Poems using siight words and Fundations words

We are using poetry to have fun with reading and learn spelling words and sight words. We read the poems from a poster-sized board 2 or 3 times a day, sometimes more. The poem stays up all week.  We create hand and body movements together to go with the poems.

Students have an opportunity to try reciting the poem on Friday, if they wish. On recital day, students come to the front of the class and say the poem. The audience is allowed to help by making the movements, but not saying the words. 

I wrote the poems, and admit some are better than others. I select the words first, then fitting them into a rhyme, which is usually a creative challenge. You are welcome to use them in your own teaching.

Adding

Two and two

Gives you four.

Two and three

Makes one more.

One and two

Gives you three.

You and me

Makes a “we”!

Are you hungry for plum pie?

I should have time to eat some

good plum pie

If you would help me make one

good plum pie

We soon could eat every crumb

of a good plum pie

Oh, my! Oh my! Plum Pie.

With Words

With words,

you could read books.

With words,

you could sing songs.

With words

you could read to me,

sing to me,

all day long!

Funny Little Bunny

Make me a funny little bunny.

See her all soft, blue and pink.

Here she eats sticky buns with honey.

Here, she washes in the sink.

Wink, wink!

Cupid Said

Two lines link at the top, top

Both come down then stop, stop

Look where an arrow sunk, sunk

Like coins in a bank , plunk, plunk

R-Controlled vowels

R-controlled vowels

R-controlled vowels

are afraid to be heard.

Car, her, horn, burn

Under, over

A bird named Plover

R-controlled vowels

are afraid to be heard.