Write a List Poem About Things That Make You Happy

Read the model poem aloud and point out how it follows the rule before your child starts. Let your child plan in single words, then write the lines. Finish by reading the poem aloud and checking each part of the rule together.

Plan and write a list poem about things that make you happy, then read it aloud and check the rule. A list poem names many things about one topic. It repeats the same opening phrase on its lines and ends with a surprise. The directions on the page read: Plan your ideas in the box. Then, write your list poem about things that make you happy on the lines. Then, read it aloud and check it against the rule.

Yes, both. We made it for 4th Grade poetry, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with poetry writing. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A diamante is a seven line poem shaped like a diamond. It starts with one topic, like summer, and turns into its opposite by the middle line. The lines follow a pattern of nouns, adjectives and verbs that end in ing.

A limerick is a funny five line poem. Lines 1, 2 and 5 are long and rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 are short and rhyme, so the rhyme scheme is AABBA. The sheet gives a rhyme bank with words like pig, wig, snake and cake.

Fill in the plan box first with single words, like what you see or hear at the beach. Then read the model poem aloud and borrow its pattern with new words. Short lines are fine.

No. Poetry writing is open, so each poem will be different. Read the poem aloud with your child and check it against the rule printed on the sheet, such as one line for each sense in a five senses poem.

4th graders explain how poems differ from stories and plays, using words like stanza, verse, rhythm and meter (RL.4.5). They also retell a poem and find its theme (RL.4.2). When they write poems, they choose concrete words and sense details (W.4.3.D).

A poem is written in lines grouped into stanzas and often has rhyme and rhythm. A play has a cast of characters, dialogue and stage directions that tell the actors what to do. One sheet tells the same lost puppy story both ways, so children can compare the parts side by side.

Read the model poem at the top of the writing sheet aloud together first. Fill in the plan box or pick words from the bank before writing any lines. Then read the finished poem aloud and check it against the rule on the page, such as the AABBA rhyme of a limerick.

The 10 poetry comprehension sheets do. The 6 poetry writing sheets are open, so every child's poem will be different. Use the rule box on each writing page to check the form instead.