Father's Day Cards & Poem Writing Activities

Are you looking for writing activities to celebrate Father’s Day in your classroom?There couldn’t be a better gift than these four poem dedication writing activities on Father’s Day. The flipbooks and cards are sure to touch every father’s beating heart!

Items Included

PowerPoint Presentation (13 slides) informing students of the structural elements of the four poem types: Cinquain, Synonym Diamante, Acrostic, Structured Poem (Love you, Dad!)
Posters x 7 (color and black and white) of the four poem types for students’ reference.
Flipbook Templates x 5 (color and black and white) featuring the lined structure of the four poem types. There are 33 cover options.
25 Cards (black and white – 2 sheets each card) scaffolding the writing of a Cinquain, a Synonym Diamante, and an Acrostic.
Activity

Introduce students to the four poem types and written examples with the PowerPoint Presentation.
Give students the choice of writing out their poems using the flipbook templates or the cards.
Display the Poem Types Posters in the classroom for reference. The posters feature a written example of each poem type.
Have students take home their flipbooks or cards to present to their fathers or father figures.
Flipbook Book Templates Sections (color and blackline)

Template 1: Cover

There are 33 flipbook cover options featuring a variety of themed images. Students pick one.

Template 2: Cinquain

Template 3: Diamante

Template 4: Acrostic

Template 5: Love You, Dad!

Card Templates

Each card comprises two sheets that need to be printed or photocopied back to back. Further detailed instructions in download.

The sections are:

Front: Cover

Inside sections 2-3: writing lines for a Cinquain and an Acrostic

Back: writing lines for a Synonym Diamante

Printing Flipbook Templates

Print blackline templates. Have students color, then assemble smallest to largest templates or vice versa after all poems are written. Glue/staple at top tab.
Print templates on colored cardstock. Assemble and staple/glue at top tab.
Print out the colored templates and assemble.

These poems will be a memento for every father/father figure to cherish.