Walk Like an Egyptian

Students wrote an acrostic poem using the word "Egypt" and incorporated different facts they learned about Egypt during our unit studying this ancient civilization.


Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Kailee

Egyptians believed in an after life.
Great pyramids built by workers.
Yellow is a color of the pharaoh’s jewels.
Pharaohs are gods on earth for Egypt.
They write in hieroglyphics on the coffins and walls.

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Jacob

Egyptian hieroglyphics was how they used to write
Gods of Egypt on earth became the kings
Yo, Egyptian hieroglyphics are cool!
Pyramids are made by big rocks and stones by the Egyptians
The Great Pharaoh was the Kind of Egypt


Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Aubrey

Egypt is a hot place
Gods were the kings and queens
You could survive in Egypt thanks to the Nile
People made pyramids there.
They made mummies, too.

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Jonothan

Egyptian people believed in many gods
Gods on earth are called Pharaohs
Yellow is the color of the sarcophagus
Pharaohs are Gods on earth
Their walls have hieroglyphics

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Caitlyn

Egyptians built the pyramids
Gems, jewels, and accessories are put on the dead before they are wrapped up
You could ride camels in Egypt
Pharaohs are kings and queens
They used hieroglyphics

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Christopher

Egyptians make limestone pyramids
Giant pyramids are in Egypt
You could find camels in Egypt
Pyramids took lots of time to build
They have many pharaohs

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Dianthe

Egypt is a desert
Goods are what modern people ship to other countries
You can find boats on the Nile
People used the Nile River for trading routes
The pyramids are made out of stone

Egypt Acrostic Poem
By Seterria

Egypt has tall pyramids
Gods were honored by temples
Yellow is the color of a sarcophagus
Pharaoh was an Egyptian king
Their walls are covered with hieroglyphics

Haiku

Students could pick any topic to write a haiku poem about, as long as it followed the traditional 5-7-5 syllable format.

The Beach
By Jonothan

Sunscreen and sun block
The water is freezing cold
The sand is smooshy

My Teacher
By Kailee

Miss Luciano
is a wonderful teacher
we learn every day

Miss Luciano
By Christopher

Miss Luciano
teaches us about planets
we have fun each day

My Cat
By: Caitlyn

Bootsy is funny
Bootsy is cute and playful
Bootsy is chubby

School
By Dianthe

Miss Luciano
At school we learn a lot
She is my teacher

Miss Luciano

By Seterria

Miss Luciano
She is so nice and precious
I like her so much

Miss Luciano
By Jacob

Miss Luciano
She teaches us about flags
She teaches us math

Scooter
By Aubrey

Scooter is very nice
Scooter is a very great dog
Scooter is playful

Cinquain Poems

Students wrote a didactic cinquain poem on a topic they chose.

My Cat
By Christopher

Mittens
Happy ,fluffy
Playing, purring, jumping
She likes to sleep in my room
My cat

Baseball
By Jonothan

Baseball
Fun, happy
Sweating, running, sliding
I love to slide
SPORTS!!!

My Dog
By Kailee

Hank
Fluffy, happy
Sleeping, jumping, swimming
He loves swimming a lot
My Dog

Ice Skating
By Dianthe

Ice skating
Awesome, cold
Skating, sliding, playing
I love to skate
Ice princess

My Cat
By: Caitlyn

Sassy
Soft, playful
Playing, jumping, leaping
She likes to sleep on my bed
My cat

Basketball
By Jacob

Basketball
Colorful, round
Playing, falling, stalling
Sitting court side is loud
Ball

Mandy
By Seterria

Mandy
Furry, fast
Playing, Jumping, Scratching
She loves to sleep on the couch
My cat

Acrostic Poems

Acrostic Name Poem
By Jonothan

Jets are my favorite football team.
On Saturday I go to baseball practice.
Never played tennis before.
On the weekend I stay with my dad.
Transformers are my favorite.
Has been to Universal Studios
Am nice to people who are nice to me.
New Years Eve is my favorite holiday.

Acrostic Name Poem
By Christopher

Can do math
Has cool shoes
Ran a mile in P.E
I like candy
Some times I am bad
The best at drawing
On weekends I play soccer
Passed the FCAT
Had made a robot out of paper
Eats sandwiches for breakfasts
Robot are cool when they are mad

Acrostic Name Poem
By Kailee

Kind to other people in class and somewhere else.
Arizona was my favorite place in the world.
I can swim to the beach very day in summertime.
Loves my mom and stepdad and my real dad.
Elephants are my favorite animal.
Everything is wonderful outside today.

Acrostic Name Poem
By Seterria

Smart to past the FCAT.
Eris is a new planet!
The new planet is interesting!
Earth is where we live…….
Rhinos are strong and tough!
Rainbows are COOL!
Is a outrageous girl…
Awesome at cheerleading!

Acrostic Name Poem
By Charles

Can ride a bike
Has a Wii
At school writing this
Reads chapter books
Likes to read a lot
Eats hot dogs
Sometimes reads picture books

Acrostic Name Poem
By Caitlyn

Can speak English
Always goes to school
Is nice
Talks a lot
Likes the beach
Young
Nice

Acrostic Name Poem
By Jacob

Jets rule
A cool person
Can speak French
Out standing in science
Best at math

Acrostic Name Poem
By Aubrey

A good student
Unique
Being good all the time
Red is my favorite color
Excellent in school
You rock at reading

Acrostic Name Poem
By Dianthe

Dolphins are my favorite team.
Is a third grader.
An apple is a healthy snack for me.
Neptune is my favorite plant and it is blue.
Think plants are awesome.
Homework is awesome.
Everyday is a fun day with Miss Luciano.

Simile Stories

Winter
By Aubrey

The wind was as cold as ice.
The hot chocolate was as hot as a volcano.
The snow was piled up as high as the Eiffel Tower.
The wind was as fast as a meteor.
My coat was as warm as the sun.
The snowballs were as round as the earth.

Ice Skating
By Caitlyn

The ice is white like snow.
The cocoa is hot as the sun.
The cones are orange like an orange.
The ice is slippery like slime.
The ice ring is huge like a house.
The building is big as the sun.

Halloween
By Charles

Pumpkins are as orange as the sun set.
The candy is as colorful as a rainbow.
The candy is as sweet as sugar.
The weather is cold like ice.
The costumes are warm like a jacket.
Halloween is fun like learning.

Soccer
By Christopher

The soccer ball is as round as an orange.
The field is as big as a airplane.
The soccer players are as big as a building.
The soccer players are like a hungry wolf.
The soccer players kick the ball like a robot.
The soccer players are so excited like a dancing Chihuahua.

St. Patrick’s Day
By Dianthe

The Chicago river is green as a green leave clover.
A leprechaun is as small as a pebble.
A snake is fast as a bumblebee.
A green leave clover is like a green crayon.
The colored green food is green like the trees.
The gold is like a field of grass.

Christmas
By Jacob

The Christmas tree is as red as the plant Mars.
The ornaments are as colorful as a crayon box.
The gauze is as colorful of the sun.
My Christmas tree is bright like the colors of the rainbow.
The color of the wrapping paper is blue like the colors of the planet Neptune.
My Christmas lights twinkle like diamonds.

Baseball is Starting
By Jonothan

The pitcher throws as fast as lightning.
The bat is as long as the universe.
The runner is as fast as a cheetah.
The batter hits hard like a charging rhino.
The bases are shiny like metal.
The cleats are sharp like tiger claws.

Softball
By Kailee

I throw the ball as fast as a roller coaster.
The coach is loud like a fire alarm.
I’m excited like I’m going to the Volusia County Fair.
Water bottles are as cold as ice.
They are cheering loud as a lion.
Someone as ran fast as a leopard.

At the Skating Rink
By Seterria

The skating rink is fun as ever.
The floor is as slippery as ice.
I’m as fast as a puma on my roller-skates.
My friend is as slow as a turtle.
The A.C in there was as cold as snow.
I was skating as gracefully as the breeze in the sky.