INTRODUCTION
Today is the birthday of author and poet Charlotte Zolotow, who turns 94 years old! She has written many wonderful stories and poems for children. I will read one of her poems about summer to honor her birthday. You might recognize it as a bit of a tongue twister.
POEM
Today is the birthday of author and poet Charlotte Zolotow, who turns 94 years old! She has written many wonderful stories and poems for children. I will read one of her poems about summer to honor her birthday. You might recognize it as a bit of a tongue twister.
POEM
FLOWERS AND FUN
By Charlotte Zolotow
Summertime is sunnytime
funnytime is sunnytime in
summertime
leaves and trees
flowers and fun
summer breeze
but also
beeeezzzzzzzzzzz
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Zolotow, Charlotte. 2002. SEASONS: A BOOK OF POEMS. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0060518545
EXTENSION
Post the poem big enough for everyone to see, or hand out copies of it. Ask the children to recite the poem slowly with you. If everyone recites it smoothly the first time, try it again only faster. Have some tongue twisters on hand to continue the fun. Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue by Jon Agee is a fun new book to use.
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