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to learn more. |ABOUT THIS PRINTOUT| Acrostic poems are fun to
write. Your students will find constructing them easy, too,
thanks to this helpful tool, which has endless possibilities for
curriculum integration. TEACHING WITH THIS PRINTOUT Students in
grades 3–5 will have great success writing acrostic poems. These
poems do not have to rhyme but follow a specific format that
reiterates such skills as spelling, vocabulary, and
comprehension. Assign your students a one-word topic based on
the content area in which you’re working. Students should then
write that word vertically and in all