I need help on making a cinquian poem for toddlers and preschoolers. Can someone please help me =)?

Question

A cinquian poem is like this:

First line is the title of your poem so it'll be Toddlers

second line you need 2 words that describe your title (toddlers)

third line you have 3 action words that a toddler does

fourth line is just like a statement of your title 4 words only (ex. for infants you could put "Fun To Play With".

and the fifth line is a summary word that wraps up the whole poem (ex. Infants, a Blessing).

Answer 1

This is one of my favorite lessons. I feel that a lot of prep work has to be done if this is to be a good lesson. I use a lot of example on poster board.

I fisrt tell the class that this is called a Cinquain Poem. I tell them that "cinq" in French means 5, and there are 5 lines in a Cinquin Poem.

On the poster board I have:

Line 1 = One Word

(the rest of this is covered up, I want them to see the pattern)

Line 2 = 2 words

Line 3 = 3 words

Line 4 = 4 words

Line 5 = 1 word.

For line 5, I tell the class that in this poem, the last line is the same as the first line.

I then ask the class "Is the shape of a poem improtant?" Then I explain that you want to center the words on the page, so it looks like the poem is going out.

One of the many examples I use is this:

Wizard

Harry Potter

he has firends

the boy who lived

Brave

Then when they are done with the poem, they can draw a picture of it.

How to avoid "I don't know what to write". You'll want to take the time to Brainstorm many ideas.

When this is done, have your students share what they wrote

Answer 2

Toddlers

Cute Clumsy

Jumps Runs Plays (....sleeps, dances, loves)

Fun to have around

Infants, a Blessing (or can't live without em)

hope this helps

Answer 3

Toddlers

                             Tiny Crawlers

                     Talking, Laughing, Crying

                     Terrible Twos and Threes

                         Temper Tantrums

Answer 4

Considering a cinquain is:

1st line: One word (Title)

2nd line: Two words that describe the title

3rd line: Three action words about the title

4th line: Four words that express a thought or feeling about the title

5th line: One word that means the same thing as the title

One Example:

Pickle

Bumpy, lumpy,

Crunching, munching, lunching,

Cucumbers makin' you pucker,

Gherkin

Another Example:

Friends

Excited, happy

Joking, laughing, sharing

Four amigos all together

Pals.