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Poetry Break 12

A poem that can be accompanied by movement (and indicate what movements).

Bedtime
By Patricia Hubbell
 
(Students will do exactly what the movements say)
   Hop away  
Skip away
Jump away
Leap!
Day is all crumpled
and lies in a heap.
(At this part students will lie down close to each other. I wouldn't recommend lying on top of each other.)
 
(Students again will follow what the movements tells them.)
Jump away
Skip away
Hop away
Creep!
Night comes and coaxes
The world to sleep.
(All students lie down on floor and pretend to be sleeping.)
 
Hubbell Patricia. 1988. The Tiger Brought Pink 
         Lemonade. New York: Macmillan ISBN 6-893-1417-5.

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Introduction
I like the  movements in this poem  they are very easy. Students will find it  easy  to learn about movement in poetry. 
 
Extension
I would tell the students we are going to learn how movement can be used in poetry. I would  read the poem and have the students listen for the words that show action. This is also a great poem to learn about verbs.
Have the poem written on the overhead or board. Call students up to underline the words that show movement.
 Ask what other words can be used to show action, write on the board. Now see if the students can come up with more lines using the new action words.
Start all over read the poem and have students  do the specific movement mentioned in the poem.

Poetry Break 13