Read Write Think is a wonderful resource for parents and educators to use for language arts and reading instruction. This website offers free classroom resources including lesson plans, calendar activities, student interactives, printouts, and mobile apps. There are plentiful professional development resources to be found as well as parent and after-school resources.
While on this website, I stumbled upon a great activity called "A Gem of a Poem." The activity involves students writing diamante poems:
Line 1 is a noun
Line 2 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 1
Line 3 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 1
Line 4 has four nouns: two relating to Line 1 and two relating to Line 7
Line 5 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 7
Line 6 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 7
Line 7 is a noun opposite to Line 1
Example:
Dog
Playful cute
digging chasing hiding
Dig chasing eating sleeping
Licking eating playing
Sleepy lazy
Cat
This poem is a great way for students to be creative while they practice using the correct parts of speech in their writing.
Dog
Playful cute
digging chasing hiding
Dig chasing eating sleeping
Licking eating playing
Sleepy lazy
Cat
This poem is a great way for students to be creative while they practice using the correct parts of speech in their writing.
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