Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

What are you thankful for? Use this acrostic poem template to inspire your learners to reflect on the theme of gratitude.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Your budding poet can practice rhythm in this worksheet. They'll read two poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and determine their rhythm.

Use this fun bee-themed worksheet to help your students write a poem all about bees!

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Your young poet can review the important concepts of rhyme and rhythm by completing some practice exercises based on this poem.

Practice reading and writing words that rhyme in this creative exercise.

An acrostic poem is one of the most easy and rewarding ways for younger children to write poetry. Fill in the blanks to spell out "family".

What is a limerick? It's a silly poem with five lines, and a fun way learn about rhythm and rhyme.

Practicing poets can refine their sense of meter and rhythm with this worksheet about stressed and unstressed syllables.

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.