, two kids visit a spooky old house where there may or may not be a ghost. Students in grades 3-7 will have so much fun with ...
The Package Poem
The Package Poem Watch out! This poem may just give your students ideas about how NOT to use the US Postal Service. Students in grades 1-4 can practice collaboration, imitation, and body object skills by working together to tell the tale of a mischievous older ...
The Playground Poem
The Playground Poem Will this kid ever put down the game controller? It seems unlikely, until they meet a new friend who changes everything. This thrilling poem describes what happens when two children bond over their shared love of video games and bring their virtual ...
What to Feed a Tarantula Poem
What to Feed a Tarantula Poem This tarantula proves to be a very loyal pet… perhaps to a fault! In this poem, the narrator has a very sweet friendship with their pet tarantula, until a bullying cousin comes to visit and things take an unfortunate ...