Title – “Valentine Cinquain Poems’

By – Sue Mo.

Subject – Language Arts, Valentine’s Day

Grade Level – 3-4

Objective: To teach how to write a cinquain poem; and to enjoy creating a valentine for a loved one.

1. Distribute a hand-out with the steps of a cinquain delineated;

CINQUAIN POEM

Line 1: Write a noun.

Line 2: Write two adjectives describing the noun on
Line 1;

Line 3: Write 3 words ending with -ing (action words)
that describe what the noun on Line 1 might do;

Line 4: Write a phrase describing the noun
on Line 1; and

Line 5: Write a synonym of the word on Line 1.

Example: “My Wonderful Valentine”

               Mother

           kind, helpful

    caring, loving, sharing

– a special person in my life

                friend

2. Cut out a red-construction paper heart. Write the cinquain
on white-lined paper and cut it out in the shape of a heart, a
little smaller than the red-construction heart.

3. Glue the white-lined paper, with the poem on it, onto the
red-construction paper heart.

4. To give the valentine some pizzazz, glue on a white,
paper doily onto the back of the red-construction
paper heart.

5. On the back, write the date, a closing, and signature.

THIS CUPID’S VALENTINE WILL BE A SURE HIT!