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| funny choral verse poems: When The Teacher Isn't Looking Kenn Nesbitt, 2012-08-07 Students and teachers will roar as Kenn Nesbitt pokes fun at silly school topics with dozens of wacky poems. Who knew school lunches and detention could be so funny? Kenn Nesbitt, that's who! Do you attend a school like the one Kenn Nesbitt describes in this hysterically funny collection of poems? There's a frenzied food fight in the cafeteria. For show-and-tell, kids burp the ABCs. Recently, pet days have been banned (and for good reason). And the funniest things happen when the teacher isn't looking. Kids and teachers rate these rhymes A+ (and you will, too). |
| funny choral verse poems: Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face and Other Poems Jack Prelutsky, 2008 Selection of poems by Jack Prelutsky, America's first Children's Poet Laureate. |
| funny choral verse poems: My Dog Likes to Disco Kenn Nesbitt, 2022-07-20 My dog likes to disco on TikTok for fun. He'd rather start dancing than go for a run... Former Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, possibly the funniest poet ever to wield a pen, is back with more of the impossible poems, outrageous rhymes, and absurd wordplay that kids can't stop reading. My Dog Likes to Disco unleashes seventy new poems about disco-dancing dogs, invisible kids, misbehaving phones, preposterous people, and much, much more. From the creator of the world's most popular poetry website for children, poetry4kids.com, My Dog Likes to Disco includes many of the most popular poems Kenn Nesbitt has ever written, including ''''I Made a Meme this Morning,'''' ''''My Flat Cat,'''' and ''''Our Dog's Name is Roomba.'''' Reviews Irrepressible, unpredictable, and raucously popular children's poet Kenn Nesbitt was spawned in the same cracked petri dish as Jack Prelutsky, to whom he is the natural heir. (J. Patrick Lewis, US Children's Poet Laureate, author of Please Bury Me in the Library) Kenn Nesbitt wrote a book of poems A funny one I think. And though it's colored black and white Watch it tickle you PINK! (Douglas Florian, author and illustrator of Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings) Kenn Nesbitt's brain is the clown car of children's poetry. I don't know how they all fit in there, but they keep tumbling out, one after another, each one funnier than the one before it. (Eric Ode, poet and songwriter. Author of When You're a Pirate Dog and Other Pirate Poems) Fans of Kenn Nesbitt will gobble up this new offering, which combines his infallible command of rhyme scheme with the hilarious-yet oddly contemplative-wisdom of a child pondering the world. (Joyce Sidman, author of Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature) |
| funny choral verse poems: Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons Amy Buswell, Bruce Lansky, 2014-08-05 Many struggling readers are embarrassed to read aloud. They are often intimidated or bored by texts that reading specialists require them to practice. So, instead of catching up, they are falling further behind. This handbook filled with poetry reading lessons can help turn struggling readers into happy readers. |
| funny choral verse poems: My Cat Knows Karate Kenn Nesbitt, 2018-10-27 Kenn Nesbitt returns with another round of the ridiculous rhymes, wacky wordplay, and preposterous punchlines that kids love to read. My Cat Knows Karate includes seventy new poems about goofy gadgets, kooky characters, funny families, absurd situations, and much, much more. |
| funny choral verse poems: Poems About Weather Joanne Randolph, 2018-07-15 From the crashing boom of a thunderstorm to a gentle breeze on a sunny afternoon, the weather has a way of fascinating us every day. Nothing captures the magic of weather better than poetry. Young meteorologists and poets alike will love this collection of poems that capture the natural phenomena of weather. Even reluctant readers will be intrigued by the gorgeous illustrations that accompany the poems and enrich the text. Fun and accessible, this carefully selected collection is the perfect introduction to poetry, making this book an excellent tool for any language arts curriculum. |
| funny choral verse poems: Good Poems Various, 2003-08-26 A selection of meaningful and enjoyable poems to inspire and be enjoyed by everyone Here is an anthology of poems, chosen by Garrison Keillor for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m. Good Poems includes verse organized by theme about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendance. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds. It's a book of poems for anybody who loves poetry whether they know it or not. |
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| funny choral verse poems: A Rock Can Be . . . Laura Purdie Salas, 2015-03-01 A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? A rock can be a...dinosaur bone, stepping-stone, hopscotch marker, fire sparker. Find out about the many roles a rock can play in this poetic exploration of rocks around the world. Laura Purdie Salas's lyrical, rhyming text and Violeta Dabija's glowing illustrations make simple yet profound observations about seemingly ordinary objects and encourage readers to suggest what else it can be! Using metaphors for a leaf (tree topper / rain stopper), a rock (hopscotch marker / fire sparker), and water (thirst quencher / kid drencher), these insightful picture books creatively highlight a variety of roles and relationships in nature. |
| funny choral verse poems: Bookspeak! Laura Purdie Salas, 2011 Presents a series of poems which pay tribute to the limitless worlds available through books, as characters plead for sequels, strut fancy jackets, and have a raucous party in the aisles after a bookstore closes for the night. |
| funny choral verse poems: Reading, Rhyming, and 'Rithmetic Dave Crawley, 2010-03-01 Another zany day at school. Judy is caught kissing Justin. Vanessa is eating paste. Mrs. Reilly, a teacher, turns into a ghoul from the dark side of the moon. And Ollie, the classroom mascot, who happens to be a seven-foot-long snake, is chasing Principal Poole. In other words, it's a day at school as imagined by Dave Crawley, author of the popular Cat Poems and Dog Poems. With lively illustrations by Liz Callen, this comical collection examines everything from taking tests, coming up with ever more original excuses for not doing homework, and the shock of seeing a teacher on a Saturday, buying groceries like an actual human being. |
| funny choral verse poems: Deep Sea Dance Kenn Nesbitt, 2019-04-02 Down on the ocean floor, deep in the sea, everybody's dancing. Ready? ONE, TWO, THREE! All the underwater creatures are having fun dancing in the deep until Shark crashes the party. But what if he just wants to dance too? Don't miss this beautifully-illustrated, charming tale of differences, common bonds, friendship, and dancing from former Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt. |
| funny choral verse poems: Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl, 2002 Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after. |
| funny choral verse poems: Creating Readers with Poetry Nile Stanley, 2004 The message in Creating Readers with Poetry is simple and strong: Poetry helps children learn to read! In this innovative resource, Nile Stanley offers you teaching techniques that transform reading from a two-dimensional world of boredom and frustration into a three-dimensional world of voice, movement, and artistic expression. He shows you how poetry supports the teaching of reading and allows students to relax and blossom. His mini-lessons and engaging activity poems provide standards-based reading instruction that also build community, confidence, and enthusiasm. He includes a CD of sung and spoken poetry performed by noted children's poets and students to use as instructional models. |
| funny choral verse poems: Sometimes You Barf Nancy Carlson, 2014-10-01 Everybody barfs. Dogs, cats, chickens, alligators, and even you. It happens to everyone, and sometimes it even happens . . . at school. With her characteristic humor and compassion, Nancy Carlson helps young readers through what is often a scary and embarrassing rite of passage. Sometimes you barf. But it's OK. You get better! |
| funny choral verse poems: The Complete English Poems George Herbert, 2004-10-07 Presents a selection of Herbert's Latin verse with English translation along with selections of his prose pieces. |
| funny choral verse poems: Walking the Bridge of Your Nose Michael Rosen, Chloë Cheese, 1997 Runner-up for the 1996 Mother Goose Award, this unconventional collection of poetry and rhymes turns the English language on its head, with tongue twisters, puns and nonsense verse. |
| funny choral verse poems: Old Elm Speaks Kristine O'Connell George, 1998 A collection of short, simple poems which present images relating to trees in various circumstances and throughout the seasons. |
| funny choral verse poems: Secrets of the Loon Laura Purdie Salas, Charles K. Dayton, 2020 Illustrations and rhyming text follow a loon chick as she learns how to survive--and thrive--in her first year. Includes facts about loons. |
| funny choral verse poems: Funny Poems Jan Dean, 2015-09-03 This 'Funny' themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There's an anthology for every place and topic. Make sure you've always got a verse rehearsed! Roaring dinosaur rhymes, silly school rhymes: even some revolting rhymes to get you groaning. You can rap or rhyme them, mime them out or tackle fiendish tongue-twisters. Heaps of rib-tickling rhymes to send you poetry potty, and it all supports the school curriculum. A matching Teacher Resource Book, written by Paul Cookson, features workshop-style lessons based on different poetry types/genres. Each lesson focuses on a specific poem from one of the anthologies. |
| funny choral verse poems: Noisy Poems Jill Bennett, Nick Sharratt, 2005-11-03 It's time for lots of noisy fun! Flip flop, flip flap, clickety-clickety clackety clack! Slurp some spaghetti, crash and bang, hear the trees go ping and the mice go clang! This is a perfect first collection of noisy poems for sharing aloud, delightfully illustrated by award-winning artist Nick Sharratt. |
| funny choral verse poems: Big Talk Paul Fleischman, Beppe Giacobbe, 2000-01-01 Provides young readers with a colorfully illlustrated picture book of poems about conversation, talk, and gossip. |
| funny choral verse poems: Short Talks Anne Carson, 2015 Poetry. Deluxe redesign of the two-time Griffin Award winner's first poetry collection. On the occasion of the press's 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the first of six new editions of classic books from our back catalogue. New material includes a foreword by the poet Margaret Christakos, a Short Talk on Afterwords by Carson herself, and cover art and design by the renowned typographer Robert Bringhurst. First issued in 1992, SHORT TALKS is Carson's first and only collection of poems published with an independent Canadian press. It announced the arrival of a profound, elegiac and biting new voice. SHORT TALKS can comfortably stand alongside Carson's other bestselling and award-winning works. The renowned ancient Greek scholar's first book beautifully reprinted on amazing paper, with an extra short talk on afterwords functioning as the afterword. Sometimes humorous, other times eerie, these prose-poems range in topic from waterproofing to Gertrude Stein at 9:30 at night--the most fascinating micro-lectures you'll ever attend. Nobody has not bought this book after opening it. --Open Books Indie Recommend |
| funny choral verse poems: Santa Got Stuck In The Chimney Kenn Nesbitt, Linda Knaus, 2006-10-03 A collection of 20 humorous poems about Christmas. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Armpit of Doom Kenn Nesbitt, 2018-10-27 Kids love Kenn Nesbitt's hilarious poetry! With their rollicking rhythms, playful rhymes, and mischievous twists, kids can't stop reading these poems. The Armpit of Doom includes seventy new poems about crazy characters, funny families, peculiar pets, comical creatures, and much, much more. |
| funny choral verse poems: Suzie Bitner was Afraid of the Drain Barbara R. Vance, 2010 Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain is a collection of humorous and whimsical poems and drawings for children of all ages. From mice on roller skates to a peanut-butter-and-jelly sister, the book is comprised of over 124 lighthearted, imaginative poems and illustrations |
| funny choral verse poems: Dragon Poems John Foster, 2004-10-07 Here is a collection of fabulously funny poems put together by John Foster and illustrated with creative genius by Korky Paul. There are poems by a range of authors about dragons in all sorts of situations - chasing teachers, playing the banjo, feasting, fighting knights, or being taken home as pets. Guaranteed to delight, this is a perfect introduction to poetry either at home or at school. John Foster and Korky Paul's poetry partnership began over 10 years ago, with the publication of Dragon Poems. The combination of John's inspired and witty selection of poems, with Korky's crazily imaginative and anarchic illustrations, has proved exceptionally popular. |
| funny choral verse poems: Read to Me Bernice E. Cullinan, 2000 Full of tips, facts, and reassurances for busy parents and families, this accessible and informative guidebook clearly lays out the steps to ensure a love of reading at every age. This revised edition includes an updated list of suggested read-aloud books. |
| funny choral verse poems: Over the River and Through the Wood Lydia Maria Child, Matt Tavares, 2011 Combines artwork with the original text of the classic song that celebrates the joy of the season and the warmth of family togetherness. |
| funny choral verse poems: Messing Around on the Monkey Bars Betsy Franco, 2009-07-28 Grab a partner (or many more) and read these playful poems for multiple voices aloud — evoking all the high spirits and hijinks of a day at school. Out on the playground, kids are skipping rope and making trades. In the library, they’re whispering, fi dgeting, and giggling. In the classroom, they’re learning their lessons....or spinning tales about why they haven’t turned in their homework. Throughout this collection of nineteen poems — ideal for reading aloud in pairs, but just as much fun with one or many — words, pictures, and voices erupt in an irresistible invitation to join an exhilarating ride around school. So hop on the bus! The pencils are tapping, the clock is ticking, and reports are due...tomorrow? |
| funny choral verse poems: My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch Graeme Base, 1988 Here is a terrific tale with rollicking verse and marvelously detailed illustrations from Graeme Base, the Australian creator of the bestselling Anamalia and The Eleventh Hour. My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch is a fantastic journey Down Under. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Super Book of Phonics Poems Linda B. Ross, 2000 Teaching phonics is a delight with this big collection of irresistible poetry! Each kid-pleasing poem helps kids master key decoding skills and targets a key letter-sound relationship--consonants, vowels, blends, digraphs, and more. Includes instant lessons and activities to build phonemic awareness, oral literacy, and all the phonics concepts students need to know to help ensure reading success. Great for shared reading! For use with Grades K-3. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Little Buggers J. Patrick Lewis, 1998 A collection of poems from acclaimed duo that will have readers bugging out for more!From yellow jackets to termites, praying mantises to doodle-bugs, no little bugger has been overlooked in J. Patrick Lewis's clever collection of verse paired with the outrageous and vibrant art of Victoria Chess. Young readers will squirm with delight at both commonly known insects such as the cricket and the ladybug, and lesser known ones such as the silverfish and stinkbug. All the creatures are presented with descriptions true to their natures but in fun and zany scenarios. |
| funny choral verse poems: Poetry Aloud Here! Sylvia M. Vardell, 2006-02-20 From choosing a poem and developing presentations that will keep the audience captivated, to using promotional displays and materials, Poetry Aloud Here! takes the reader through all the steps of introducing poetry for children. |
| funny choral verse poems: Literacy Out Loud Terry Anne Campbell, Michelle E. McMartin, 2017-08-21 Committed to embracing the power of oral language, Literacy Out Loud recognizes the important role talk plays in developing the reading and writing abilities that students need in school and beyond. The book offers strategies where oral language takes centre stage and is fostered through engaging activities. Literacy activities and events focus on all aspects of listening and speaking, and emphasize enjoyable, purposeful, social learning. The book argues that listening and speaking, or talk, is at the heart of a vibrant classroom. It shows teachers how to nurture dynamic classroom talk that is essential in its own right, and makes all learning possible. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Crocodile Lewis Carroll, 1988-01-01 A smiling crocodile bathes in the Nile and waits patiently for his prey. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Discovery of Dragons Graeme Base, 2007 A brand-new edition of the classic book of Serpentology brought to you by the brilliant Graeme Base Was Bjorn of Bromme one of the greatest explorers of the Viking Age or just a simple-minded, lice-infested Barbarian with a passion for beach volleyball? Could Soong Mei Ying really have discovered every Asiatic Dragon known to Serpentology, or was she just a thirteenth-century teenage who wanted to travel and meet people? Did Dr E. F. Liebermann perish after discovering the Common Green Draak, also known as the 'Awful Gurgler', or was he suffering from a severe bout of jungle madness? The answers to these questions and more will not be found within the pages of this book - but a lot of great big Dragons will . . . Visit graemebase.com |
| funny choral verse poems: Bed in Summer Robert Louis Stevenson, 2011-08 Presents an illustrated poem about a little girl having to be in bed during daylight hours. |
| funny choral verse poems: The Worst Band in the Universe Graeme Base, 2001 On Planet Blipp, beyond the stars, beyond the sun and moon, The world was ruled by music - but tradition called the tune. The Ancient Songs of ages past were all that could be heard, And no one was allowed to change a single note or word... |
| funny choral verse poems: Life Doesn't Frighten Me (25th Anniversary Edition) Maya Angelou, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sara Jane Boyers, 2018-01-09 Shadows on the wallNoises down the hallLife doesn't frighten me at all Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves.Angelou's strong words are matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience his or her own fearlessness.Celebrating its successful 25 years in print, this brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art features brief, updated biographies of Angelou and Basquiat, an afterword from the editor, and a fresh new look. A selected bibliography of Angelou's books and a selected museum listing of Basquiat's works open the door to further inspiration through the fine arts. |
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