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More Than A Tree - Activity Instructions

Nature has been the inspiration for many poets and artists as it can provide so many sounds, colours, smells and feelings - all fantastic things to write descriptive words about. In this activity, you will write a poem after being inspired by trees!

Part A: Collecting Descriptions

Step 1.

Take a walk around an outdoor area, pausing when you find a tree that catches your eye. Observe how other things around you might rely on the tree - is the grass underneath it more protected? Do insects hide in its bark?

Fill out your Tree Experience Adjectives Worksheet, choosing the best adjectives you can to describe this moment outdoors. You could use single words, or sentences. Use this poem to remind you what an adjective is:

Part B: Writing Five Senses Poetry

Step 1.

Read this five senses poem about trees, paying attention to the structure. Notice that there is more than a single adjective on each line. In a five sense poem, you want the reader or listener to feel they are experiencing everything you describe.

Step 2

Use your Tree Experience Adjectives Worksheet to create your own five senses poem in the space below:

Trees taste like...

Trees smell like...

Trees look like...

Trees sound like...

Trees feel like...

Taking It Further

Write more five senses poems about other features of your outdoor area. Illustrate them and add them all together to make your own poetry book.
Record yourself reading your poem/s aloud, and share your video with friends or family.
Research other poems about trees. Choose one and learn to recite it.

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