Poems

Rhyme, alliteration, and repeated lines.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 67

Poems play with words and sounds! Many poems rhyme: their words end with the same sound, like fat and mat.
Some poems repeat words or lines again and again. It makes them fun to read out loud!
Some poems use words that start with the same sound. Busy bees buzz by the barn! That's called alliteration.
When you read a poem, listen for rhyme, repeated lines, and alliteration.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

1.T.T.4.a — Identify and describe poetic techniques used to craft texts, including rhyme, alliteration, and repeated lines. (I)