Description
Help young writers explore poetry with these poetry writing activities featuring acrostic poems, shape poems, cinquains, and bio-poems. Guided templates, examples, and teaching posters give students a starting point for creating poems of their own.
Use this printable poetry pack during a spring writing unit, National Poetry Month, literacy centers, or poetry lessons throughout the year.
What’s included:
- Acrostic poem templates for EARTH, SPRING, LOVE, MOM, DAD, and HATCH, plus an open-ended option
- Cinquain writing templates, examples, and a formula reference
- Shape poem activities featuring a heart, star, and flower, plus a create-your-own option
- Bio-poem templates with prompts to help students write about themselves or another person
- Teaching posters introducing poetry and the different poem types
- A poetry writing rubric
- Writing certificates
- A poetry notebook cover
Introduce each poetry format together, model how to use a template, and let students experiment with words and ideas. The different formats provide opportunities to describe, reflect, and express themselves through writing.
Format: Printable PDF
Length: 33 pages, including the cover and terms page
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