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Explanations and examples of four poems to teach and write with students.
Poetry is one of the most useful tools of expression for elementary school students. Poems can be taught as component of language arts instruction or as a way to demonstrate science, social studies and math concepts. Use the explanations below to plan creative and effective lessons for your students. 1. AcrosticAcrostics are easy, fun poems for children to write. First, the writer chooses a topic for the poem which then becomes the title. Each letter of the title is written vertically and a word describing the title is chosen for each letter of the title. Acrostics can be used at the beginning of a school year as a way for students to introduce themselves to each other or as a prewriting activity for descriptive paragraphs. A sample acrostic poem: Delicious Enticing Superb Scrumptious Excellent Tasty 2. Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of an initial consonant sound. Tongue twisters are examples of poems with alliterations. Teachers and parents can use poems containing alliteration to teach specific sounds or as a creative way to help students learn important information. Students can also write these poems to show mastery of various topics in all subject areas. Sample poems utilizing alliteration: Ten tomatoes tap dance together in Tuscany. Multiplication magnifies the main number many times 3. CinquainA cinquain is a structured five line poem. The topic of the poem is a noun and the poem is written according to the following formula: Line 1: A noun that serves as both the title and subject. Line 2: Two adjectives that describe the noun. Line 3: Three gerunds (“ing” words) associated with the noun. Line 4: A four word verb phrase relating to the noun. Line 5: A synonym for the noun in line 1. An example of a cinquain: Dog friendly, loyal jumping, licking, running loves to chase balls canine 4. DiamanteA diamante is a seven line poem written in the shape of a diamond. The basis of the poem is a pair of nouns that serve as the first line and the last line. The nouns can be synonyms or antonyms. Teachers can have students write diamante poems to illustrate knowledge of adjectives, gerunds, adverbs, nouns, synonyms and antonyms. The blueprint for a diamante: Line 1: Noun A Line 2: Two adjectives describing noun A Line 3: Three gerunds relating to noun A Line 4: Two nouns associated with noun A, two nouns associated with noun B Line 5: Three gerunds relating to noun B Line 6: Two adjectives describing noun B Line 7: Noun B (either a synonym or antonym for noun A) An example of a diamante: Fire hot, red igniting, burning, exploding smoke, flame, wave, liquid flowing, crashing, bubbling cool, blue Water Poetry should be a part of everyday instruction. After students are exposed to different types of poetry and have had practice writing poems set up a poetry center in your classroom. Include samples of many kinds of poems and the works of various poets. Encourage students to bring in poems that are meaningful to them and to display poetry they have composed. Make poetry come alive for your students!
The copyright of the article Writing Poems with Kids in Primary School Lesson Plans is owned by Megan Sheakoski. Permission to republish Writing Poems with Kids in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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