Stories and words
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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Acrostic Poem Builder
Write a word down the side, then start each line with one of its letters. Add a picture to match.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- poetry, vocabulary, describing
What kids do
“Write your word going down. Each letter starts a new line of your poem!”
- My word (a name, a season, an animal):
- My poem (start each line with the next letter)
- A picture for my poem
- The best line in my poem is… because…
How to run it
- Write the letters in the small spaces at the start of each line.
- Lines can be one word or a whole phrase.
- Names make great first acrostics.
Talk about it
- Which letter was hardest?
- Does your poem describe your word?
- Could you make it rhyme?
Take it further
Write an acrostic for a friend’s name and give it to them.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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