Form 3 (4th & 5th grade) Poem Study

The students in Form 3 have been reading short stories by different authors and learning about the tools these writers use in creating interesting stories. We considered Dr. Seuss, read books by Nancy Shaw and saw how alliteration and rhyme are used. Rhyme is a "slick trick" used to create rhythm in a story and similar sounds can add to its silliness. The students wrote their own stories using alliteration, rhyme or a combination of both.

~ Mrs. Cuellar, Form 3 Teacher


A Mouse in My House
by Marissa

A mouse in my house
is eating cheese in my room.
It left crumbs on the floor
so I whacked it with a broom.

A mouse in my house
is running all over the place!
He was not just running -
he was having a race!

A mouse in my house
is playing hide-and-seek.
I thought he was playing dumb
so I went to take a peek.

A mouse is my house
is acting really deadly.
I had enough of him
so I gave him Squid Medley.

What a mouse in my house!


Skippy Jon Jones
by Kylie

Skippy Jon Jones has lost his bones
and doesn't know where to find them.

So he asked the mouse who lives in a house,
but he just said, "Go ask the maid
who makes lemonade to see where they've been laid."

So he asked the maid,
but she just gave him lemonade.

"Oh, where are my bones!"
said Skippy Jon Jones.

"They're right over there!"
said the mouse in the house.

"Oh, thanks a lot. How could I pay you?
Should I give you a blouse?"

"Oh, no - you don't have to,"
said the mouse in the house.