Be mine! Young poets use the provided worksheet to craft a Valentine's Day acrostic poem for the word heart.

Concepts

acrostic poems, poetry

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Before distributing the worksheet, model how to create an acrostic poem using a Valentine's Day vocabulary word, and then conduct a guided practice exercise with a second word 

Classroom Considerations

• The exercise presumes class members are familiar with how to craft acrostic poems

Pros

• The colorful template provides the first letter for each of the lines of the poem

Cons

• Some learners will need additional scaffolding to successfully complete the worksheet

Common Core

RL.1.4 RL.2.4 RL.2.5 RL.3.4