Acrostic Lesson Plans

Fifth graders apply knowledge about Native American tribes while writing an acrostic poem. They enhance the writing with pictures that symbolize important characteristics of the tribes. They use digital cameras, scanners, image editing and word processing software to create a final presentation of the poetry.

Third graders write Spring acrostic poems. In this Spring acrostic poem lesson, 3rd graders listen to Spring: Discovering the Seasons by Mahwah before they compile a list of words that describe Spring. They use the words as they write an acrostic poem about the season. They practice active listening skills throughout the lesson.

First graders read a selection of fairytales and chose a literature circle to join based on the what fairytale they like the most.  In this genre lesson, 1st graders write an acrostic poem about their fairytale after they have split into groups. 

Students research a career they are interested in and use their research to help them write poetry.  In this Career lesson plan, students choose from a list of careers to write an acrostic poem. 

Students create an acrostic poem about winter. In this lesson about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Students read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic poem for the word "CLASS". Students utilize the templates included in the lesson as a guide for creating their own acrostic poem. Students write an acrostic poem for the word winter and decorate and display it.

Students write acrostic poems that creatively employ knowledge of a given topic. In this poetry instructional activity, students choose a topic that relates to recent of current news. Students complete acrostic poems in small groups. Students also complete the handout included on reflecting what they have done.

Learners create their own acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students read poetry book to view examples of acrostic poems. Learners then write an acrostic poem using their name.

Students work in groups to determine a creative writing theme. They listen to each other to produce a group acrostic poem and then collaborate with their partners to recite their poetry. They then add drawings to add an artistic element to their poem.

Second graders listen to the book, SHARK WATCH as it is read to the class and name some of the facts they have learned about sharks from hearing the story. They then write an acrostic poem on the topic of sharks. Some of the students then come up and read their poems to the class.

Students use newspapers or magazines to create an acrostic poem where words are divided into parts of speech.