A Poem in Five Senses is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on a poem built from sensory detail, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 18 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
18 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
A Poem in Five Senses
W.3.10
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a poem about a walk in the woods in the fall. Use sounds and smells as well as sights.
I used sounds
I used smells
I used sights
2.Write a poem called "Campfire Night" using all five senses.
I used all five senses
I chose exact describing words
I gave my poem the title
LessonPrint · W.3.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — A Poem in Five Senses
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A fall woods poem that includes sounds, smells and sights.
2.A poem titled Campfire Night that uses all five senses with exact describing words.
Questions about A Poem in Five Senses
What does the A Poem in Five Senses worksheet cover?
It practices a poem built from sensory detail — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core W.3.10: Write often, both quickly in one sitting and slowly over days. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does A Poem in Five Senses practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.10 — W.3.10, under Writing for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
A Poem in Five Senses is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on W.3.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does A Poem in Five Senses come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of A Poem in Five Senses can I print?
25 versions, of which 18 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is A Poem in Five Senses free to print and photocopy?
Yes. A Poem in Five Senses, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for W.3.10
Write often, both quickly in one sitting and slowly over days.