Step BY Step Directions For Writing Poetry

Need clear directions for your students to follow to write poetry. I have created a poetry notebook for beginners that allows even first graders to write limericks. Also included in the notebook are how to write a

*Haiku

*Shape Poem

*Acrostic Poem with Alliteration

*Quatrain

*Diamante

*Limericks

* Cinquain

Go through and brainstorm together as class, write one as a class, then have students write one on their own. Follow these steps and students will enjoy writing creatively in your classroom!

***Added: Many examples and what completed pages could look like!