Student Poems Take a Fun Turn!

Despite the fact that National Poetry Month is five days past, my first-graders and I are in full swing.

 

We've changed direction from our 'serious' poems we've done. We are now tackling something a bit more fun, like limericks and couplets.

 

I have to admit that these six and seven year-olds have surprised me with their word choices! Take the following limerick as an example.

 

One day when the teacher had recess

a boy made a despicable mess!

He rolled in the mud

with his very best bud.

He ruined the teacher's favorite dress!

 

Through a little guidance on my part, these are all my kids' words, including the word "despicable." I was impressed, and even told him so. 

 

Here are our other two limericks, plus two couplets. While I've taken the liberty of eradicating actual names, I don't think it detracts from the poems themselves.

 

One day in my teacher's guided reading

a girl in the class started bleeding!

Some big words oozed out

and that made her shout,

"Reading? I thought the books were for eating!"

 

One kid in my teacher's classroom

flew through the room on a broom.

He hit the back wall.

That caused him to fall.

So my teacher sent him to his doom!

 

Playing on swings can be fun,

but don't let your feet touch the sun.

 

A first-grader walked down the hall,

but a mean bunny caused her to fall.