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Drafting acrostic
If the term drafting acrostic doesn’t mean anything to you, indeed, you already did when you were a child. And for a good reason, doing acrostics is an activity that children like a lot while working their neurons and creativity. Here’s how to go about creating acrostics and patterns to help your offspring get started.
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SUMMARY
- Acrostic: definition
- First name acrostic: how to do it?
- First name acrostic with adjectives
- First name acrostic for a birthday
- Examples of acrostics
Acrostic: definition
The term ” acrostic ” is said to have appeared in the 16th century and comes from Greek. However, its use seems to date back to Antiquity, particularly with Quintus Ennius (239 BC), author of the time of the Roman Republic, considered the “father of Latin poetry”. The acrostic is a poem, a stanza (or series of stanzas) that is read vertically from top to bottom and where the first letters of each line, when put together, make up a word or phrase.
First name acrostic: how to do it?
Do you want to teach your child how to perform an acrostic with their first name? It is effortless. All you need is a sheet, a pencil and coloured pencils. He will then write his first name vertically, using a different colour for each letter. Following each note, your minor poet will have to find a word that begins with the said letter. Most often, children use adjectives that define them. Still, he can also use words designating things or animals, such as an exercise that calls on the child’s reflection and imagination.
First name acrostic with adjectives
Your child wants to make an acrostic of his first name using adjectives; here is an example with the first name Oscar to help him understand the exercise and be inspired by it:
- O is
- S sensible
- C harmant
- In love
- R êveur
Now that he has understood the instructions, it’s up to him to play!
First name acrostic birthday
The use of acrostic can also be an original and creative way for your offspring to wish the birthday of one of his friends. An exercise that he can decline again by using adjectives to qualify the person to celebrate or, for the older (and motivated). Take the opportunity to send him a letter or even try his hand at poetry by writing verses, with or without rhymes, for each letter composing the words ” happy birthday “.
Here is an example of verses composed in the form of kissed rhymes (ABBA scheme) to wish a birthday :
- B cells
- O scar, my dear
- N ou are celebrating your birthday
- A succeeded, I take this day
- N e are friends, and I wanted to tell you I am proud
- N ll stay for the life I hope,
- I invincible is our friendship forever
- V Victoires, happiness, flakes
- And love, I wish you
- R ions also every day,
- S incèrement I think you’re super cool
- So I can’t wait for a party
- Here I start the countdown
- R equate us soon on this day
And we’re going to have fun!
Activities printable cards
Throughout the year, many activities, events and parties require cards to be sent. Halloween, Mother’s Day, Christmas, of course, or even birthdays are all occasions to write a nice little note or an invitation for a party.
The most organized will even be able to print agendas, timetables and calendars for the whole school year. Again all of our themes are available free of charge for your children. The hardest part will ultimately be to choose.
