Introduction
Children glow, beam, gleam, and radiate when they think about dinosaurs. Read a favorite dinosaur poem and witness the joy of poetry.
WHAT IF...
by Isabel Joshlin Glaser
What if...
You opened a book
About dinosaurs
And one stumbled out
And another and another
And more and more pour
Until the whole place
is bumbling and rumbling
And groaning and moaning
And snoring and roaring
And dinosauring?
What if...
You tried to push them
Back inside
But they kept tromping
Off the pages instead?
Would you close the covers?
GOOD BOOKS, GOOD TIMES, Harper and Row Publishers, 1990
Extension
This poem is excellent for role playing. Begin by asking students to name their favorite dinosaur. Make sure to have plenty of dinosaur books, toys, and posters. Copy the poem on chart paper or transparency. As you read the poem students can vocalize the verbs in the poem. I am sure they will have fun with it.
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2 comments:
What a fun poem! I like the idea of having the students role-play. This would be fun with most any age.
I'm doing this poem for a compatition!
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