Instructional Series
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Acrostic Poem
by Tim Upperton
illustrated by Simon Waterfield
In this poem about writing poetry, Tim Upperton subverts the form of the acrostic to show what can happen when the words and ideas are let free. This is a poem that speaks to students’ experiences as readers and writers of poetry and makes it fun.
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Lost Again!
by Kylee Goodwin
In this humorous poem, Mum has lost her keys again, and she and the children are searching for them in increasingly unlikely places. Eventually, Dad joins the search and finds the keys hanging on the hook, just where they should be!
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Big Blue Whale
By Kathryn Apel
Illustration by Elaine Nicholas
“The big blue whale is not a fish. You couldn’t keep it in a dish.” So begins this playful rhyming poem, which explores simple truths about whales in a fantastical way.
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Spider
by Alan Bagnall
This humorous, easy-to-read poem describes a child’s dilemma upon finding a spider in the bath. It’s likely to provoke a strong response from students as they make connections to their own experiences of spiders, but it also requires them to infer in order to fully understand the child’s problem.
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My Flower
Poem card
A poem that describes the process of growing a flower from a seed. (This card is ordered individually.)
Download the full size PDF using the Text link.
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Sleep
Poem card
A very interesting poem that compares sleep with waves. (This card is ordered individually.)
Download the full size PDF using the Text link.
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Scarecrow
Poem card
A descriptive poem about a cheerful scarecrow. (This card is ordered individually.)
Download the full size PDF using the Text link.
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