THERE’S A DRAGON IN MY WAGON
Arnot McCallum ©

TEACHERS, READ A POEM TO YOUR CLASS EVERYDAY!! Here are some suggestions to help you enjoy poetry with your class.

Use the following poem to encourage memory work. Suggest to the students to recite this as a rap. They love it!!

My Name is Jack (pg.37)

My name is Jack

And I can't sit still.

I can't quit jumping

And I never will.

 

I don't need underwear.

I don't need socks.

Because you see,

I'm a Jack in the Box!

© Arnot McCallum

Pizza Pizza pg. 11

This is a great chant for choral speaking and reader’s theatre

 

Robot Doggy pg. 27

-read the poem and have a class discussion on pets i.e. favourite, least favourite, smartest, most loyal etc.
-now discuss the pros and cons of robot pets vs. real live pets
-write a paragraph stating your position

** Refer to the CONTENTS page for some great ANIMAL poems**

 

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