Rie PY ae o_o bry : : gtuden nts > Edition ene speRUKUN NEGARA AMALAN HIDUP RAKYAT MALAYSIA BAHAWASANYA NEGARA KITA MALAYSIA MENDUKUNG CITA-CITA HENDAK: Mencapai perpaduan yang lebih erat dalam kalangan seluruh masyarakainya; Memelihara satu cara hidup demokratik: Mencipta satu masyarakat yang adil di mana kemakmuran negara akan dapat dinikmati bersama secara adil dan saksama; Menjamin satu cara yang liberal terhadap tradisi-tradisi kebudayaannya yang kaya dan berbagai-bagai corak; Membina satu masyarakat progresif yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden: Maka kami, rakyat Malaysia, berikrar akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip yang berikut: * KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN » KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA * KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN * KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG + KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN Contemporary English Literature for Primary Schools ¥ Anthology of Poems for PY ie dl(rasa ba om] ISBN 978-983-3086-27-9 First published 2019 (© Oxford Fajar San. 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Lot 25 Rawang Iniegrated industial Park Niki Rawang Jalan Batu Arang 148000 Selangor nr KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA Acknowledgement: ‘The publsher would ike to thant the folowing {or their invaluable help and assistance tn the development ard preparation of this book: + Textbook Division ‘Ministry of Education Malaysia ++ Curriculum Development Division ‘Ministry of Eoueation Malaysia NOTES FOR TEACHERS Amthology of Poems for Year 4, Sand 61s complied io full he requirements of Module Four (Longuoge ‘Arts) Level 2 of the standord-bosed English Languoge curriculum for Moloysian national primary schools and nationaliype primary schools (SK and SJ). Posty promotes Iteracy, mottvates social interaction, fosters emottanal resilience and helps children know themselves, It con cross boundries thot litle else con ond opens venues for Speoking ond Listening. The poems offered in this book are for children in Yoors.4, Sand 6. They are in mony poetic styles ond cover a variety of themes, The poems are structured fram simple to difficult and cilow you to chase concepts and skills as \your pupils become ready for them. You can pre-teoch structure or introduce concepts needed in "understanding the poem, If you feel this is necessary. The collection consists mginly of short rhyming poems. Fun images moke the poems cttractive to pupils ofthis age-group. The poems inspire pupils to be creative. It has been shown that the most effective woy of introducing poetry is 1a ensure the pupils understand what thoy read. These poems are therefare in language that is simple and their themes are og¢-oppropriate. Understanding, however, is not everything. There are poems in different genres in this anthology. ‘You need not teach your pupils conscious knowledge of these genres, The purpose is enrichment, riot development of literary knowledge. The activities you do with these poems should, therefore, to provide proctice in al four languoge skis: istening speaking. reading ond weting integrate the skils ina seomiess way ond not focus only on one skill ct atime be fun ond appeal fo pupils, for example, by relating to their lives allow for multiple intelligences, individual work, pair work, group work ond whole class activity os well 0s non-verbal responses suich as miming, acting, facial expressions, gestures, pictures, music give students repeated proctice in grammor and vocobulory through repetition without dri, wherever possible make sure the pupils’ work is ‘published’ and the teacher is no the sole listeneireader of pupils poems ‘Suggested Activities Here ore some strategies thai you as a teacher can adapt and plan for: Before reading aloud to a group, read the poem aloud to yourself several times. Mark the words and phrases that you want te emphasise, Follow the rhythm of the poem. Ensure children listen tothe teacher reading the poem aloud while they look of the tex. Encourage children fo read poetry aloud, and/or recite it from memory. & teacher can tell how well children understand the poem by the woy they read it Gat the whole class to attend to-and applaud after any poem is recited by mambers of the class._/- Tris will serve.as a reward and encouragement ‘Ask pupils to select a favourite poem and illusiate it. This can be done by loying poper an the floor or | Con the sidewalk by the classroom, Pupils can use crayons, morkers or paint, After this activity, invite | the closs to do a ‘pootry walk, Invite othars to see the pootry-ar. + Grete 0 poetry wall where he pupils’ poems con be displayed. ‘+ Explain the poom’s subject and theme and connect the idea to some dane. Use drama with the poems you read. Have pupiis dress up, act out or perform during school assombhy, = Provide opportunities for pupils 10 write pattem pieces or verse of various kinds from thelr own | ‘oxporionces, Encourage pupils to ask questions about the poem: Hove pupils rood and respond to the poem on their own and then talk about it in clos. + Make copies of the poems studied and have pupils make picture books of the poem assigned to them. Pupils could also make picture books of heir own poems oF pooms Ihe IKO. | Encourage pupils t0 make racordings of thelr tavourte poems. Other puplis can lisan 10 them, Display your own favourite poems for the pupils ta read. Encourage pupils to toke a poem. and rewrite it into a story. Give « poem fo the whole class. Split the class into groups. Get each group to analyse the poem based on the topic ond provide feoaback. + Rewnite he poem leaving certain words out. Ask pupils to fil! the blanks with thelr own words ond share their pooms with the class. They can be encouraged to discus the words differant pupils have: suggested for each blonk fo see how each ward fis (a) the original meaning and (b) the form, for example, the thyming scheme Jor work that the pupils have | _Foreach year. eshor! deserption af each poem is provided egether wih suggested actviies to enhance the exparience of leaming pootry, Moin octivites ond axtonsion aciviies are suggested for each poor, ‘The main activites lead into the poem while ine extension octivties lead owoy from the poem. The | Iter use the fopic and format of the poem to find new ways of discovering and thinking about the topics cnd types of wring found in the sylabus and cumicuka actviies. They ore also used fo draw | eco! erature inte the foaming of English Wterature, While the main activites are mainly concarod uatin comprehension oF undersionding, he extension oviies focus more on the production skis. All | extension activites are best done in groups. The octivties suggested are only exomples. You can iter or odd fo them it you need to, The octiviies suggested ore given as instructions to the pups Some Useful Detintions | __Imogery - Mental pictures created by words that oppeal to the five senses: sight, smell, heoring, taste | and touch. Example: horses” hooves pounding on the ground os in “Sounds Like Magic’. | Gnomatopoeia ~ Words containing sounds similar fo the noises they describe. Example: crunchy, )—_exaekty; popping os in ‘Noisy Food. Porsonification — A figure of speech where human qualities are given to non-living things. | Example: the fingers of the sea, as in"Sand Castle’ and sand running down to the sea os in “Seaside’ Rhyme - The repetition of words with similor sounds, usually ot the end of two or more lings of verse, Exomple: smalvall, lowers‘hours as in ‘Grondma's House’ ‘Simile— A woy of compering things using the words ‘like’ ond ‘os’, Example: ke lumpy porridge rainos: In My Sister's Ecting Porridge’ = Gott tesla pea ® At the Playground Clap Your Hands ) 4 2 2 Woodpecker Holiday Memories ? Sand Castle Grandma's House Miss Antrobus -) Serenade This Tooth Seaside The Meal /) Watching a Bumble Bee 3 The Dark CI I ledMessing About The Sandwich 28 Toes My Sister's Eating Porridge Here is the Nose Don't The Mud-pie Makers Rhyme A Garden Tadpoles Swinging fay athe We paras bea a deta‘CLASSROOM GUIDE FOR YEAR 4 with Suggested Activities Poem | ~‘At tha Playground’ by Brian Moses is about activities a child did ot the playground, ‘The child id many things af the playground: ‘swung on the swing, ‘slidon the slides’, etc. What other things ean you see and do ot the playground? Poem 2—"Clop Your Hands’ by Pam Gidney is an action posm. ‘a, Dp the cctians as you recite the poem, 1b. Workin groups. Think of other things that can be done (i) ‘obove your heodt, i) behind your bock’ ‘and {ii} trom side to side’ Poem 3 — Woodpecker’ by Brenda Wiliams is in asiyle of postry that asks a series of questions. ‘The poet sexs the woodpecker os a guest knacking of the door cl a home. What is there in the poem to make you think 30? Poem 4 - "Holiday Memories’ by June Crebibin is an imaginative poem about the things a person did ‘during his holidays. ‘a. The poet went to many places and met many animais. What are the places he goes to and what ‘are the animals he meets? 'b, Do You think this is @ reqi holiday? Give reasons for your answer. Poem § Sand Caste” by J. Potrick Lewis is a poem in rhyme about building a sandcastle. 2. List oll the things the poet mentions which fell you he went to the seaside. 1b. What other activities con you do of the seaside? Poem &— "Grandma's House’ by Pamela Mordecai describes the poet's visit to her grandmother. \@. What is found in eoch ploce in Grandma's house (for example. in the bathroom)? 'b, Write down ma things which are found in each of thesa places in your home, Poem 7 = ‘Noisy Food! by Merian Swinger is cbout diferent kinds of food. 4 Replace the Types of food in the poem cfter the folowing words: munching. slumping, eating erunching, popping, sucking. Think of ether things you con sturp eat, munch or pop. Poem 8 - “Sounds Like Magic’ by Celia Warren is about different sounds you can hear when you put «different things against your ear. ‘a. Reod the poom cloud, vith expression. 'b. What things that the poet hears are real and what things are imaginary? Why do you think so? At the Playground When we went to the playground I swung on the swings, T slid on the slide, T hung from the rings. Traced over to Mum for a kiss and a cuddle, but as we were leaving, T fell in a puddle! Brian MosesClap Your Hands Clap your hands. Above your head— Wake up, wake up, Sleepyhead. Clap your hands Behind your back. Make a click And then a clack, Clap your hands. From side to side. Hold your arms out Very wide. Clap hands fast With your best friend. Now our game Is at an end! Pam Gidney Woodpecker Woodpecker, woodpecker Tapping at the tree Woodpecker, woodpecker Can't you see? Woodpecker, woodpecker You can't win You can knock all day But there's no one in! Brenda WilliamsHoliday Memories. When I was on holiday I went to Timbuktu, I wrestled with a jaguar And boxed a kangaroo. I chatted to a seagull, I met a big baboon, I floated on a moonbeam Until | reached the moon. I journeyed into jungles, I swam the deepest sea, I climbed the highest mountain And a monkey-puzzie tree, I visited the planets, I lit up ail the stars, I gossiped to a parrot Travelling to Mars. I sailed across the ocean, I drove a Greyhound bus, T rode across the desert On a hippopotamus. I chased a band of pirates Completely round the bend. And now the summer's over And so is this—THE END. June Crebbin Theard a mermaid singing, I fought a killer shark, I grappled with a Grizzly In a wild Safari Park.Sand Castle I built a house One afternoon With bucket, cup, %, 4 @ And fork and spoon, Then scooped a shovel- ful of shore = ”~ On top to add v q The second floor. But when the fingers Of the sea Reached up and waved A wave to me, It tumbled down Like dominoes And disappeared Between my toes J. Patrick Lewis Grandma's House Grandmo’s house is very small just a bedroom and a hall and a parlour full of flowers lots of clocks to tell the hours and a kitchen with a cat fast asleep upon a mat and a bathroom cool and white full of towels soft and bright and a front door with a bell and a garden with a well and a place to sit and dream down beside a little stream. & Grandma's house is full of things things with wheels and things with wings, things with spouts and things with handles, bells and books and fans and candles. Grandma's house is very small, aa Vi but I love to go to call, 3 and to share a pot of tea— just my grandmama and me! v — Pamela MordecaiNoisy Food When you're munching crunchy opples or you're slurping up your soup, when you're eating crackly crisps all on your own or in a group, when you're crunching up your camflakes or you're popping bubblegum, or you're sucking at an orange with such squelches that your mum says, ‘Can't you eat more quietly, that noise is rather rude!’ It's then you say, ‘It’s not my fault. Tm eating noisy food.” Marian Swinger cat TK crise? gee F Sounds Like Magic PCT Ren teal and thought I could hear the rushing of the waves Rel Ream mtet atl eee ae eur] CMe eRe Renee Re lied et Rune Eel nme TR ure R ements) TRUCE eRe MU} Polis team eee eta) I took an empty teacup to see what I might hear Cems eRe Re lnm) Ce RU Ee ee mecEXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 4 Poem | ="At the Playground’ ‘The poet enjoyed being in the playground but the trip ended badly. Tell your friends on lncident in your life thot ended badly, Poem 2—"Clop Your Hands’ ‘Think of ways you ond your friends eon keep enoke during (a) English class or (b) any boring ‘activity Poem 3 -"Woodpecker’ {a. Find aut the reat reason a woodpecker pecks and tell your friends. b. Why do some birds ond animais behave strangely? Find out about any one animal or bird that behaves strangely and fell your friends. You con use pictures. ‘©. Write a similar poern about a bird, for example, an ov. Poem 4 —‘Holidoy Memories’ ‘a. Tell your friends about o dream holiday you would like to have. (Notice the writer uses the past tensa in doing this.) 'b, Write one stonza of this poom. Write about your own dream holiday, Poem 5 "Sand Castle’ 2, Drow two pictures to illustrate what you undarstocd by Stanzas 3 and 4 1b. What else do you think con fall down ‘like @ pack of dominoes’? Poem 6 ='Grandma's House’ ‘a. Pomela Mordecai likes fo visit her grandmother. Wile about somaane whese house you ica to vig. . Write @.poem ike ‘Grandma's House’ about © place you like to visit. Moke sure the words rhyme in every pair of ines, Read your poam to the class. Poem 7 "Noisy Food" ‘Think of local food rhot is ‘noisy. How con you et this ood without being ‘rude’? Poem 8 ~ "Sounds Like Mogic Rewrite the lines after ‘thought | heard in Stanzas 2. 3 and with what you ourself imagine.pape ae ‘One cat, two cats, three cats, four, Four cats scratching At my gran’s back door. CLASSROOM GUIDE FOR YEAR 5 with Suggested Activities Poem | ='Cate’ by John Kitching is about counting forwords and bockwards up fo 10 in «fun way. .@. Chonge cats-fo some other animal that you think may da.as the cats in the poem do. \ 1b. Count upwards from | up to 30 ond then downwards fram 90 to | Five cats, six cats, seven cats, eight, . Poem 2-= "Miss Antrobus’ by Richord Edwords Is a poem about Miss Antrobus' pet ociopus, \ snr ees BU cts sacking N ‘ 3 Mos Andro Ika her oc i 1 Replace ‘octopus’ wih cher seo crectures, Change the nome of Miss Anivobus fo shure wh | | ‘At my grandma's gate, fhe orate you have cheven. Poem 3—"Serenode’ by Bobb| Kotz is cbout cnimals that have human characteristics, behaviour | and emotions. «a, Do youlike this poam? Do you like the thee mice? Why? | 1b. Two musical insttuments ore mentioned in the poem. List ten other musical instruments from the | vvorious cultures in Malaysia Eight cats, seven cats, six cats, five, Five cats scratching At the old bee-hive. Poem 4—"This Tooth’ by Lee Bennett Hopkins is about @ child trying te pull out a looge tooth, | ‘2. Act out whol the boy did to his. tooth ee . - Four cats, three cats, two cats, one, 'b. The poet's tooth finally ‘fell aut on its own’. Did you experience this faling of teeth too? When ‘and why did it happen? ‘One cat napping In the noon-day sun. Poem § = "Soaside by Shirioy Mughos is about a day spent at the boach. ‘The poet talks cbout wha she saw and experienced at the seaside. Look through the poem and ‘804 whet those are. 1b, Did the poet enjoy the doy ot the seaside? How do you know? Poem 6 = "The Meci’ by Karlo Kuskin is cbaut o boy's bizarre breckfost. | |. What aid Timothy have tor brecktost? 'b, Timothy says his meal wos ‘delicious’, Would you ogres with him? Poem 7 = ‘Watching « Bumble Bee’ by Wes Magee is about a bee's odventure in a garden. | ‘2. The sound of the bumble bea is heard throughout the peer, The post does this by using alot of | “s' ond '2' sounds. Can you find oll the words thot have these sounds? »b. Nome other animals that you can see in the gorden. Poem 8—"The Dark’ by Adrion Herel is about what o child imagines in the dork ‘a, The words ‘coming down’ are used many timas in the first two stonzas af the poem, Why? j 'b. Think of oll the words thot rhyme with these words: ‘head’, ‘me’, door, ight’ ond ‘floor. ‘Guaier t e ale ate)a Miss Antrobus Serenade Three mice sat down in the barn one day in a quiet corner filled with hay Why do you love your octopus, Miss Antrobus, Miss Antrobus? Why do you love your octopus, Miss Antrobus, my dear? I love my octopus because It hugs me and it wriggles. T love my octopus because Its wriggles give me giggles. Tlove my octopus because It juggles jars of pickles. T love my octopus because It tickles, oh, it tickles. One played a fiddle. One played a drum. One blew a bubble with pink bubble gum. Tra-la-la went the fiddle. Boom, boom went the drum. And POP! went the bubble and the bubble gum. Richard Edwards Bobbi KatzThis Tooth I jiggled it Joagled it jerked it. I pushed ‘ond pulled and poked it But— As soon as | stopped, and left it alone, this tooth came out on its very own! Waves pouring in x To a sand-casile moat:The Meal Timothy Tompkins had turnips and tea. The turnips were tiny. He ate at least three. And then, for dessert, He had onions and ice. He liked them so much That he ordered it twice. He had two cups of ketchup, A prune, and a pickle. ‘Delicious,’ said Timothy. ‘Well worth a nickel.” He folded his napkin And hastened to add, ‘It's one of the loveliest breakfasts I've had.’ Koria Kuskin 20 Watchinga Bumble Bee da yy Out in the garden A x rt you will see : ‘ the oh-so-busy @ = bumble bee. q It never stops to take a rest. % It wears an oh-so-hairy ry vest. on J When flowers, in summer, ae ‘open wide Tt gathers nect the bee dives oh-so-deep ; Il day | me inside. CM ae . . Yond hums an oh-so-buzzy — ##?"""* s 4 song. Tee ‘While you watch from your S garden seat ss the bee makes honey qtizz2, N Nv “224 oh-so-sweel, N es Then off it zigzags * in a tizz with an oh-se-busy buzzy whizz 2zzzz227, 2. = 5 = = = " N N N Ben Wes MageeThe Dark I don't like the dark coming down on my head It feels like a blanket thrown over the bed I don't like the dark coming down on my head I don't like the dark coming down over me It feels like the room's full of things | can't see I don't like the dark coming down over me There isn’t enough light from under the door It only just reaches the edge of the floor There isn't enough light from under the door I wish that my dad hadn't put out the light It feels like there's something that's just out of sight I wish that my dad hadn't put out the light But under the bedclothes it's warm and secure You can't see the ceiling, you can't see the flaor Yes, under the bedclothes it's warm and secure So I think [ll stay here till it's daylight once more. Adrian Henri 22EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 5 Poem | ~ "Cats Reod some other poems about cats. Recite the poems aloud for the rest of the closs to enjoy. Poem 2~ Wiss Antrabus! 1a, Write apoem about your own pet. You can use ‘Miss Antrobus' os yaur model, . Write o short paragraph to describe Mise Antrobus's eetopus. Poem 3="Serenode’ ‘One meaning of ‘serenade’ is gentle piece of music using a few instruments. Tell your ‘classmates about ony kind of music you like in your own culture, Bring @ CD ta class, i you can, Poem 4 "This Tooth ‘There are many things that will still happen even if you left them clone, Tell your friends one ‘exomple of his in your own Iie. Poom § —“Soaside’ Tell your friends the kinds of things you do (a) by the seaside ond (b) ct whatever place you like to goto. Poem 6-"The Meat 1a, Have you ever had a meal like the one Timothy Tompkins had? When? Tell your frends ‘about it , Do you think it was a well-balanced meal? Why? Poem 7 Wotching © Bumble Beet 12. Find out cbout different types of bees and fell other members of your group about them. b. Give reasons why we should not harm living creatures such as the bumble bee. Poem 8 "The Darke ‘The poet hates the dark. What do you hate most in your ite? Tell your friends why you hate it.‘CLASSROOM GUIDE FOR YEAR 6 with Suggested Activities Poem | —"Niessing About’ by Michael Rosen is about games and feelings experienced by the poet ‘and his tends. Who do you think you can relateto best: Jumping John, Kicking Kirsty, Nod Mickey or Fat Fred? why? Poem 2-"Tho Sondwich’ by Tony Brodman is @ fun poem about making a crazy sandwich, ‘What does the poet pul into his sandwich? Do you think you will ike the sendwich? Why? Poem 3— Toes’ by Judith Nicholls is about what our 1088 can do. ‘What are the things you con de with your toes, aecerding to Nicholls? Poem i= ‘hy Sisier's Eating Porridge’ by John Coldwell is obout on older sibling waiching ‘younger siping ect. apa ‘What things tell you that the sibling eating is a very small child who still does not know how to feed herselt? Poem 5 — "Here is the Nose’ by Ciyde Watson Is a fun way to lam about the parts of the body. ‘Mony ports of the body ore mentioned in the poem. What did each port do? Poem 6 = "Don'’ by John Kitching is about rules that children have to follow. «@. Read this poem os diferent people — your mother, Your father, your grandmather, etc. — would '39y if, Say each line with the siress and fecling each person would express, 1b. Make a list of all the things the children cannot do. Poem 7 —"The Mud-ple Makers Rhyma’ by Janet Paisley is about chikdren playing with mud-pies. ‘Make 0 ist of things that ore (0) squidgy, (b) slippery, (c} siudgey, (@) runny and (8) squeczy. Poem 8 = "A Gorden’ by Lello Berg describes the poet's dream garden. ‘Which capects of the poet's garcien do you like best? Why? Poem #— Tadpoles’ by Rose Fyleman is about ten litle tadpoles, ‘a. Why did the todpoles say ‘No, no, nof 10 the water rot? bb. Which words tell you what the tadpoles were doing in the pot? Poem 10-= ‘Swinging’ by Leila Borg is about a child playing on a swing, ‘a. How okd do you think the person talking in the poern is? 1b, Read the poem cloud. Try ond show the sense of going up and coming down in your voice. This is the rhythm of the poem, Messing About “De you know what?" said Jumping John. ‘Thad a bellyache and now it's gone.’ “Do you know what?" soid Kicking Kirsty. “All this. jumping has made me thirsty.’ ‘Do you know what?” said Mad Mickey. ‘L sat in some glue and I feel all sticky,” “Do you know what?" soid Fat Fred. “You can't see me, I'm under the bed,’The Sandwich Oh what shall I have Today for my tea? I know — a sandwich, As big as can be! Til stort with the bread, Two slices, quite large; Then slap on some jam, Qh yes, and some marge, Til put in some cheese, A tomato or two, ‘And maybe an onion This. big one will do! Til bung in some lettuce, 7 A radish, of course, And ... a sizzling burger, All covered in sauce! Add in some chicken, And maybe some chips, Some biscuits, an apple, A packet of crisps, A cake with some candles, Some chocolate (one bar), Spaghetti, bananas, ‘Sweets from a jar, Baked beans and humbugs, Carrots and mustard, All topped off with cream And steaming hot custard ... Now a sandwich like that ‘You really can’t beat, It's packed out with goodies, A real tasty treat. ‘There's only one problem; I's breaking my heart ... I's. such a big sandwich — Where do | start? Tony BradmanToes Toes, handy to wiggle, useful to kick; fun to tickle, hard to lick! Good fo count on, walk on, run — feet without toes would be much less fun! To me it's quite clear there is nothing os neat as a fine set of toes ‘on the end of your feet! Judith Nicholls My Sister's Eating Porridge My sister's eating porridge It's going everywhere. Up her nose and down her front; A dollop in her hair. My sister’s eating porridge, She's missed her mouth again. Now it’s dripping off her spoon Like lumpy porridge rain. My sister's eating porridge And most is on the floor. No wonder she is hungry And crying out for, ‘More!’ John ColdwellHere is the Nose Here is the Mouth that opened up wide. Here are the Hands that put pie inside. Here is the Nose that smelled something sweet And led the search for a bite to eat. Here is the Tongue that licked the tin And lapped up the juice running down the Chin. Here are the Feet that followed the Nose Around the kitchen on ten Tiptoes. Here is the Stomach that growled for more. Here are the Legs that ran for the door. Here are the Eyes that looked high and low Till they spotted six pans sitting all in a row. Here are the Ears that heard a whack. Here are the Arms that reached up high Here is the Bottom that felt a smack! To bring down a fresh-baked blueberry pie. Clyde Watson 32 33 iavemartan ® eearceaal avon ® aDon't Don't do this, don't do that. Don't scrape your plate. Don't tease the cat. Don't pick your nose. Don't suck your thumb. Don't scratch your head. Don't swallow gum. Don't stick your tongue out. Don't make that face at me. Don't weer your sacks in bed. Don't slurp your tea. Don't touch your father’s records. Don't touch your brother's glue. So many things I mustn't — Whatever can | do? The Mud-pie Makers Rhyme Mud is squidgy, slippery, sludgey. Mud is irmy-squirmy goo. Mud is runny, squeezy, funny. Mud is cozey-woozey too. Mud you can roll flat, mud you can press. Mud is the nicest, muddiest mess. Mud you can make with, mud you can share. Our mud-pies are the best anywhere. Mud is squidgy, slippery, sludgey. Mud is irmy-squirmy goo. Mud is runny, squeezy, funny. Mud is oozey-woozey too. Janet PaisleyA Garden If should have a garden —~ I know how it would be, There'd be daisies and buttercups ‘And an apple tree. 4 ae A dog would chase a ball there, 4 S : A bird would sit and sing, : And a little cat would play with? A little piece of string. And in the very middle Fd only have to stand ‘or ladybirds and butterflies 'o settle on my hand.Tadpoles ‘Swinging Ten little tadpoles ‘Swinging, swinging, re playing in a pool, Low and high, ‘Come,’ said the water-rat, Down in the green grass j ‘come along to school. And up in the sky f ‘Come and say your tables, When I'm bigger I'll stand when I swing, f sitting in a row.’ When I'm bigger I'll do everything. And all the little tadpoles said, ‘No, no, no!’ he ‘Swinging, swinging, F — Low and high, Ten little tadpoles I Up in the tree-tops swimming in and out, : Down by and by Racing and diving X When I'm bigger, then | can try. and tuming round about. When I'm bigger I'll reach to the sky. Come,’ said their mother, ‘dinner-time, 1 guess.’ Swinging, swinging, id ail the little tadpoles cried, i High and low, “Yes, yes, yes!" . Up to the sun Rose Fyleman ——S \ = ins ener e aes noneEXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 6 Poem | ='Wiessing About ‘Write a sionzo fa-express your own feelings starting with, ‘Do you know what?” Give yourself First lines ore shown in italics ‘a name thot starts with the same two letters such as Jumping John and Fat Fred. Poem 2— "The Sondwich! 1a. Write a.poem about making your own sandwich. Read your paem to the class. A Garden . Rewrite the poem in the format of a usual recipe. AN the Playground joo 3— Too! cae ‘Write a poem entitled ‘Fingers’ using the some styJe.as Toes’. (lop Your Hands Poem 4 "My Sistar's Eating Porridge’ (Cop "Your Hands: [Dp you think parents should allow very Young children to feed themselves? Why? io ial wee ter Poem 5~ "Here is the Nose" Dont [Different parts of the body can do diferent things: (a) the nose can smell different types ‘of scents, 0.9, swest, sovoUry and sour (b) the eyes eon see differant types of things, 0.9. eoutiul, ugly. man-made. Make c lst of ct leas! five things under each of the five senses. Poom 6 — "Don't '@, Make @ lis of all the things your parents dan’ allow you to do. Don do this, don't do mat Grondma's House ‘Grandma's house is very sma b. Now make a list of all the things you think your porents should allow you to do. a ee, peeen7 Gil arias Here the Nose thot smeled someting sweet ‘We use cifferent words 10 describe sight differences in texture, oge, ete, See if you Holiday Memories con decide on the diferences in these two sets of words: (a) earth, Sond, mud eee (©) gid, woman, lass. 11don? ke the dork coming down on my head Poem 8A Gorden! [Describe your own draom garden. Soy what pionts, birds. ete. you wil putin it 1 iggiea poem 3-7 1 stoned fo 0 seastat '. Todpoles ore boby frogs, Thay don't look ike frogs at all, Whot other 1 should have @ gordon babies do you know that don’ look lke their parents? hes b. Write a'short poom about ony baby animal that you like. ot eee Mise Antrobus The serene it ge yocounnctde ow. hd gaurftendb enna Mul is squioay ‘ofthe things you hope fo do when you grow up. hy Suir Eating Poxiage ‘My sister's eating porridge Noisy Food (On whot shot! hove o & BaoKRRee2 Bf Bena Sar Costia Sand in the sondwiches Seaside Serenade Sounds Like Mage Swingng ‘Swinging, swinging Tospoies Ten ite tocpoles The Dark ‘The Meal ‘The Mud-ple Makers Rhyme The Sandwich This Tooth Three mice sat down Timothy Tompkins had turnips and tea Toes Toos ‘Watching @ Bumble Boe When Iwas on holiday When we went to the ployground When you're munching erunchy apples Wity do you love your octopus WoodpeckerWe are grateful to the authors in each case unless otherwise stated, for permission to include their poems in this anthology. Leila Berg: ‘A Gorden! and ‘Swinging! from Time for One fore: & ‘ck bog of sores ond verse (Mrnmoth, 1932), copyright @ Leila ‘Berg 1986, repsinted by permission af Daal Barg ana Janey Es, the Execwtors of The Estoto of Leia Bara Tony Brosnan: The Sandie’ copypigh © Tory Brosnan 1991. Art putilshad in Twinkie Twnaie Chocolate Bor compted by dja Foster (OUP, 1991). reprinted by pecmission ol The Agency (Landon) Li. Al rigs reserved and enaares 10 Agere (London) Us 28 Pottery Lone, London, WV aLZ- John Coldwel iy Sister's Eating Pondge’, copyright John Coico (491, frst puollshadin Twnkle Twinkie Crocofse Bar compted by John Foxter (OUP, 1991) ‘dune Crebbin: ‘Holiday Memories’ opyright © June Crebiin 1992. trom The Croco is Caming(PotKer Books. 2005) reprinted by porrisaion of Woskar Books Lis, Landon SEI! SHI, wornwthae coud. 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Good Times (orrCotes, 174), eprtedby nominal Carts Brown Li tow Yor Shirley Hughes: ‘Seaside’ conyrigh! © Shitey Hughes |95, from Guta About fWake Books, 1968), repined ty permission ‘of Wot Boks Ud, London SE | SHJ, war weshor co: Bobbi Katz: ‘Serenade! copyright © cb Katz (999, fst published in Wizz Bang Crong ton compled by Jona Foster (OUP, 1999) ‘Joh Kitching (Trevor Dickson} ‘Dani’ copyright © John. Keching 1991. frst published in Twinkie Twente Choootore Bor copied by John Foaier (OUP, (99): erat Cate, copyright © Jt Kching 1979, first pubighed in Whiz Bang Orong Vian Compled by Jon Foster (OUP, I). Karla Kuskin: Tho Mec, copyright © Koria Ruskin 1942. 1960 from Alexander Scames: His Poems (Harper & Row, 1962), repented ty permission of SE0M Treimal NY. J Patrick Lewis: ‘Sand Gasile’. copyright© J Potick Lows 2001, first pubtahed in Cackacodte Ao cempied ty John Fossar (OUP, 2001, prved by pemeson cf Cus Brown Lt, New ‘Wes ttoges “Watching o Bumbsooee, copyrgt Owes Magee 1999, fest gushed in Whize Bang Orong Uion cornpted by ohh Foster (OUP, 1999), Pamela Mordecat: Grandma's House’, copyright © Pomaia Mazon 7 sar Senso a et Gates el 8 oe Brion Moses: ‘Ar he Piayorouns, copyright © Brion Moses 2001, Veal patahedin Coxdadands Meo campte by Jeb Fat ( H. Jagitn Nicholls: Too", copyright © Justh Nichols 7, st fublished in Tuiahie Taine Chocaate Gor compiled by ater Foster (OUP, 1991), ‘Jona Paisley: “The Mud-Pie Makers Rhyme’, copyright © Jone! Paisley 1791. fist pubished in Twinkle Twinkle Ghocoioe Bar ‘corned ty Jona ester (OUP. 1991). ichoe! Rosen: essing Abou’ copyright © Michos! Rosen 1966, from Under ihe Bec (Waikes Books, 198¢), reprinted by Bemis of Water Books List Loon S11 SH, wan aoe. 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