Rhyme within Poetry

Students have been working on poetry for a few weeks.  Recently, we read One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein and had a blast reciting it.  We used this poem as a foundation for the aabbbcddeeec rhyme stanza.  Below are two poems the class creatively wrote.

In the Forest

I once saw a snail

That was carrying a pail

That was very rare

Then I saw a bear

I hope the snail will take care

When I’m in the forest

Next I spied a fox

It had the chicken pox

I can tell the Fox was very sick

Maybe he ate a stick

But he was still slick

When I’m in the forest

By Third Grade 2011-2012

High Lights from School

I wish my school had a swimming pool

That would be really cool

The school year is long

We participate in Music with song

Sometimes we do things wrong

High lights from school

I wish the school served donuts and cake

Then we could learn how to bake

Next, let’s have recess from two to five

We could use the pool to dive

And that’s how you stay alive

High lights from school

By Third Grade (2011-2012)