4th - 7th Grade Poetry Writing Resources

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

Practicing poets can refine their sense of meter and rhythm with this worksheet about stressed and unstressed syllables.

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells out a word or message! Give your child a fun challenge with this acrostic "mother" poem starter.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

Budding writers can find their inner zen and build creative writing skills by practicing some haiku poetry.

What is a limerick? It's a silly poem with five lines, and a fun way learn about rhythm and rhyme.

Use this haiku worksheet to add a written element to any afternoon outing in nature.

Learn all about how to write a haiku with this quick and easy worksheet on the structure of this timeless poetry type.

Get your kids thinking about what makes Mom special with a fill in the blank acrostic Mother poem that's sure to bring tears to her eyes on her special day

Your young poet can review the important concepts of rhyme and rhythm by completing some practice exercises based on this poem.

Your budding poet can practice rhythm in this worksheet. They'll read two poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and determine their rhythm.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Have some fun with haiku! These haiku poem prompts mix pop culture with zen creativity.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!