Little Steps Care · Autumn workshop
Eleven words in the rain
Draw a moment in an autumn shower and turn it into an eleven-word poem. Choose a word you can hear.
- 6–8 · 8–12 years
- About 20 minutes
- Writing & drawing
- Language & stories
What will your child practise?
Turn an observation into a short poem and choose precise words.
What you need
The writing sheet and a pencil.
Step by step
- Draw something you saw, heard or felt during a shower. Say three words that fit your drawing.
- Write five lines with one, two, three, four and one word. An adult can write down a younger child's choices.
- Read the poem aloud. Older children can replace a familiar word with a more precise one and listen to the change.
Printable worksheets
Open a preview to see what you will print, then download the worksheet as a PDF.
