Telephone Poem
This
poem is to be written using your telephone number as a guide. Write your
telephone number, then a line of poetry next to each number. Each line of the
poem has the same number of syllables as shown by the telephone number. You can
also choose a theme from which to write your poem. (summer, football, etc.)
Example:
8 If you need someone to talk to
7 Or you're all alone at home
9 If you want to joke or just gossip
0
1 Call!
3 I'll be home
9 We can do our homework together!
Number Fact
Rap
When children are learning their basic number facts and have any
difficulty mastering a particular table, sometimes it's fun for them to create
a "rap rhyme" to help them remember! Here is an example by Mackenzie:
8 x1 is really great
because the answer is the number eight.
8 x 2= sixteen,
Isn't that the greatest thing you've ever seen?
8 x 3 gets you twenty-four,
Isn't it too bad it doesn't do a chore?
32 is what you get from eight times four,
Get a little closer, and I'll tell you some more!
8 x 5= 40 and 8 x 6 = forty-eight,
Hurry up and learn them, don't be late.
8 x 7= 56. Know why?
That's what happens when you multiply!
8 x 8= sixty-four,
Please don't walk out the door.
8 x 9 = seventy-two,
This number is so smart it can tie its shoe.
80 is what you get from 8 x 10,
Soon we can do this rap again!
Vacation
Poem
Instead of having children write a story or paragraph about where
they’ve spent their summer vacation, have them bring in a t-shirt from
someplace they’ve visited, or design one on a piece of paper. It can be
accompanied by the following poem of any length. (a good bulletin board project
for back to school!) Here is an example followed by the pattern.
My t-shirt is from New York
City,
Walking along Fifth Avenue,
Seeing the Empire State Building,
Being part of the throng of people,
Climbing the Statue of Liberty,
Staying in a luxurious hotel,
I had a terrific summer!
Here is the pattern:
My t-shirt is from _____.
Lines 2-6 (or more): phrases about things you did
Last line: I had a ___summer!
