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Poetry Break 19

A poem that can be  matched with a novel or picture book (and include bibliographic citation for novel or picture book)

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The Monarch Butterfly
by Douglas Florian
 
He is a monarch.
He is a king.
He flies great migrations.
Past nations he wings.
He is a monarch.
He is a prince.
When blackbirds attack him,
From poison they wince.
He is a monarch.
He is a duke.
Swallows that swallow him
Frequently puke.
 
Insectlopedia,1998. New York: HarcourtBrace &
     Company.
 

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Swope, Sam.2000. Gotta Go! Gotta Go! New York:
     Farrar, Straus and Giroux . ISBN  0-374-3275-72

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Introduction
A good activity for spring.

Extension
Ask the class if they have any favorite insects.Read the poem The Monarch Butterfly. Talk about how a monarch is a person  head of the state. Write on the board monarch, king, prince, and duke.You can use these words as new words for the class spelling list. Have the student write the definition and use the word in the sentence.
 Talk about how the butterfly got a name like  monarch.
Next read the story Gotta Go! Gotta Go!  by Sam Swope it's  the story of a little bug who has to go to Mexico but doesn't know why. The book shows the various stages of a butterflies life. After you read the poem and story using a venn diagram compare and contrast the two books.
Have the class take a part from the book and illustrate it. At the bottom  of the paper write  a sentence about the picture.
Use a work sheet and draw stages of a butterflies life. Order a butterfly  kit for the class and watch what happens, each student can keep a notebook and record what it happening to the butterfly .You can order from

A poem that can be matched with a book of nonfiction (and include bibliographic citation for nonfiction book).