In this lesson, I’ll show you how you can write your own limericks in just a few easy steps. Limericks, like all poetic forms, have a set of rules that you need to follow. The rules for a limerick are fairly simple: They are five lines long. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme with one another. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. They are usually funny.

Teacher Planet actually offers access to many of these classroom friendly limericks. You can use their lesson plans, worksheets and additional limerick resources to teach this fun poetry form to your young students.

Designed to accompany the How to Write a Limerick lesson, it begins with a concise definition of a limerick and outlines the key rules for creating one, including its length, rhyme scheme (AABBA), rhythmical pattern, and the characteristic shorter length of lines 3 and 4. The worksheet also notes that limericks often tell a story, typically ...

This Limerick Writing Lesson includes everything you need to get students to write their own limericks: lesson plan, slideshow, and student worksheets! If you’re struggling to find examples, check out Edward Lear who published (and illustrated!) an entire book of them.

When teaching the art of writing limericks, an instructor must focus on two critical aspects: the unique rhythm and meter inherent to limericks, and the clever word choice that ensures the correct rhyme and cadence. A limerick consists of five lines with a distinct AABBA rhyme scheme.

Teaching limericks? These silly poems have five lines. Their predictable rhythm and rhyme poems make them perfect for elementary kids.

A limerick is a rhyming, humorous, and often nonsensical fve-line poem. The frst, second, and ffth lines rhyme (forming a triplet), and have the same number of syllables. Limericks often begin with the words: There once was...

How to write a limerick: The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9). The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6)

This lesson plan uses a fact-filled video lesson that teaches students what a limerick is, how it is formatted and provides several limerick examples. A fun activity turns students into...