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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Shape Poem
Write a poem about something along the outline of its own shape.
- Grades
- 2–6
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- poetry, word placement, description
What kids do
“Write your poem around the edge of the shape, so the words make the picture!”
- My poem is about:
- Write around the sun
- Or around the apple
- My favorite line:
How to run it
- Plan words on scrap paper first.
- Write small along the line, turning the page.
- Also called concrete poems.
Talk about it
- Does the shape make the poem better?
- What other shapes would work?
- Which words fit best?
Take it further
Make a shape poem of your own outline.
Pairs well with
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