Humorous Poetry Unit. 8 poetry lessons + worksheets.
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Resources included (8)
Poem structure: stanza, line, punctuation. 'Eating Numbers' by Neal Levin.
Verbs and repetition in poetry. 'Learning to Fly' by Kenn Nesbitt.
Nouns and mood in poetry. 'Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face' by Jack Prelutsky.
Antonyms in poetry. 'Falling Up' by Shel Silverstein.
Repetition, rhythm and rhyme in poetry. 'I Stuck My Finger Up My Nose ' by Kenn Nesbitt.
Rhyming words and poem picture. 'Frightened' by Shel Silverstein.
Tongue-Twisters and alliteration.
Adjectives and poem picture. 'My Neighbour's Dog is Purple' by Jack Prelutsky.
Kids love a humorous poem and this unit will keep you giggling for 8 lessons. Over this time students will be exposed to a variety of funny poems and taught the main language features of poetry.
• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• mood
• alliteration
• antonyms
• rhythm and rhyme
• tongue twisters
• poem structures
Each poem comes with teaching notes and worksheets.
Each lesson is designed to fit in a one hour teaching block.
Included poems:
Be Glad Your Nose in on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
Frightened by Shel Silverstein
I Stuck My Finger Up My Nose by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning to Fly by Kenn Nesbitt
My Neighbour’s Dog is Purple by Shel Silverstein
Eating Numbers by Neal Levin
Falling Up by Shal Silverstein
Tongue Twisters
Please note: you will need to have access to your own copy of some of the poems. A blank page with appropriate images is included for you to write the poem on if needed.
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