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“MOTHER” Acrostic Poem Canvas

  • Books & Language Arts
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 1-3

Express your love for mom by proclaiming her best qualities in an acrostic poem!


Materials

Instructions

Step 1. Gather your supplies.


Step 2

Step 2

Paint the canvas your mom's favorite color.

Step 3

Step 3

Spell out "MOTHER" vertically with dotty letter foam stickers.

Step 4

Step 4

Write out words that describe your mom using the letters from "MOTHER". TIP: You may want to write everything out in pencil first.

Teacher's Corner

Celebrate Mother’s Day in the classroom with an acrostic poetry lesson!  

Lesson Objectives

  • Poetry Project: An acrostic poem is a series of words or phrases displayed horizontally to describe a topic that is displayed vertically. In this craft, “Mother” is the topic and the words spelled from each letter describe her. What words will your students use to describe their mothers?
  • Describe Your Love: Before your students paint on the canvas, ask them to write out the six horizontal words or phrases they want to use. How can they expand their vocabulary? Have them search for synonyms for each word they’ve chosen — are there other words they can use instead?

Follow-up Discussion

Once your students master the acrostic, explore other forms of poetry! Tanka, Haiku, and Renga poems all have different rhyme patterns, word counts, and line breaks — but they can all help your students express their emotions. Challenge them to write another type of poem for Mother’s Day!