2nd - 8th Grade Poetry Writing Resources

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

Fourth Grade

Writing

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

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Sensory Poem: Halloween

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Funny Limerick

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Write a Funny Limerick

Fifth Grade

Writing

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

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Write a Funny Limerick

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Write a Funny Limerick

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Fifth Grade

Writing

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Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Fourth Grade

Reading

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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Make a Travel Journal

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Make a Travel Journal

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Third Grade

Writing

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How to Write a Love Song

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How to Write a Love Song

Fourth Grade

Writing

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

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How to Write a Love Song

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How to Write a Love Song

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write a Diamante Poem

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Write a Diamante Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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Write a Diamante Poem

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Write a Diamante Poem

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Third Grade

Writing

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

Second Grade

Writing

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

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Write Parts of Speech Acrostic Poetry!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Second Grade

Writing

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

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Valentine Acrostic Poem

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Third Grade

Writing

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Put on a Poetry Party!

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Put on a Poetry Party!

Second Grade

Writing

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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Put on a Poetry Party!

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Put on a Poetry Party!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Third Grade

Reading

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Before and After Halloween Acrostic

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Before and After Halloween Acrostic

Fifth Grade

Writing

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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Before and After Halloween Acrostic

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Before and After Halloween Acrostic

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Fifth Grade

Writing

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Third Grade

Writing

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

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St. Patrick's Day Haiku

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Third Grade

Writing

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

Second Grade

Writing

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

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Write Jump Rope Rhymes

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Second Grade

Writing

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Write Dad a Basketball Message

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Write Dad a Basketball Message

Fifth Grade

Writing

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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Write Dad a Basketball Message

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Write Dad a Basketball Message

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Fifth Grade

Writing

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Speak up for the Earth

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Speak up for the Earth

Fifth Grade

Writing

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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Speak up for the Earth

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Speak up for the Earth

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Fourth Grade

Writing

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

Second Grade

Writing

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

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Write an "I Used To, Now I" Poem

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Second Grade

Writing

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Writing a Cinquain Poem

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Writing a Cinquain Poem

Second Grade

Writing

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

Worksheet

Writing a Cinquain Poem

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

Second Grade

Writing

Worksheet

A Sonia-Inspired Activity: Poetry Read-Alouds

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A Sonia-Inspired Activity: Poetry Read-Alouds

Pre-K

Writing

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A Sonia-Inspired Activity: Poetry Read-Alouds

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A Sonia-Inspired Activity: Poetry Read-Alouds

Pre-K

Writing

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Write Your Own Limerick

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Write Your Own Limerick

Third Grade

Writing

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

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Write Your Own Limerick

Worksheet

Write Your Own Limerick

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Journal Prompts For Kids

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Fourth Grade

Writing

Kids can go on a daily writing adventure with a month's worth of prompts to keep writing skills sharp. Invent an animal, write a recipe, make three wishes, and more!

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Workbook

Journal Prompts For Kids

Kids can go on a daily writing adventure with a month's worth of prompts to keep writing skills sharp. Invent an animal, write a recipe, make three wishes, and more!

Fourth Grade

Writing

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Third Grade

Reading

What's a metaphor? How do you haiku? Kids will hone reading and writing skills with this book, from a simple syllable counting exercise to inventing rhymes and tangling with the Jabberwocky!

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

Workbook

Pick a Peck of Poetry

What's a metaphor? How do you haiku? Kids will hone reading and writing skills with this book, from a simple syllable counting exercise to inventing rhymes and tangling with the Jabberwocky!

Third Grade

Reading

Workbook

Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

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Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

Third Grade

Writing

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

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Make an Acrostic Birthday Poem

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Use this fun bee-themed worksheet to help your students write a poem all about bees!

Use this fun bee-themed worksheet to help your students write a poem all about bees!

First Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Write A Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Worksheet

Write A Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Third Grade

Writing

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Worksheet

Write A Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Worksheet

Write A Gratitude Acrostic Poem

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Third Grade

Writing

Worksheet

Write a Seasonal Alphabet Poem

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Write a Seasonal Alphabet Poem

Second Grade

Writing

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

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Write a Seasonal Alphabet Poem

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Write a Seasonal Alphabet Poem

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Beat boredom with this ensemble of printables! Kids will be occupied for hours with bingo, fill-in-the-blanks and different license plate games. Beware: they may result in spelling and math practice.

Beat boredom with this ensemble of printables! Kids will be occupied for hours with bingo, fill-in-the-blanks and different license plate games. Beware: they may result in spelling and math practice.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Second Grade

Writing

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Write a Secret Sentence Poem

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Write a Secret Sentence Poem

Fifth Grade

Writing

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

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Write a Secret Sentence Poem

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Write a Secret Sentence Poem

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Fifth Grade

Writing

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