4 Week Poetry Challenge

Each weekly challenge includes extension activity suggestions for the ambitious among you, as well as books to read.

No more stalling! On to the challenge!

Week 1:

Exercise 1: Learn about similes and create your own.

Exercise 2: Write an acrostic poem

Extras: Find books and make art!

Get the Details: Simile and Acrostic 

Week 2:

Exercise 1: Learn about alliteration and practice creating your own.

Exercise 2: Write a 5 senses color poem.

Extras: Find books, make art and learn about other types of color poetry.

Get the Details: Alliteration and Sense Poetry 

Week 3:

Exercise 1: Learn about onomatopoeia.

Exercise 2: Write a rhyming couplet.

Extras: Learn about other types of rhyming poetry, find books, and get physical!

Get the Details: Onomatopoeia and Couplets

Week 4:

Exercise 1: Learn about hyberbole and laugh yourself silly.

Exercise 2: Write a haiku.

Extras: Make art, have a contest, create books, and more.

Get the Details: Hyberbole and Haiku