Cocoa and Poems

First GradePoetry Recitation

December 21, 2010

Poemsby Connor

POEMSTHEY’RE SHORT

NOT LONGTHEY HAVE EVERYTHING

YOU WANT, WANT, WANT!

POEMS! !

FleaRecited by Connor

A flea known as RalphSwallowed a cow,

It‟s a mystery how,And after the cow

He swallowed a horse(a huge one, of course),

But with a giraffeHe ran out of luck,Its legs got stuck.It‟s impossible now

To understand RalphWif giraffe in hif mouf

Norahby Isabella

There is a puppy,In the house.She is fluffy,

And pink.She drinks,

Chocolate milk,She eats,

Pizza.Her name is,

Norah!

Dinosaur DinnerRecited by Isabella

Allosaurus, Stegosaurus,Brontosaurus too,

All went off for dinner at theDinosaur zoo,

Along came the waiter, calledTyrannosaurus Rex,

Gobbled up the table,„Cause they wouldn‟t pay their checks

Day Dreamingby Cali

A WEIRD BIRDAND A TINY BIRD

AND MEFLYING BY THE RAINBOW

DAY DREAMING

Chubby Little SnowmanRecited by Cali

A chubby little snowmanHad a carrot nose,

Along came a rabbitAnd what do you suppose?That hungry little bunny,

Looking for his lunch,ATE the snowman‟s carrot nose,

Nibble, nibble, crunch

Bulliesby Landon

Bullies BulliesMean

Hit PeopleKick People

Punch People Bullies Bullies

Sock in the GravyRecited by Landon

Sock in the gravyGlove in the soup

Tie in the meat loafAnd here‟s a scoop . . .

If you don‟t like clothes in your baked beans

Don‟t cook your food in washing machines!

Carsby Burke

Cars Cars,Cars are good at racing!

They go 176 miles an hour!Wow!

That is fast!Cars!

Birthday fun at the track!Cars make me happy!

Cars Cars!

My SnowballRecited by Burke

I made myself a snowball as perfect as could be,

I thought I‟d keep it as a petAnd let it sleep with me.I made it some pajamas,And a pillow for its head,

Then, last night, it ran away,But first . . . it wet the bed.

Taylorby Austin

Taylor,Brown hair and skin,

Brown eyes,Kicks and punches,

Beats me up,At home,

In my room,A lot of the time,Dad to the rescue!

Down DownRecited by Austin

Down, down!Yellow and brown,

The leaves are fallingaround the town!

Ice Creamby Jayli

I had ice cream,Ice cream!

With a cherry on top!I had strawberry,

Ice cream!With sprinkles on top!

It was in a cone,It was in a bowl,

Crunched in a bowl!Because I like it that way!

IguanaRecited by Jayli

I have a pet iguana whoDoes not do very much, it‟s true,

Spies a fly,Blinks her eye,

Flicks her tongue,ZAP!

Then takes a nap.

I Lost My Toothby Kendra

I Lost My Tooth!When it fell out,

I put it in a circle box,I put it under, my pink pillow,

The Tooth Fairy came,Then a dollar was,

under my pillow!

HenryRecited by Kendra

When I hold my hamster,Henry,

He makes me feel,Safe inside,

Warm fur, red eyes,Chubby little body,Henry is my buddy.

Friends in the Riverby Lily

Friends in the river,I would see them,

swimming in the river,The sky is blue,

The river is green,There is,

Isabella, Stazia, Cali, Emily, Abby, Melachi,

My friends in the River!

Two DucksRecited by Lily

We have two ducks. One blue. One black.

And when our blue duck goes“Quack-Quack”

Our black duck quicklyquack-quacks back.

The quacks Blue quacks make her quite a quacker,

But Black is a quickerquacker-backer.

The Pondby Josiah

The pond,has frogs in it,Ducks in it too,The frogs jump,The ducks swim,

Ducks and frogs in the pond.

Little Brown ToadRecited by Josiah

I‟m a little brown toadI‟m a little brown toad,

And I live all alone,I hop hop hop

From stone to stone.I have a happy grin

As I hop down the road.For I‟m glad glad gladI‟m a little brown toad

Fire Fightersby Stone

Fire Fighters, Outside,

Four people can play,At recess,

Brown, brown, brown house,White, and black boots,

Fire Fighters

Bowlingby Cruz

Bowling,Bowling is,

Fun, Fun, Fun,Try to get a,

Strike, Strike, Strike,A spare too,

But try to get a,Strike!

Bowling is fun!

The PresentsRecited by Cruz

The presents are made,Wrapped and packedTo go under the tree

All neatly stacked

All the kids facesHappy and brightGoing to bed early

On Christmas Eve night.

My Dadby Avery

My Dad is,fun, fun, fun!

He wears a hat!He reads books to,

me, me, me!He has a jeep!He watches,

movies, movies, movies,With me!

My Frog is a FrogRecited by Avery

My frog is a frogThat is hopelessly hoarse,

My frog is a frog with a reason,

of course,My frog is a frog

that cannot croak a note,My frog is a frog

With a frog in its throat!

Black Catby Carson

The black cat I saw,Had green, green, green, eyes,

They looked cool!He was in the driveway,

Walking to the neighbors,I wonder who has a black cat

with green eyes?

I‟m Glad I‟m MeRecited by Carson

I‟m glad I‟m me. I‟m glad I‟m me.There‟s no one else I want to be.

I‟m happy I‟m the person whoCan do the things that I can do.

If I were someone else, then IWould feel so strange, I‟d wonder why,

I‟m positive that I‟d be sad-But I am me. And I am glad.

Averyby Nevaeh

AVERY,I LIKE AVERY,

SHE IS NICE TO ME,I LIKE AVERY,

WE PRETEND TOGETHER,SHE WENT TO MY HOUSE,

HER MOM SAID “YES!”NOW I WANT TO GO,TO AVERY’S HOUSE,

I LIKE AVERY!

SometimesRecited by Nevaeh

Sometimes I like to be alone,And look up at the sky,

And think my thoughts inside my head-Just me, myself, and I!

My Mom and Dadby Olivia

My mom loves,Loves,

Loves me!My dad does too!

Mom is good,Like Dad!

Mom packs my lunch,Dad picks up my toys,

My mom and dad!

If I Were a FishRecited by Olivia

I like to play in water,And if I were a fish,

I‟d have water all around me,In a big glass dish.

And my tail would make it splatter,Till it splashed the sky,

And the Mother Fish would only say,“Now, don‟t- get- dry!”

My Petby Curtis

I like my pet,Olivia,

She is gray,I like my pet,

Olivia,She is funny!I like my pet,

Olivia,She jumps on the stairs,

She meows at me,She is soft and little.

I like my pet,Olivia!

The Funniest FaceRecited by Curtis

The funniest faceLooked out at meFrom a silver ball

On the Christmas Tree!At first I thoughtIt was Santa‟s elf,

But I looked again and It was just myself!

Catsby Aidan

CatsCats are my favorite pets.

They are soft.They are funny,They are cozy.

Cats

My Peppermint StickRecited by Aidan

Oh, I took a lick Of my peppermint stick,

And I thought it tasted yummy,It used to be on my

Christmas tree,But I like it in my tummy!

Catsby Ana

Cats are soft,So very soft!

I dream of cats,They are black and white,

They have green eyes, Cute smiles,Little ears,

Cats!

One Thing I KnowRecited by Ana

One Thing I KnowSnow‟s cold

Snow‟s white,Snow‟s soft.

Snow‟s bright.One thing

I know-I DO

LIKE SNOW!

Singingby Emmalee

Singing is beautiful!Good,

Pretty,I like singing,

Singing makes me dance!Singing makes me happy!

Singing is beautiful!Singing!

SingingRecited by Emmalee

Little birds sing with their beaks,In the apple trees,

But little crickets in the grassAre singing with their knees.

Frogsby Selina

Frogs stay out at night,My sister told me,

But they like the sun!My mom told me,

Frogs like to swim in the water,I know that!

Pat-a-CakeRecited by Selina

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker‟s man,Bake me a cake as fast as you can!

Roll it and pat it and mark it with “B”.And put it in the oven for baby and me.

The Sunby Shelby

The sun goesDown

DownDown!

It is red!I like the sun!

The sky is blue, when it goes down!

Sometimes clouds cover it!It’s cool!The sun!

IfRecited by Shelby

If I were a bear,I would never hear, “Please put on your

snowsuit, dear.”I would never wear mittens,

Or boots, or a cap!But Mom says a bear takes a

Long winter nap!So I guess I won‟t be a

Bear today.I‟ll just put on my boots

And hop out to play.