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Poetry Writing Lessons for Kids
There are many different ways to write poems as well as lots of techniques you can learn to help you improve your writing skill. Here are many of the poetry writing lessons for children that I have created to help you become a better poet, including how to write funny poetry, poetic rhythm, poetic forms and other styles of verse, as well as lesson plans for teachers and video lessons.
How to Write Funny Poetry
- Chapter 1: Writing Poetry
- Chapter 2: How to Rhyme
- Chapter 3: Choosing a Topic
- Chapter 4: Making it Funny
- Chapter 5: Types of Funny Poems
Rhythm in Poetry
- You Can Scan, Man
- I Am the Iamb
- Okie Dokie, Here’s the Trochee
- More than Two Feet
Poetic Forms
A poetic “form” is a set of rules for writing a certain type of poem. These rules can include the number of lines or syllables the poem should have, the placement of rhymes, and so on. Here are lessons for writing several common poetic forms.
- How to Write an Acrostic Poem
- How to Create Book Spine Poetry
- How to Write a Cinquain Poem
- How to Write a Clerihew
- How to Write a Concrete or “Shape” Poem
- How to Write a Diamante Poem
- How to Create a “Found Poem”
- How to Write a Free Verse Poem
- How to Write a Haiku
- How to Write a Limerick
- How to Write a Sonnet
- How to Write a Tanka Poem
Other Poetic Styles
There are many different styles of poems. These are not “poetic forms” because they don’t usually have firm rules about length, syllable counts, etc., but they are common enough that many well-known children’s poets have written poems like these.
- How to Write an Alliteration Poem
- How to Write an Apology Poem
- How to Write a “Backward” Poem
- How to Write an Exaggeration Poem
- How to Write a “Favorite Things” List Poem
- How to Write a Funny Epitaph Poem
- How to Write a Funny List Poem
- How to Write a Traditional “Mother Goose” Nursery Rhyme
- How to Write a Fractured Nursery Rhyme
- How to Write an “I Can’t Write a Poem” Poem
- How to Write an Onomatopoeia Poem
- How to Write an Opposite Day Poem
- How to Write a “Playing With Your Food” Poem
- How to Write a Repetition Poem
- How to Write Riddle Rhymes
- How to Write a “Roses are Red” Valentine’s Day Poem
- How to Write a Silly Song Parody
- How to Write a Tongue Twister
Reciting Poetry
- How to Host an Open Mic Poetry Party
- How to Host a Poetry Slam
- How to Recite a Poem Like an Expert
Other Poetry Writing Lessons
- Describe the Sky – A Poetry Creativity Workout
- Evoking the Senses in a Poem
- Five Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
- How to Start a Poetry Journal
- “Forced Rhymes” and How to Avoid Them
- That Doesn’t Sound Right to Me
- Twenty Fun Writing Prompts for Kids
Poetry Lesson Plans for Teachers
- Alliteration and Assonance Lesson Plan
- Onomatopoeia Poetry Lesson Plan
- Personification Poetry Lesson Plan
- Rhyme Schemes Lesson Plan
- Simile and Metaphor Lesson Plan
Video Poetry Lessons
- Awesome Acrostics – A video poetry writing lesson
- How to Rhyme – A video poetry writing lesson
Poetry Dictionaries and Rhyming Words Lists
When reading these lessons, you may come across some unfamiliar words. If you see a poetic term and don’t know what it means, you can always look it up in the Poetic Terms Dictionary. Poetry4kids also has a rhyming dictionary and a list of rhyming words you can use to help you write poems.
- Poetic Terms Dictionary for Kids
Rhyming Dictionary for Kids
- Rhyming Words Lists
Other Useful Poetry-Writing Lessons
There are loads of websites on the Internet that offer helpful lessons for children on how to write poems. Here are a few you may find useful:
- Writing Rhyme and Meter
- How to Teach Poetry Writing in Four Easy Lessons
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28 Fresh & Fun 5th Grade Poems to Share With Students
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Fifth grade students have been learning about rhymes all of their lives. Most of the poems from their younger years, though, may be feeling cheesy to them now. As they approach the end of their elementary school years, they’re ready for something more substantial. We’ve put together a list of 5th grade poems to take your poetry lessons to the next level!
1. Homework Stew by Kenn Nesbitt
“I cooked my math book in a broth.”
2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Francis William Bourdillon
“And the day but one.”
3. Spring by Henry Gardiner Adams
“A bursting into greenness…”
4. Summer by Walter Dean Myers
“I like hot days, hot days.”
5. This Morning is Our History Test by Kenn Nesbitt
“I’ve pinned my notes inside my vest.”
6. Autumn by Emily Dickinson
“Through the street of St. Germain…”
7. A Lesson by Ruby Archer
“Would ye build that generations…”
8. Winter by Russell Blair
“Winter is white as a fluffy cloud.”
9. The Scarecrow by Annie Stone
“A figure rugged and forlorn…”
10. I Have to Write a Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
“So maybe I’ll just make a rhyme.”
11. Harlem by Langston Hughes
“What happens to a dream deferred”
12. Peepers by William Skinner
“A voice of amphibians chirping…”
13. My Pets by Lacey Broughton
“My dog’s name is Missy.”
14. Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rossetti
“Neither I nor you.”
15. Falling Snow by Amanda Colomb
“It looks like a big white blanket.”
16. The Miser by Ruby Archer
“I caught old Ocean this morning early…”
17. In Time’s Swing by Lucy Larcom
“Father Time, your footsteps go…”
18. If-ing by Langston Hughes
“If I had some small change I’d buy me a mule…”
19. Adventures by Holly Fiato
“You can meet anyone.”
20. Toad by the Road by Joanne Ryder
“Watching the world go by.”
21. The Sky by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
“I saw a shadow on the ground.”
22. I’m Nobody—Who are You? By Emily Dickinson
“Are you nobody, too?”
23. Conscience and Remorse by Paul Laurence Dunbar
“And conscience smitten sorely…”
24. Bleezer’s Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
“I am Ebenezer Bleezer…”
25. Merry-Go-Round by Langston Hughes
“On the bus we’re put in the back…”
26. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
“Whose woods these are I think I know.”
27. The Branch by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
“We stopped at the branch on the way to the hill.”
28. School Year Extension by Kenn Nesbitt
“I know it’s the last day of school…”
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Related ela standard: rf.5.4.b.
In fifth grade students should come to class understanding what poetry basically is and have had some success writing their own poems. They will then start to analyze poetry independently and work to understand the voice and word choices of poets. As students progress they will begin to understand the purpose and use of line breaks in poetry and begin publishing their own work. The goal here is write with purpose to communicate a clear message. The worksheets in this section will have students begin to work with poetry using these fifth grade skills.
Grade 5 Poetry Worksheets To Print:
My Friend - The poem looks at how our friends lift us up. Answer the questions that follow.
Delight Becomes Pictorial - A metaphoric poem for our younger students. Look up the word "pictorial". What does it mean?
The Oak - This really makes you feel how trees are really living breathing things.
The Hungry Mouse - The endless cheese quest for a mouse with an attitude. Why do you think the mouse exaggerates when he tells the others what happened?
Mr. Miller - Reading this aloud makes a huge difference. What happens when Mr. Miller pulls the string on his parachute?
The Cat and the Mouse - We explore the concept of opposites of nature. Which two lines rhyme in each stanza?
First Frost - This reminds me to buy a new hat every year. I always lose hats over the summer.
The River - You read the title, then you read the poem, then you read the title again and finally get it.
A Considerable Speck - What does the speaker in the poem think that the speck is "expressing" with its feet?
A Book - What does it mean that he "ate and drank the precious words"? What is the overall effect of the book on the boy?
Saturdays - Which line in the poem indicates how the speaker feels about doing her chores?
My Sister - What does the boy in the poem like best about his sister? There are a few to choose from.
The Road Not Taken - The timeless thoughts of Frost. Does the speaker think he will ever be able to come back and try the other road?
The Star - Science teachers tell me that this poem is scientifically sound too. What comes out of the woods in the poem?
Fire - When Autumn falls, it's time to fire up the fireplace. Name one sign of autumn the poem mentions.
The Basic Forms of Poetry
Over time, different attempts have been made to define poetry and fix the rules for its writing. However, in the English literature, poetry is simply understood as a form of expression that has no strict rules at all. Such an immense amount of independence for the poets to compose verses in the English language has given birth to a lot of distinct forms of poems.
Here are some of the most commonly known and recognized forms of poetry in the English literature:
Narrative Poems
As the name indicates, a narrative poem is a poem that narrates an event or a story, either real of fictional, in verse form. Such a poem has a proper plot, characters, and usually more than one themes being discussed in it. It can either be very long or short depending on what the poet is describing.
Made famous by William Shakespeare, a sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines and is usually written in iambic pentameter.
These are poems that are not composed under any rules. The author can literally write anything and in any way he or she may like to compose his ideas in. There are no fixed number of lines, meter, or rhyming scheme for such a form of poetry.
Haiku Poems
Haiku poems are classical poems that mostly describe the nature and its beauties. These are written in three-line stanzas with a simple syllable and punctuation style used in the lines.
Epics are generally very lengthy poems that are meant to describe a fictional adventure of some great knight or hero of the ancient times.
A limerick is a very short poem, only consisting of 5 lines and addressing something in a witty style. The first, second, and fifth lines in a limerick are longer and have a rhyming pattern as compared to the shorter two lines that have no rhythm.
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Grade 5 Creative Writing Project (Poetry) Genre: Poetry (Rainforest poems – A Trillion Tropical Leaves from Twinkl) Word Document
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5 Tips to Write a Poem for Class
Can you remember the first time you were asked to write a poem for class? Chances are it was pretty early on in your educational career. We're introduced to poetry through nursery rhymes and phonetic songs, but it doesn't stop there (and for good reason!). Poetry is an expressive and accessible art that predates literacy itself-- did you know it's actually considered the oldest literary genre?! If you're not super familiar with writing poetry, it's easy to be intimidated by the recurring poetry units that teachers, professors, and instructors bring around. Especially since a lot of lessons on poetry tend to focus on the more cryptic and antiquated forms of classical poetry (we know sonnets seem confusing but they're actually really fun once you get the hang of them). Have no fear, though! You're perfectly capable of writing an awesome poem for class-- we're give to give you a little shove and boost that confidence!
- Interpreting Poems . The cool thing about poetry, and all other forms of art, is that it's open to interpretation. There are a million different ways for someone analyze a poem and because we all approach the work from our unique perspectives and life experiences, there's never a right or wrong interpretation. If you've ever sat in class listening to people talk about what they thought a poem was about and couldn't relate, no worries! It's best to come from a place of your own understanding: don't focus as much on being correct, but rather than being honest to yourself. How did the poem make you feel? Did it remind you of a situation you've been in? Can you relate or is it all gibberish? Be honest with yourself and your instructors-- unlike math, literary interpretation isn't so cut and dry. Sometimes it's less about the technicalities and more about what you've taken away from the experience.
- Review the Rubric . What's the assignment asking of you? Try creating bullet points of the outlined requirements in order to achieve a good grade. Maybe the assignment is about form and you have to stick to cinquains or haikus ; maybe the prompt is topical, and you have to write about a specific event or person . Whatever the instructor's asking of you, identify it and abide by the rubric. Once you've satisfied those requirements, you've gained more creative freedom to expand your work. Remember, you want to get a good grade (duh!). If there's something else that you want to write about and you feel like it doesn't relate, then write two poems! Don't allow an assignment to stifle your artistic creativity, but rather think of a creative approach to make the assignment your own while satisfying your instructor's requests. Even professional writers have had to struggle between writing what they'd like personally and following a given guideline, so you're in great company!
- Seek inspiration . If you don't find yourself inspired by the topic given, try to find inspiration elsewhere: read some poetry, watch videos of people reciting slams, listen to music that encourages the emotional tone of your poem. It's never okay to plagiarize someone's work; however, it is a great compliment to the poet if you write a poem inspired by their work. Think of a poem, song, or rap verse that resonates with you and use that as a sort of model to create your own version. This would be considered writing a poem "after" another artist and the title should indicate as such. A fun exercise is to write your own version of Shakespeare's sonnets where you modernize the context of the piece.
- Give Yourself Enough Time . If you want to write a poem that you're proud of it's probably best to give yourself time to write and edit the poem over. We highly recommend that you read your poem in your head and aloud several times in order to get a good feel for the rhythm of your poetic voice. Give yourself time to write and then time after that to change your mind. Planning written assignments out ahead can allow you to make a first, second, or even third draft. There's nothing worse than rereading your work on the way to class and realizing you could have done a much more awesome job if you had an extra day. We've all been there! Thankfully poetry is more approachable than you may think.
- Write it Out. Before you approach your assignment, get your creative energy flowing by doing a free write. Free writing is exactly what it sounds like : write something that isn't constrained by the parameters of an assignment. Using poetic devices like metaphors , imagery , and alliteration can help you to get into practice as you find your poetic voice. Once you've gotten comfortable, you can begin the task at hand. Write with the door closed, but edit with the door open. When you write your work, outside of satisfying the requirements of course, don't think too consciously about the outside interpretation and what critiques your peers might make about your work. It's difficult enough tuning out your own voice inside of your head and letting your creativity flow without inviting the pressure of others to the party as well. You'll have a much easier time writing if you focus on articulating your own artistic interpretation first. Once you've written the poem, allow for editing with the door open. This means that although you didn't allow outside opinion to get in the way of the writing process, it becomes a crucial tool in editing and refnining your poem. Being open to the opinions and insight of others can help you to clarify your intentions and clean up your poem. You got this.
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Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson. 5th grade. Reading &
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