Halloween Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan

Are you in need of a quick and easy Halloween lesson plan to share with your students tomorrow?

Consider practicing acrostic poetry with your students.

• Model the format of acrostic poems with your students. Work together to write a collective acrostic poem on the whiteboard.
• Give your students a Halloween-related word so that they can write their own acrostic poem. Consider: spooky, Jack-o-lantern, costume, autumn, ghosts, and moonlight. Discuss the meaning of these words and the fun traditions surrounding the Halloween holiday.
• Give your students time to write their acrostic poems. Circulate and offer guidance as needed.
• If you have time, allow the students to illustrate their poems. This project makes a great bulletin board display for October, especially if you do it early in the month!

Your students can even give their Halloween poems to family members as a creative way to celebrate the holiday.

Sample Halloween Acrostic Poem

S - Shadows dance across my neighbors' porches

P - Pumpkins wink at me everywhere I look

O - Owls hoot in the creepy, dark trees O - October brings so much excitement and fun!

K - Kids smile through their masks at each other Y - You could trick-or-treat all night long!