A Boat Poem

[20 Minutes]

Spend time together creating five-step poems about boats. You'll be helping your child develop fine writing skills!

You'll need:

• paper • pen or pencil • crayons (optional)

What to do:

1. If possible, print out these directions. Read them through with your child before you begin.
2. With your child, gather everything you'll need.
3. Together write five-step poems about boats on paper. Each poem has five lines, and each line follows a format.
4. Line 1- size and shape of vehicle (boat)
5. Line 2- color of vehicle
6. Line 3- purpose of vehicle
7. Line 4- where you'd like to be in the vehicle
8. Line 5- name of worker who drives vehicle
9. An example of a five step poem on boats is:

10. BOAT
    bathtub shape
    silver gray
    sailors travel
    from sea to sea
    the captain

11. Invite your child to illustrate his poem.

How to use:

For a variation, write five step poems about other vehicles and a variety of topics.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

• What are some other kinds of boats you know about? Describe them.
• If you could sail away on a boat, where would you go?