teaching in each poem?

about things.

blue and flu

Sick

want to save him.

I'm sorry to tell you that a dollar is more than two quarters because

two quarters only equals 50 cents and a dollar is worth 100 cents.

Even though 4 nickels are more coins than 3 dimes, it's less money. 3 dimes are worth 30 cents, but 4 nickels are only worth 20 cents. 

4 nickels are worth more than 5 pennies because 4 nickels are worth 20 cents and 5 pennies is worth 5 cents.

them up.

is backward.

do them.

2. A simile is when you compare two unlike things with the word like or as. For example,

Her lips were as red as rubies. Her lips are being compared to the red color of rubies.

Can you write a simile about the trash? The trash pile was as _______ as a _______.

3. What happens when we aren't responsible about doing our chores?

4. Things we need to do are often written in lists. What do you notice about the

lists in this poem? Lists often create repetition, which can create a pattern or a song-

like quality in poetry.

help you understand?

2. This poem reminds me of the time that...

3. Onomatopeias words that represent sounds.

What onomatopeias can you find in this poem?

4. What words could you change to make the monster

sound polite?

on what he did. Start with the words...

"Dear boy, I'm sorry to tell you that..."

Pickle Me?

2. I wish that the author had included ___________ in the poem.

3. Where do you think they're going?

Share your response to any of the poetry by clicking on the page

near the poem. Type in your name and your ideas about the poem.

Tell what did YOU liked or disliked about the poem and tell why.

Was there anything you didn't understand?

It's OK to say that you weren't quite sure what the poem meant.

What was your favorite word in the poem?

Try to answer most of the questions I posted.

1. Who is the poem about?

2. What is the main thing the poem is about?

3. What is the setting of the poem?

4. Poetry often includes rhythm or meter which is the pattern of the beats. Listen to the

poem again. Tap along with the author.

5. Rhyming words end with the same sound. What rhyming words can you hear? In which

lines do you see rhyming words?

6. Alliteration is when two words begin with the same sound. What words alliterate in

this poem?

living thing human like qualities. What examples of personification can

you see in this short story?

2. Why do you think the author personifies the lion?

2. What did the author do to the words in the poem? Why?

3. What is a runny?

what kind of person do you think this poet is? What does his

poetry say about him?

1. What does the author compare tonsils to in this poem?

2. Why does Peggy Ann McKay say she's no longer sick?

3. What rhyming words do you see in this poem?

4. What rhyming pattern do you see in this poem?