Line 1: Write a noun.
Line 2: Write two adjectives describing the noun on Line 1;
Line 3: Write 3 words ending with -ing (action words) that describe what the noun on Line 1 might do;
Line 4: Write a phrase describing the noun on Line 1; and
Line 5: Write a synonym of the word on Line 1.

Example: “My Wonderful Valentine”

               Mother
           kind, helpful
    caring, loving, sharing
– a special person in my life
                friend

2. Cut out a red-construction paper heart. Write the cinquain on white-lined paper and cut it out in the shape of a heart, a little smaller than the red-construction heart.

3. Glue the white-lined paper, with the poem on it, onto the red-construction paper heart.

4. To give the valentine some pizzazz, glue on a white, paper doily onto the back of the red-construction paper heart.

5. On the back, write the date, a closing, and signature.

THIS CUPID’S VALENTINE WILL BE A SURE HIT!