We are studying ponds currently in our first grades, so this fits right in! I read a book about ponds and we've read a number of books and articles about frogs. Did you know that frogs have teeth? Toads don't, though.
So - my poem for frogs
Tongue Twister PoemA Tongue Twister poem is made up of lines/verses that are hard to say when read aloud
by using similar consonant sounds in succession (use of alliteration). In other words, the
poem ties your tongue into knots. This form does not require end or internal rhyme.Funny 'phibian family of
Forty-four frogs
On four foot long logs in a fog
With fascinating flopping flippers
For fine fitting freshwater slippers
Feasting on freshest flitting fluttering fly-bys
Faithful friends, not fearsome foes
Of toads.
No, I didn't know about the teeth. This is such fun, especially linking it with your pond study. Your students must love it. It's a good reading challenge, too! I did try to read it aloud, and flubbed!
ReplyDeleteTeeth who would have "thunk" it!
ReplyDeleteI am impressed how you find a surprising days, write a humorous piece, add an explanation of a poetic form and then create a poem. Today's tongue twister lives up to its name.
ReplyDeleteTerje