Ages 6–7📖 EnglishBeing planted

Writing Poetry

Write poetry, exploring patterns of language, rhyme and rhythm, and learning poems by heart for recitation with appropriate intonation

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Question 1 of 3

Sam is writing a poem about a garden. He has written the first two lines: "Bright flowers sway in the warm spring air, Bees buzz softly, a sweet perfume they share." Which of the following lines would be the best third line to keep the poem feeling like a poem?

Question 2 of 3

Listen to the short poem: The sun is bright, The birds take flight, I love to read, I plant a seed. Which line rhymes with the first line?

Question 3 of 3

You have learned the poem "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." After hearing the line "Up above the world so high," which line should you say next?

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