This worksheet features the Japanese poetry style haiku.
6th Grade Writing
For sixth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of writing skills by working collaboratively and producing written texts, understanding syntax and vocabulary, and organizing their ideas. Among the complete standards for this grade, sixth graders will be asked to: begin to effectively use evidence, reason, arguments, sources and language to support a written text, demonstrate command of formal style, improve reader comprehension of written texts by employing techniques like graphics, multimedia, and formatting, employ facts, definitions, quotations, details, and other information to develop written topics, use appropriate technology to publish writing and to collaborate on written projects, demonstrate keyboarding skill, go through the process of writing, editing and revision for their written work.
Write Rhyming Couplets
Time for some poetic rhyming couplets!
Abraham Lincoln Bio Poem
Your students will write a bio poem about Abraham Lincoln.
Back to School Diamante Poem
Teach your students a fun way to write diamante poems using our new back to school worksheet.
Bio Poem: My Mother
A fun Mother’s Day bio poem activity for your students!
Bio Poem: Pilgrim
A biography poem, also called a bio poem, is a short poem which describes a person or thing. This printable Thanksgiving Activity guides students through creating a bio poem about Pilgrims.
Bio Poem: Someone You Know
Students will write a bio poem about someone they know using the format set in this worksheet.
Christmas Tree Bio Poem
A biography poem, also called a bio poem, is a short poem which describes a person or thing. Sometimes writing a bio pem can be tricky! This printable Christmas Activity guides students through creating a bio poem about a Christmas tree.
Correct the Transition Word Mistakes – Worksheet
Have your students revise sentences and correct transition word mistakes with this educational writing activity.
Diamante Poem: Antonyms
Students write an antonym diamante poem in the space provided.
Diamante Poem: Synonyms
A diamante poem takes its name from the shape it makes: a diamond. Diamante poems were introduced in 1969 by Iris Tiedt. Students write a synonym diamante poem in the space provided.
Edgar Allan Poe; Journalist Trickster
Students read about one of Edgar Allan Poe’s hoaxes when he was a journalist. Each student then write’s their own hoax!
Edgar Allan Poe: Secrets in Poetry
Students read from Edgar Allan Poe’s “An Enigma” and decipher the name of the woman’s whose name is hidden within the text.
Father’s Day Bio Poem: My Father
Enhance your students’ writing skills with this fun Father’s Day Biography Poem activity.
Fourth of July Bio Poem: America
Encourage your students to learn about America with this Fourth of July Biography Poem activity.
George Washington Bio Poem
Your students will write a bio poem about George Washington.
George Washington’s List of Rules
When George Washington was a young boy, he made a list of rules for himself. Students choose one of the rules and write what it means.
Halloween Bio Poem Activity: Ghost
Create a bio poem about your own personal ghost with our fun Halloween printable activity!
Identify the Topic Sentence
The topic sentence in a paragraph states the main idea of the paragraph. While it is
usually at the beginning of the paragraph, it also can be in the middle or end of it. Students underline the topic sentence in each activity.
Identify the Transition Words
Help your students identify different transition words with this printable writing worksheet.