Good Morning Year 2!
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Today we’re going to be writing our own poems about our favourite animals. So the first think you have to do, which might be tricky, is to choose your favourite animal.
Then you need to think of all of the words you could use to describe it. What does this animal do? Where does it live? What words could describe what it looks like or its character?
Try to use the same structure as the Lemur poem for your poem. That means each verse has two lines. The first line is 3 words:
- The first is a describing word
- The second is the name of the animal
- The third word is describing what the animal is doing
If you really want to challenge yourself, then try to have them all starting with the same letter, but not worry too much if you can’t!
Then, for your second line of each verse, you give the end of the sentence to say what your animal is doing.
One of my favourite animals is a giraffe, so my first verse could be:
Gentle giraffes grazing,
enjoying all the leaves they eat.
To start us off today, share you first verse or your first two verses. Then you can go back and see if you can write a few more. In the Lemurs poem, they wrote 6 verses, see if you can do between 4 and 6 verses.
I can’t wait to see which animal you choose and read the starts of your poems.
Joshua
My Cat Lily
Cute Lily sleeping
in her favourite cardboard box
Playful Lily chasing
pawing at my socks
Noisy Lily meowing
waking me up at night
Soft Lily cleaning
her fur to make it right
Hungry Lily eating
licking water from the tap
Purring Lily sitting
happily on my lap
Brilliant Jack! What a lovely poem about Lily.
🙂 You’ve followed the same structure as the Lemurs poem, and it has worked really well! I’m impressed you’ve managed to make the verses rhyme!
T) You didn’t need to type it all up today! See if you can add another two verses to share tomorrow.
This is a great poem Jack. I’m getting to know more about Lily each day.
Crazy dog running
In the busy park
Crazy dog chasing
As he likes to bark
Crazy dog chewing
Sticks in the dark
Crazy dog resting
Eating jam tarts!
A wonderful start Vincent!
🙂 I love that you have used the structure well and tried to make it rhyme!
T) Try and use different words rather than ‘crazy’ each time.
I can’t wait to read your finished poem!
Peaceful husky ? sleeping
Curled up in the snow❄️
Hungry ? husky waking
In the morning glow ?
Cute? husky dressing
Getting ready for the day
A wonderful start Sophia!
🙂 Using the correct poem structure
🙂 Making it rhyme
T) Do huskies get dressed?!
Funny ? pig ?
running ?♀️ through the grass
happy ? pig ?
rolling through the breeze
scared ? pig ?
oinking on the tree ?
silly? pig?
jumping on the ground!
A brilliant start Luisa
🙂 Using different emotions to describe the pig
T) Try to use the Lemur poem structure, with three words in the first line. So your first verse would be:
Funny pig running
through the long, green grass
Lively, lovely, leaping lamb,
Snuffling in my pink pram.
Are you real or are you not?
I wish I could take you away in a cot.
When I go to sleep at night,
Do you wake up with a fright?
Or do you go to the shop,
And get some yummy lollipops?
I think your family agrees,
You’re the best lamb even when you’re stuck in a tree.
Lovely Nadine!
🙂 You’ve got some wonderful ideas in your poem and I’m impressed you have tried to make it rhyme.
T) Try to use the same structure as the lemur poem. The first line in each verse should be three words to describe the lamb.
Little monkey climbing
All over the trees
Cheeky monkey jumping
Looking for someone to tease
Smart monkey laughing
Joking with his Friends
Creative monkey waving
Happily holding bands
Excellent work Adrien!
🙂 You’ve used the structure correctly and tried to make it rhyme
T) Can you challenge yourself by choosing words beginning with ‘m’ to describe your monkey.
Some huskies get dressed in coats because the snow is cold.
Ah of course! I had forgotten about that. Maybe you should say ‘cold husky dressing’ to remind your readers that they wear coats when they are cold.
Yes I should have
This is what today is for! So that we can make changes for the final version tomorrow 🙂
Good morning Miss Carruthers,
Cute panda chewing
on a piece of bamboo
Cute panda running
all around the forest
Cute panda rolling
in a pool of mud
Cute panda sleeping
on a strong tree branch.
Wonderful work Catherine!
🙂 Following the correct poem structure
T) Can you think of a word other than cute to describe the panda?
Blind bee bumping
on the wall
Buzzing bee bringing
all the pollen
A brilliant start Madeleine!
🙂 Having all your words starting with B in your first lines
T) Can you add an adjective to your second line, e.g. on the bumpy wall
My (Imaginary) Hamster Blossom ? ?
Cute Blossom cuddling
Her toy at night
Fluffy Blossom playing
With her ball so bright
Small Blossom running
On her hamster wheel
Brown Blossom eating
Her delicious meal
Amazing work Klara!
🙂 Using the structure of the poem and making it rhyme
T) See if you can find some more B words to describe Blossom
I can’t wait to read the rest of it!
Poem of Giraffe
Great Giraffe walking
Happily on the road.
Good Giraffe hopping
With his friend Rose.
Happy Giraffe skipping
With the skipping rope.
Graceful Giraffe galloping
On the road he goes.
Wonderful start Layla!
🙂 Using the structure and trying to start words with the same letter.
T) Use a dictionary to look up more words with G that you could use.
My cat Misty ?
Misty loves to sleep all day
She is very fluffy and grey
She’s too lazy to hunt prey
But she loves to play
At night I think she practices ballet
What a lovey poem Romey!
🙂 You’ve tried hard to make it rhyme and to describe Misty.
T) Can you try and use the same structure as the Lemur poem? You could have:
Fluffy Misty sleeping
In her bed all day…
Large lion lapping
as its hunger grows
Porky pig playing
in the river as it flows
Brilliant Finley!
🙂 You’ve made it rhyme and used the same letter for your first line.
T) Try and do the whole poem about one animal, rather than lots of different ones.
Big dog is lazy
lying on the floor
cute as a daisy
watch him sleep some more
🙂 Well done for making it rhyme Rafael!
T) Try to use the same structure as the other poem:
Lazy dog lying
spread out on the floor
Cute dog sleeping
listen as he snores
tired koala lying
in the trees having a nap
hungry koala eating
lots of leaves from the tree
happy koala climbing
the trees having fun
sad koala sitting
thinking about his friends
thoughtful Koala sharing
his food with the other koalas.
A lovely poem Marisa!
🙂 Following the structure of the Lemur poem
T) Remember a capital letter at the start of each verse.
I can’t wait to read the rest of your poem!
Cute cats jumping
they are very fit
fluffy cats on chairs
they like to sit
lovely cats hate pillows
it’s what they like to hit
my wise and clever cat
i call you Magritte
An excellent start Gabi!
🙂 Describing what cats do
T) Try and stick to the structure so that your first line ends in a -ing word:
Cute cats jumping
all around the house
Fluffy cats sitting
on big comfy chairs
Isabella
I am a skunk.
I am a skunk
with white stripes down the back
and with a fur that is black.
I love to crawl in and out of garbage cans,
eating pet food,asparagus and mouldy buns.
Under logs is where I live,
I sleep in the day
and in the night I pry.
If I am scared you will better run,
you will be surprised by a stinky smell
and it is not fun!
Emilia
Hi!
Hi! I am a baby Dolphin,
playful and cute,
I am friendly and intelligent too!
I live in groups called schools or pods,
I like to ride waves with my family,
mum,dad and my brother Tods.
I have fun jumping and splashing,
playing with people that swim in the sea!
Hi! I am a baby Dolphin,
I don’t like to be in the zoo,
but I like to be free!
Lovely poems girls!
🙂 You’ve been so descriptive about your animals and given lots of details.
T) Try to use the same structure as the other poem: three words in the first line and then finish the sentence in the second line of each verse. See if you can edit your ideas into that structure to share tomorrow.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
I’ve made some improvements to my poem.
Hungry panda chewing
on a piece of bamboo
Cheeky panda running
all around the forest
Naughty panda rolling
in a pool of mud
Tired panda sleeping
on a strong tree branch.
Brilliant editing Catherine! You have chosen some wonderful adjectives to describe your panda. I can’t wait to read the rest of it tomorrow!
A fluffy small dog,
barking at me,
so much fog,
i couldn’t see it pee
My leggings went soggy,
Disgusting and wet,
so so foggy,
she’s still my pet
I fed her food,
and gave her a bath,
she was in a good mood,
so I had a laugh.
Wonderful poem Sophie! I love that you have managed to make it rhyme 🙂
Try to follow the same structure as the Lemur poem. So you could have:
Fluffy dog barking
so loudly at me…
Playful puppy pawing
the whole park
Peaceful puppy pulling
in the dark
Pared puppy
shivering in the cold
Played out puppy
wishing to be old
Such a brilliant poem Rex – is this about your dog at home?
🙂 I love how you have made each word in the first line start with P
T) Try to have the -ing word in the first line of each verse. You could use adjectives to make the second lines longer.
fluffy dog running
through a dirty pond
jumpy dog leaping
on a grassy farm
cuddly dog resting
sleeping on the floor
What a brilliant start to your poem John!
🙂 Keeping the structure of the original poem and using some adjectives
T) Try and challenge yourself with the rest of your poem: can you make it rhyme? Or each word of the first line to start with D?
Fluffy bunny jumping
eating carrots all the time
Cute bunny laughing
squeaking in the garden
Big bunny playing
always having fun
Wonderful work Rebecca!
🙂 I love the words you have chosen to describe your bunny, and you’ve used the right poem structure.
T) Try to challenge yourself: can you make it rhyme? Or each word in the first line starting with B?
A really good try with your poem Joshua!
🙂 Lots of good description
T) Try to follow the same structure as the Lemurs poem.
So you could have:
Big gorilla walking
through the scary jungle
Hungry gorilla munching
all the bamboo and leaves
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Lively lamb leaping
in the green grass
lucky lamb licking
the shimmering blue water
loving lamb longing
for a warm motherly hug
little lamb looking
at the yellow sun.
What a lovely poem Marie!
🙂 I love the words you have chosen to use to describe the lamb. Well done for thinking of so many L words
I can’t wait to read the rest of it tomorrow!
Hello Miss Carruthers,
I had another go.
Strong gorilla climbing,
swinging through the trees
Silverback gorilla jumping,
thumping his chest.
Joshua
Fantastic Joshua 🙂
I love the word ‘thumping’, I can really picture your gorilla doing that!
Oink Oink
Dirty Oink Oink jumping
In the mud
Hungry Oink Oink eating
Some spuds
Clumsy Oink Oink falls
Down with a thud
Tired Oink Oink went
To sleep in her hut.
Wonderful Mila! I like the descriptions your have used for your Oink Oink. Try and keep using -ing words during the first line (so falling, rather than falls, and going rather than went) 🙂