With Halloween coming up, many children are involved in activities in preparation for this day. 
I worked with a class of second graders who wrote a poem on a Halloween topic…witches, bats, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, etc.
Even though I teach poetry workshops for children and adults, this format was new to me.  The youngsters had great fun with it.  Perhaps yours would, too.
Simply choose a topic (and it could be about anything, not just Halloween).  Then answer these questions and your poem will evolve.

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?

You don’t place these words in the poem, simply give the answers.  For the second graders, this often consisted of one …read more