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Learning English through Poems and Songs
Exposing learners to the power of words in poetry is a stimulating way to learn languages. Songs, haikus, rhyming words, and narrative works are all employed in a resource for teaching English as a Second Language.
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Spring Acrostic Poem
In this creating a poem about spring worksheet, students use the letters in the word SPRING to write an acrostic poem. Students write a 6 line poem.
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Cinco De Mayo Acrostic Poem
In this Cinco de Mayo writing activity, students write an acrostic poem using the words CINCO DE MAYO. Students use each letter as the beginning of a line of poetry that tells something about the topic.
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Ancient Egypt Acrostic Poem
In this acrostic poem learning exercise, students read an example of an acrostic poem. Students then write their own acrostic poems using the letters ANCIENT EGYPT.
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Africa Acrostic Poem
In this Africa poem activity, learners write an acrostic poem about Africa. Students use each letter in the name AFRICA as the beginning of a line that tells something about Africa. There is a sample poem.
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Earth Acrostic Poem
In this Earth worksheet, students write an acrostic poem for the planet Earth. Students write a phrase starting with each letter of the word Earth to describe it.
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Veterans Acrostic Poem
In this veterans acrostic poem worksheet, students read an example of an acrostic poem and then write one using the letters VETERAN.
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Holocaust Acrostic Poem
In this Holocaust acrostic poem worksheet, middle schoolers read an example of an acrostic poem and then write one using the letters HOLOCAUST.
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Explorer Acrostic Poem
In this explorer acrostic poem activity, students read an example of an acrostic poem and then write one using the letters EXPLORER.
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Poetry: The Most Compact Form of Literature
Introducing or need to review literary devices and terms for a study of poetry? Though text heavy, the explanations and examples of key poetic devices will provide learners with the vocabulary they need to discuss and craft poems.
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October Acrostic Poem
For this poetry worksheet, students use the letters in the word October to create an acrostic poem. The worksheet has the letters and lines already in a vertical position.
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Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Fourth graders apply scientific information about various landforms. They use the information to write and word process acrostic poems which they illustrate with clip art or pictures from magazines.
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Acrostic Poems: What's In a Name?
Young scholars find words that begin with the letters in their own names, using a variety of sources including word banks and online dictionaries. They create an acrostic poem. Pupils revise poems as needed, for meaning and...
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Acrostic Poems
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...
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July Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters in the word JULY to begin each line of an acrostic poem about the month of July.
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Basketball Acrostic Fill In the Blank Worksheet
In this poetry writing activity, students fill in the blanks to write a basketball acrostic poem. They begin each line with a word or phrase that starts with the letter on the line.
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Happy Father's Day Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters in HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to begin each line of an acrostic poem about fathers.
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My Father Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters in MY FATHER to begin each line of an acrostic poem about their own fathers.
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Soccer Acrostic Poem
In this language arts and sports worksheets, learners use the letters in SOCCER to begin each line of an acrostic poem about soccer.
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Hats acrostic poem
In this poetry worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem about hats by beginning each line with a letter in the word "Hats."
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Halloween Acrostic Poem
In this poetry worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word Halloween. They write the poem on a page that is decorated with a picture of children dressed in Halloween costumes at the top.
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I Have a Dream Acrostic Poem
In this acrostic poem worksheet, learners write a poem using the letters in the word dream. They see the words, "I have a dream," with an American flag at the top of the page.
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Fall Acrostic Poem
In this poetry instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word "fall." They see a picture of an autumn colored forest scene at the top of the page.
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Presidents Acrostic
In this writing worksheet, students choose adjectives and adverbs that begin with the letters of the word Presidents and list them next to each letter to create an acrostic poem.