April
is National
Poetry Month and NaPoWriMo (an online
poetry slam project). Poetry is one of the most satisfying creative writing
forms. But writing poems can be daunting for beginners. That's why teaching
poetry writing, is such a joy. I love helping students get past fears and
unlock that inner poet. Poetry templates can help break the creative ice. Here
are free
printable poem patterns, poetry
frames and writing
prompts. Poem patterns are
adjustable by age to provide more or less structure. For young emergent
writers, a frame poem may resemble a fill-in-the-blank activity. For seasoned
readers-writers, the template is just an idea springboard from which to launch
poems. Reluctant or special needs students gain writing confidence.
ETTC
has 30+ free printable poetry
frames and poem templates
on all different subjects and themes. Many relate to nature (a common theme in
poetry), all about me and emotion and feeling poems. Many of these free
printable poem template cover grammar, word usage and other English language
arts concepts.
TSL
Books has loads of free printable writing prompts, including frame poem templates, poetry prompts
and story starters. There are poem templates available for preschool to upper
elementary school. Check Students Handouts for more challenging printable poetry
writing prompts. Use for personal
narrative writing prompts, too.
St.
Jean's an assortment of free printable poem
templates, poetry frames and
graphic organizers: couplets, triplets, quatrain, tanka, sonnet, limerick,
cinquain, haiku, persona and many other poetry templates to print.
TNEllen
has eight free printable poem
templates with different
variations on the basic "I am' and "All about me" poem theme.
Examples are provided. Creative writing teachers can simply block out the
example words and print the poetry frame. Students may refer to the example or
fill in their own words like a Mad-Lib fill-in-the-blank activity.
Cape.k12
has about 20 free printable poetry
frames grouped by grade
level. Each link focuses on different types of poetry writing frames and
templates. Free printable haiku, cinquain, acrostic, 5 Ws, alliteration and
diamante poetry template plus several other poem activities are available.
For
more free printable lesson plans visit my linked blogs.
