Invite your class to share their appreciation of one another through the work of a Valentine's Day cinquain poem. Scholars use their knowledge of their classmates to describe them through adjectives, action verbs, and a complete sentence. 

Concepts

poetry, cinquains, poetry writing, valentine's day, friendship, interviewing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Take a picture of poets writing about each other and display it along with their finished product
• Modify the subject to parents or family members as Mother's Day or Father's Day gifts 
• Depending on the age group you teach, create a heart stencil for scholars to trace, cut out, and write on, or make copies of heart shapes with lines printed on them to use for the final product

Classroom Considerations

• Requires craft supplies

Pros

• This activity aids in poetry and vocabulary instruction, and enables team building among your pupils  

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.K.1.a L.K.6 L.1.1.a L.1.6 L.2.1.a L.2.6 L.3.1.a L.3.6 L.4.1.a L.4.6 L.5.1.a L.5.6 L.6.1.a L.6.6