Sea, Sea,
what do I see
swimming down here
in the deep blue sea?
A whale, a whale
is what I see,
swimming down here
in the deep blue sea.
Minnows,minnows
are what I see
swimming down here
in the deep blue sea.
Shells, shells
are what I see
on the sand
in the deep blue sea.
This poem is a fun one for making a poetry game for young children learning about the ocean. Children can take turns naming something they can see in the ocean to make the next verse. Is it kelp, a jellyfish, shark, lobster, crabs, or some other treasure? There are certainly enough possibilities that every child can have a chance to play and the rest of the class can fill in the other lines.
This poem also introduces homophones--two (or more) words that sound alike but have different spelling and meanings. Sea and see, sound the same but have different meanings. Can you write a poem today that includes a homophone? Have fun writing.
Happy Poetry Friday. Tara at A Teaching Life is hosting us all for the Friday Poetry Roundup. Thanks, Tara. And thank you for sharing the lovely William Blake poem about the end of summer THE SCHOOLBOY with us.
You're right! This is a good teaching method! - for both creatures/things related to the sea as well as poetry itself.
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DeleteI love being right, but it is also fun being wrong because that is when I learn new things.
I think this will be something I'll use with our youngest students, Joy. They will love it, & be able to learn it quickly! Fun!
ReplyDeleteLet me know how it works out for the children. I'd love to be there to help you with this. I wonder what pictures children would draw to go with their verse. They could all be put together in a classroom book.
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ReplyDeleteThis one might be endless--there's a lot to see in the sea!
Aren't homophones fun? I know kids will have fun playing with this poem.
DeleteI'm playing with the idea of turning this one into a picture book and I already have the twist at the end all plotted out.