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 early. 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 much poetry with your kids, start small. The printable poetry unit I am sharing today covers 3 types of poetry: Acrostic, Cinquain, and Haiku. The instructions are included, along with space to write your own and practice. They all have a fun autumn theme and make for a great 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 a creative writing assignment. One of my friends, who wasn’t the best student, wrote a story I absolutely loved. For someone who never scored well academically, his writing was good: it had a strong plot and 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 creative writing 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!
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Click here for the Free Autumn Homeschool Poetry Unit
