3rd Grade Poetry Writing Worksheets

Help your child learn to navigate narrative poetry, then write their own poem, in this super-fun narrative poetry worksheet.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

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

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

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.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

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.

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Have some fun with haiku! Practice syllable counting and creative writing by coming up with funny haiku poems for April Fools' Day.

This simple acrostic template for Earth Day makes it easy for kids of all abilities to pen a poem about the planet.

Children practice parts of speech as they learn about this special poetry genre.

You've never created a haiku like this before! Write a haiku and then draw a picture that brings your words to life.

Inspire your little poet with a writing prompt for Valentine's Day! He'll come up with some sweet rhymes and create his own poem.

Put a silly spin on a sad holiday by tickling your funny bone with some calaveras literarias.

Create some Halloween poetry with this acrostic poem-writing worksheet!

Once your child has learned all about limericks, it's time for her to write her own. Use this worksheet to put her new knowledge to use.

Just step outside and take a good look around/ You’ll certainly see that equal groups abound.

Does your kid think he knows how to write a haiku? How about draw one? Let him try it out with this haiku worksheet. Inspiration is a blank canvas!

Explore your own life to find something magnificent and then turn it into a poem!