Poetry

**Poetry Page** Poetry is a great way to work on reading fluency and expression. Poetry is also a way to read short pieces on a lot of different topics.

Some groups of students read a poem each week to practice their High Frequency Sight Words and fluency. Here are a few of these poems. Check back again for some new poems!

My Shadow

When I swing a bat, My shadow does that. When I pat a cat, My shadow does that. When I wear a hat, My shadow does that. My shadow is a copycat !

The Thoughts of a Winter Mitten

She's sliding on the driveway, She's falling off her sled, She's rolling down the hillside, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">She's standing on her head. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">She's lost me in a snow drift <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">and doesn't even see. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Until the season changes, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">this snow is where I'll be. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Poor me!

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Funny Pup

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The funny pup is having fun. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">She runs and jumps <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">out in the sun. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pup sees mud, <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pup falls down. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pup has turned <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">from white to brown.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Messy Room

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A room that's all messy <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is not always best.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't find my teddy, <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can't find your vest.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't find my pencil, <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can't find your dress.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get ready, get set, <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's clean up this mess!