Poetry
Literacy tasks
5. Write a numbered list in your Literacy book of all the purple things you can think of!
How to Turn Your Teacher Purple!
By James Carter, 2011.
6. Have a go at drawing an octopus or ocean animal. Scan a QR code below:
Realistic Octopus Cute Squid
She comes by night, in fearsome flight
In garments black as pitch,
The queen of doom upon her broom,
The wild and wicked witch
A cackling crone with brittle bones
And desiccated limbs.
Two evil eyes with warts and sties
And bags about the rims.
A dangling nose, ten twisted toes
And folds of shrivelled skin.
Cracked and chipped and crackled lips
That frame a toothless grin.
She hurtles by, she sweeps the sky
And hurls a piercing screech.
As she swoops past, a spell is cast
On all her curses reach.
Take care to hide when the wild witch rides
To shriek her evil spell.
What she may do with a word or two
Is much too grim to tell.
Wicked Witch - Jack Prelutsky
Tasks:
Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog
by Judith Viorst
Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn't want a dog.
She's making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
Check out www.rhymezone.com to help you out with some rhyming words.
Which Sport?
Dribble and pass, dribble and pass.
Kick a black and white ball.
Boot it straight for the goal.
Watch for mud and don’t fall!
Dribble, dribble, shoot the ball.
Watch it soaring high.
If it misses the basket,
Give it another try!
A cartwheel here.
A backflip there.
You’re flipping and turning
In the air!
You smack the ball.
You run, run, run.
You touch every base
For your first home run!
Dive from the side and hold your breath.
The water is very cool.
Arms turn, legs kick,
in the lovely light-blue pool.
Te Marama
Tonight I can’t sleep.
Te Marama
floods my room
with silvery light.
Outside, the moana swells
high upon the shore
- ngā tai a Kupe.
Koro fished and planted
by the phases of Te Marama.
Koro told me that she is
the tamaiti of Rangi,
sibling of Te Rā and Ngā Whetū.
Together they make
a whanau of light.
Koro always said, “Titiro whakatau! Look carefully!
In the atara, I remember him.
Te Marama - new, waxing, full, waning, new again.
Endlessly crossing the sky.
The Little Plant by Kate Brown
In the heart of a seed,
Buried deep, so deep,
A dear little plant
Lay fast asleep.
"Wake!" said the sunshine,
"And creep to the light."
"Wake!" said the voice
Of the raindrops bright.
The little plant heard,
And it rose to see
What the wonderful
Outside world might be.
The Kangaraffe by Judi Billcliff
Whenever I see a Kangaraffe
All I can do is sit and laugh.
His arms are short, his neck is long,
His legs are muscly and very strong.
He’s fast as a cheetah when playing sport
Zipping along the basketball court.
Reaching the hoop so easily
Scoring goal after goal speedily.
He gets red spots when he is hot,
A few on his tum but lots on his bot!
After a game he climbs in his car
With his head out the sunroof - how bizarre!
An adjective is a descriptive word. | A verb is an action word. |
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An adjective is a descriptive word. | A noun is a person, place or thing. |
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The Flustards
met, yet
e.g. They stand and watch for things like these:
Icecream cones dancing happily down the street
Carrots dressed up with tutus on their feet
Olympic Race
pounding:
podium:
For example: heart racing, legs pumping, determined, resilient
A Gust of Wind.
pale:
Ivory:
Chorus:
gust:
E.g. Verbs in “A Gust of Wind”
water, crunch, gather, …
4. Make a helicopter spinner!
Week 8, Term 2.
Hoiho
by Janice Marriott
JJ43
Week 7, Term 2.
Big Blue Whale
by Kathryn Apel
JJ41
Week 6, Term 2.
Adjectives | Verbs | Personification |
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Sea Seasons by Moira Andrew
Plastic Planet
By James Brown.
Week 4, Term 2.
Wanted
by Gail Whitten
OR
Week 3, Term 2.
Cats Sleep Anywhere
by Eleanor Farjeon
Week 2, Term 2.
The Strangest Time by Judi Billcliff
There’s a time when birds swim upside down,
When goldfish fly all through the town.
When dogs meow and cats bark
But it only happens after dark.
When wolves cluck and chickens howl
When bears buzz and bees growl.
When frogs hiss, and snakes leap
But it only happens when you sleep.
When monkeys moo and cows shriek
When mice chirp and crickets squeak.
When crocs jump and roos bite
But it only happens late at night.
When lambs oink and piglets bleat
And giraffes run wild along the street.
It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever seen
But it only happens on Halloween!
Week 10
There’s a monster in my bedroom,
There’s a monster under my bed.
There’s a monster in my bedroom -
Look! It’s standing on its head.
There’s a monster in my bedroom,
There’s a monster on the floor.
There’s a monster in my bedroom -
Listen! Did you hear it roar?
There’s a monster in my bedroom
It’s eating all my food,
It’s finished off my muesli bar,
That monster’s very rude!
I need to escape from my bedroom
I’m ready, one ... two ... three,
My feet must not touch the floor
Or that monster might get me!
I leap onto the bookcase,
I leap onto the chair,
I leap onto a pile of clothes -
Look! I’m leaping everywhere.
One last jump. I made it,
I escape out through the door.
Now that monster’s gone to sleep -
It can’t get me any more.
There’s A Monster In My Bedroom
by Judi Billcliff
Week 9
River Journey
By Moira Andrew
I was born high in the hills,
jumped over stones,
chuckling and laughing.
I listened to winds playing
in the heather.
I grew into a bubbling burn,
wandering through fields,
yellow with buttercups.
I made music, singing songs, in the sunshine.
I became a shining stream,
wound my way among stones,
silver with darting fish.
I danced with long shadows
in the evening.
I hurried over rocks, under bridges, grown-up at last,
my waters wide and deep, till
I tumbled into the open arms
of the sea.
Personification is when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
Listen to the Personification song.
Week 8
Crazy Hair By Judi Billcliff
Help me, I’ve got crazy hair
With a mind all of its own,
It seems to get even crazier
At the sight of a brush or comb.
It’s really curly when it’s dry,
It’s worse when it gets wet.
When Mum appears with the brush
I call out, “No Mum, not yet.”
At times I look like a unicorn
At times I look like a moose.
It’s bad enough when it’s tied up,
It’s a disaster when it’s loose.
Sometimes people tease me,
They say, “Your hair’s a mess.”
But Mum says, “They’re just jealous,
You’re the one who’s blessed.”
Week 7
Funky Monkey
By Judi Billcliff
My Dad took us out for a special treat
He took us to the zoo,
Where we saw a cheeky monkey
Wearing bright green sparkly shoes.
He was wearing funky sunglasses
And a red and blue striped shirt.
He was munching on bananas
And yoghurt for dessert.
When he saw us watching him
He offered us a bite,
But sharing food with a monkey,
Didn’t seem quite right.
Week 6
“Missing”
Week 5
“Wind on the Hill”
Week 4
“At the Zoo”
by A.A. Milne