Term 3 Week 7

This week we wrote cinquain poems for Father's Day. These are the rules for a cinquain poem according to the Poetry for Kids website:

1. Cinquains are five lines long.
2. They have 2 syllables in the first line, 4 in the second, 6 in the third, 8 in the fourth line, and just 2 in the last line.
3. Cinquains do not need to rhyme, but you can include rhymes if you want to.

We learnt about syllables by clapping our names. Mokonuiarangi and Hineuamairangi have the most syllables (7), Troy only has one!

Here are some of the poems we wrote. We think our dads / uncles / papas will love them.

My Dad

lovely, happy

loving, hugging, caring

I like to go swimming with Dad

Dad's cool

Father

gentle, clever

loving, biking, sharing

We love to spend time together

Best Dad

My Dad

noisy, funny

thinking, fishing, cooking

I like it when Dad cuddles me

Best Dad

Father

smiley, speedy

cooking, driving, working

Spending time with the family

Flash Dad