Define the word perseverance to have learners understand why it is important in reaching goals. Young scholars research how Martin Luther King needed perseverance to accomplish his goals. They write acrostic poems using the word...

Poetry isn't all sonnets and rhyming couplets! Introduce your class to three fun types of poetry: shape poems, acrostic poems, and diamante poems. Each type is explained, and an example is provided. Challenge your class to write one in...

After activating ideas about famous women, have your class create trading cards of famous women that include biographical information. Learners research a famous woman online and complete their trading card using a word processor. When...

Introduce your class to culture to Cinderella stories. After a brief discussion on culture, pairs of learners read and interpret different versions of Cinderella stories, meeting jigsaw-style with a new partner to complete a concept map...

Students examine the character traits of kindness and responsibility using the book "Feathers" by Heather Forest. They play a "Mystery Bag" game with feathers, and answer story comprehension questions. Students then complete an acrostic...

Explore the elements of acrostic poems beginning with small groups brainstorming lists of adjectives for various nouns and then selecting the best descriptors. Next, they listen to acrostic poems and identify adjectives. In pairs, they...

Students read the story Wild Horse Winter and construct acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students use adjectives and events in the text to develop an acrostic poem.

Students recognize the role of loved ones in their families and the many things their parents and others contribute to their lives. They write an acrostic poem about their mother, father, or other important person. They then make a...

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...

Students engage in a discussion about how to write an acrostic poem. They demonstate the ability to use a word processor by typing an acrostic poem by following instructions. Word processing skills such as, centering text, changing font,...

Students read the story Sylvester and the Magic Pebble about a Donkey looking for pebbles. In this reading lesson plan, students also create a warning label for the pebbles and an acrostic poem.

Learners write poems and a narrative story.  In this writing instructional activity, students read stories and poems written by other learners and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's.  Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte...

Students write acrostic poems that creatively employ knowledge of a given topic. In this poetry lesson, students choose a topic that relates to recent of current news. Students complete acrostic poems in small groups. Students also...

In this writing poetry worksheet, students discover what an acrostic poem is and how to write one. Students then compose acrostic poems about themselves.

Young scholars create an acrostic poem about winter. In this instructional activity about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Young scholars read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic...

In this writing worksheet, students write an original acrostic poem on the main character, Louis, from the book, The Trumpet of the Swan.

In this February activity, students write an acrostic poem about the month of February. The activity includes the letters in the month.

In this June worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem about the month of June. Students begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with the letter on that line.

In this June worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the month of January. Students begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with the letter on that line.

In this writing worksheet, students write an original acrostic poem about the month of September. Students begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with the letter on that line.

In this solar system activity, students learn writing conventions such as alliteration, similes, and acrostic poems. All pertain to the topic of space and solar system.

For this creative writing worksheet, students utilize a variety of strategies to creatively write alliterations, tongue twisters, similes and finally an acrostic poem.

Students conduct research to compare the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students work in teams to collect data and use a graphic organizer to display the results of their research then share their research. Students...

Students create a subject acrostic poem using the word, nature. In this vocabulary activity, students label compound sentences, review vocabulary, and then compose an Acrostic Poem.