3rd and 4th Grade
Objectives
• Studentswillcreateandwriteanacrosticpoem.
Materials Needed
• Animal AcrosticsbyDavidHummonorAutumn: An Alphabet AcrosticbyStevenSchnur
• MyWinterAcrostictemplate
• WinterAcrosticOrganizertemplate
• Darkblueconstructionpaper–9"x12"
• Crayonsorcoloredpencils
• Pencil
• Chalkorwrite&wipemarker
• Chalkboardorwrite&wipeboard
Introduction
HoldupthebookAnimal AcrosticsbyDavidHummonorAutumn: An Alphabet AcrosticbyStevenSchnur.Then,explain
thatthefirstletterofeachlineinanacrosticpoemspellsouta“topic”wordthattiesallthelinesofthepoemtogether.(It’s
helpfultodemonstratetheconceptonachalkboardorwrite&wipeboard.)
Readafewexamplesfromthebookandshowstudentshowacrosticpoemsarearrangedonapage.(Youmaywantto
reproduceoneontheboardoralargepostersostudentscanrefertoitthroughoutthelesson.)
Procedure
1. Demonstrateanacrosticpoembywritingtheword“CLASS”downtheleft-handmarginoftheboard.Then,asyoufillin
eachlineasfollows,remindstudentsthateachwordorphraserevolvesaroundthetopicword:
Childrenworkingtogether
Learning,reading,anddiscovering
Alwayscurious
Solvingproblems
Searchingforanswers
2.Tellstudentsthattheyaregoingtocreatetheirownacrosticpoemsusingthetopicword“WINTER.”
3.ProvideeachstudentwithacopyoftheWinterAcrosticOrganizertemplateandhavethemusetheorganizertobrain-
stormwordsandphrasesthatbeginwitheachletterof“WINTER.”
Guided/Independent Practice
1. ProvideeachstudentwithacopyoftheMyWinterAcrostictemplateandencouragethemtoselecttheirbestideasfrom
theirWinterAcrosticOrganizerstocreatetheiracrosticpoems.(Forexample,theycouldwrite“Wintersnow”forW.)Have
themshareafewoftheirideastoseeifthey’reontherighttrackbeforeencouragingthemtoworkindependently.
2.Asstudentsworkindependently,walkaroundtheroomandcheckontheirprogress,offeringhelpasneeded.
3.HavestudentscolorthelettersW,I,N,T,E,andR.Backthefinishedpoemswith9"x12"darkblueconstructionpaper
anddisplaythemonabulletinboardunderthetitle“WinterIs…,”orsimplystaplethepoemstogethertomakea
classbook.
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