Today's Classroom Activities :

Poetry of Time

Poetry of Time
Reading/Writing Enjoy the following poem together, noting how the rhythm and the spareness of words add to the meaning. Try writing other poems that express the passing of time by their rhythm and vocabulary. Select poetry books from the library in which students can look for other examples.

Last Day of School

by Beverly McLoughland

Tick tock,
Tick tock,
Drips the clock
On the wall,
Drop
By
Drop
By
Drop
The loud tocks
Fall,
Plop into
The tub of
Air,
Trickle
Down
The day,
Tick tock,
Tick tock,
Summer still
So far away.

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