Create a Fall Poetry Book with this Autumn Homeschool Poetry Unit (free printable)

Whether you homeschool or not, this Autumn homeschool poetry unit makes for a fun activity and a nice keepsake.

Making Creative Writing Skills Fun

Writing and poetry are super important to me, probably because I majored in English. Inspiring creativity and a love for writing stories and poetry starts when kids are young. I love doing things like a homeschool poetry unit with my kids because it gives us a chance to do something together and share our poetry creations.

Start Small

If you haven’t done a lot of poetry with your kids, you might want to start small. The printable poetry unit I am sharing today covers 3 types of poetry: Acrostic, Cinquain, and Haiku. The instructions are provided, as well as space to write your own and practice. These all have a fun autumn theme to them and make for a fun fall activity.

Poetry is relaxing and a great way to get those creative juices flowing. For me, when I do exercises like this with my kids, I focus more on the creative side in the beginning. The technique will come. I want to ensure that they will continue to love poetry and writing. Being too critical when they are young can really squash that creativity.

For Instance…

When I was in high school, I still remember we had this creative writing assignment. One of my friends, who wasn’t the greatest student, wrote this story that I absolutely loved. For someone who never scored well academically, his writing was good, had a good plot, and had a great conclusion. However, the teacher came down hard on him on technical issues. He didn’t write much after that. It really bothered me and still does after all these years.

So…I guess you could say that giving kids good foundations for writing creatively is super important to me.

The Free Autumn Homeschool Poetry Unit Printable

To download my free Autumn Homeschool Poetry Unit Printable, click here! Follow the instructions and have fun with it!

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