Friends of Nature Parks

Poetry in the Park Curriculum Guide

Developed by teachers to help make the most of this learning experience.

Lesson Plans and Activities:

• Morningside Field Trip for 3rd and 4th grades 

  • Word Bank

  • Build a Farm STEM Project

  • Exploring Types of Poetry - Before and After the Field Trip

  • Activity 1 - Hot Seat

  • Nature in the Park - Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies  pages 1-8

  • Poetry Elements and Structure: Poem Describing the Field Trip

• Sweetwater Wetlands Field Trip for 4th grade

  • ELA and Math Lesson Plans

    • Wetland Metaphors, Rhythm of the Marsh

    • Measuring the Marsh

    • Word Band and Flash Cards

  • ELA - Seeing Nature Like a Scientist and a Poet

  • Math and Science Challenge-Sweetwater Habitat Design

  • ELA-From Observation to Poetry-Writing Free Verse, Rhyming, and Haiku-Post field trip lesson

  • Activity 1 - Hot Seat

  • Activity Plan 2 - Paynes Prairie Article & Quiz

  • Nature in the Park Activities and Standards

  • Flashcards

Please see our Videos page for a link to an educational video of wildlife from Sweetwater Wetlands Park.

Content Updated 09/2026