TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

POETRY RACE

HOW GOOD A TONGUE TWISTER ARE YOU?

40 seconds and over:
Too slow. Your grandparents could say the poem faster.
30 to 40 seconds:
Not bad. You're probably a faster talker than the President.
20 to 30 seconds:
Pretty good. You've been gifted with a fast pair of lips.
15 to 20 seconds:
Excellent. You can out talk anyone around.
14 seconds or less:
You are a tongue tying champion!

Betty Botter

Betty Botter
bought some butter.
"But," she said,
"the butter's bitter.
If I put it
in my batter,
it will make
my batter bitter.
But a bit
of better butter--
that would make
my batter better."

So she bought
a bit of butter,
better than
her bitter butter.
And she put it
in her batter,
and the batter
was not bitter.
So 'twas better
Betty Botter
bought a bit
of better butter!

POETRY IS FUN

GET OUT OF BED!


"Get out of bed, you silly fool!
Get up right now, it’s time for school.

If you don’t dress without a fuss,
I’ll throw you naked on the bus!"

"Oh, Mom, don’t make me go today.
I’m feeling worse than yesterday.

You don’t know what I’m going through.
I’ve got a strange, rare case of flu.

"My body aches, my throat is sore.
I’m sure I’m knocking on death’s door.

You can’t send me to school—achoo!—
’Cause everyone could get it, too.

"Besides, the kids despise me there.
They always tease and always stare.

And all the teachers know my name.
When something’s wrong, it’s me they blame."

"You faked a headache yesterday.
Don’t pull that stuff on me today.

Stop acting like a silly fool—
The principal cannot skip school!"

ENJOYING POETRY

ALL MY GREAT EXCUSES

I started on my homework,
but my pen ran out of ink…
My hamster ate my homework…
My computer’s on the blink…


I tripped and dropped my homework
in the soup my mom was cooking…
My brother flushed it down the toilet
when I wasn’t looking…

My mother ran my homework
through the washer and the dryer…
An airplane crashed into our house…
My homework caught on fire…

Tornadoes blew my notes away…
Volcanoes rocked our town…
My books were taken hostage
by an evil killer clown…

Some aliens abducted me…
I had a shark attack…
A pirate swiped my homework
and refused to give it back…

I worked on these excuses
so darned long my teacher said,
“I think you’ll find it’s easier
to do the work instead.”

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