Pick a word, any word, and write an acrostic poem!
Acrostic poems are fun to write and, for teachers, they work well with themed units. For example, if you are teaching children about dinosaurs, have them choose a dinosaur word for their acrostic poem.
What is an acrostic poem? An acrostic poem uses the letters of a word for the beginning of each line of the poem. Let's say you choose the word "cat." Your acrostic poem will be three lines long: line one will begin with "C", line two with "A", and line three with "T."
Example:
Canary-eating feline. (Line one begins with "C")
Always chasing mice. (Line two begins with "A")
Trouble always follows. (Line one begins with "T")
Acrostic poems do not need to rhyme. In fact, they are best when they don't rhyme at all.
They also do not need to be limited to one word. Two or more word phrases can be used for acrostic poems. You can also write acrostic poems using your name, town or city, state, province, and even an acrostic poem about your country.
The number of activities that can be used with acrostic poems are endless.
