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Rubber Bands Cinquain

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this writing a cinquain poem about rubber bands activity, students read the history of rubber bands and directions telling how to write a cinquain and write the five line poem. Students write 1 poem.
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Reader Response Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write Cinquain poems about a novel.
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Desert Cinquains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the cinquain structure and correct parts of speech to write a poem with a desert theme.
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Other Poetic Types

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Rather than a instructional activity, this resource is a list of poetic forms and young poets are encouraged to try their hand at composing poems of various types.
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Animal Cinquain

For Students 5th
In this poem-writing worksheet, 5th graders read the format for a cinquain poem and answer 5 questions about an animal of their choice. The questions guide students to write their own cinquain poem.
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Forest Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore nature by participating in a poetry writing activity. In this forest investigation lesson, students identify images and feelings they experienced while they were in a forest on a class trip. Learners identify poetry...
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Poetry - Cinquain Poems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write cinquain poems.  In this poetry lesson, students participate in activities related to poetry and write a cinquain poem.  Included are links to the lesson plan, lesson activities, printables, and additional resources.
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Louisiana Cinquains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students enhance their understanding of parts of speech by writing a cinquain poem about Louisiana. In this cinquain poem lesson, students read example cinquain poems and study the format for a cinquain poem. Students create a class poem...
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Cinquain poem

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this cinquain poem worksheet, students write a cinquain poem about spaghetti. Students write the poem, with the format given to them.
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My Very Own Cinquain

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this poetry worksheet, students fill in blanks to complete a cinquain, then read it out loud to the class. Students are given directions for each line of the poem.
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Puzzling Poetry

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle. Clues refer to types of poetry such as ballad, chant, couplet, clerihew, limerick and tanka.
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Creating a Cinquain

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read about how to create a cinquain poem. Students read an example and complete a graphic organizer to help guide them in writing their own.
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HOW TO WRITE a CINQUAIN

For Students 7th - 9th
In this literature worksheet, students explore and practice writing their on cinquain poems by following the simple directions given for each of the five lines required.
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Cinquain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an original Cinquain (five-line poem) and choreograph movement to their poem, performing movement for class and video. This lesson addresses standards in the arts and requires a video recorder.
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Biography of a river

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare and contrast facts about the development, history and importance of several rivers in the state. They research the history and development of one particular river and describe the deltas and their formation.
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Unrhythmic, Culturally Diverse, Simple Forms of Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write an example of each of the three poetry styles (haiku, cinquain, and diamante) and they see that not all poetry rhymes.
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Just "Who" are the Three Little Pigs?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast various versions of the story The Three Little Pigs. They write a Cinquain, and then act out their version of the Three Little Pigs in a skit.
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Cinquain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners use poetry Cinquain to help review nouns, adjectives, verbs, and synonyms. They follow up by composing their own Cinquain.
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Cinquain Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read an example of a cinquain and look for patterns. In this cinquain lesson, students repeat the process with another poem and then compare the two. Learners will review the process and form of writing a cinquain as presented...
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Five Simple Poems

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners listen as the teacher explains what poetry is as well as describes several types of poetry such as haiku, free verse, limerick, cinquain, and an acrostic. Students read examples of each type of poetry. They compose a poem...
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The Cinquain

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore writing a cinquain. Students engage in a pantomime experience. They observe and describe bubbles. Students compose a cinquain and illustrate their work with bubble art.
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Joseph Raffael

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars examine and discuss a painting of a lizard by the artist Joseph Raffael. They list descriptive words about the lizard, and write a Cinquain and create a painting about a lizard.
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Class Flow: Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart models the poetry of Cinquains (winter).