Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Poem activities for kids.





Poem activities for kids.
You and Me
The Sun, the trees, the grass, the sky,
The silver Moon that’s sailing by
The rain and dew and snowflakes white,
The flowers sweet and stars of night!
The songs of birds, wind whispering,
Such autumn leaves, the buds of spring-
Such lovely things to hear and see
Belong to you and belong to me!

Read the poem with pupils and ask them to remember adjectives of the poem.
Activity #1
Find missed adjectives in the poem

The Sun, the trees, the grass, the sky,
The … Moon that’s sailing by
The rain and dew and snowflakes …,
The flowers … and stars of night!
The songs of birds, wind whispering,
Such autumn leaves, the buds of spring-
Such … things to hear and see
Belong to you and belong to me!

Activity # 2
Find the line that tells “shining things above at night”

Answer: 
The flowers sweet and stars of night!
Activity # 3

How many definite articles “the” are there in the poem?
Answer:
9- “the” articles

The Sun, the trees, the grass, the sky,
The silver Moon that’s sailing by
The rain and dew and snowflakes white,
The flowers sweet and stars of night!
The songs of birds, wind whispering,
Such autumn leaves, the buds of spring-
Such lovely things to hear and see
Belong to you and belong to me!








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