Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acrostic Poems: What's In a Name?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students find words that begin with the letters in their own names, using a variety of sources including word banks and online dictionaries. They create an acrostic poem. Pupils revise poems as needed, for meaning and conventions. ...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Landforms Acrostic Poetry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders apply scientific information about various landforms. They use the information to write and word process acrostic poems which they illustrate with clip art or pictures from magazines.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Search for Character!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define character words, look for real-life examples of the traits "in action," and write an acrostic poem based on one of these qualities.
Lesson Plan
Read Write Think

A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for The Tell-Tale Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to the story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe read aloud and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading. Students discuss and write either an acrostic poem or a comic strip in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

March Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters MARCH to begin each line of an acrostic poem about the month of March.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Raptor Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where students...