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Classic Poetry Reading Groups

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Classic Poetry Reading Groups

Read each poem aloud. Then answer the questions. Listen for rhyme, rhythm and interesting words.

Poem 1: The Fete Bell

A little bell goes ding-ding-ding, It calls us in to dance and sing. The bunting flutters in the air, And happy voices fill the square.

1.Which pair of words rhymes in Poem 1?
  • bell and calls
  • sing and air
  • sing and ding
  • bunting and happy
2.What does the bell do in the poem?
3.Read “A little bell goes ding-ding-ding” aloud. What sound does “ding-ding-ding” help you imagine?

Poem 2: A Pocketful of Wind

Harry found a windy hat, It flapped and bumped against the cat. Florence laughed and Nia ran, The hat flew off and chased a van!

4.Which word tells you the hat moved about in the wind?
  • found
  • windy
  • laughed
  • ran
5.Find and write two pairs of rhyming words from Poem 2.
6.What funny thing happens at the end of Poem 2?
7.Tick the best meaning of “flapped” in the poem.
  • Moved up and down in the wind
  • Stayed still on the ground
  • Made a quiet ringing sound
  • Turned into a cat

Poem detectives

Think about both poems. Poems can tell a story, paint a picture with words, or make a beat for us to hear.

8.True or false: Every poem must rhyme.
TrueFalse
9.Which poem would you choose to read aloud at the fete? Give one reason using a detail from the poem.
10.Write one new rhyming couplet about something at a village fete. Make two lines that rhyme.

3 printable pages

  • Classic Poetry Reading Groups, page 1 of 3: Poem 1: The Fete Bell

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  • Classic Poetry Reading Groups, page 2 of 3: Poem 2: A Pocketful of Wind, Poem detectives

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  • Classic Poetry Reading Groups, page 3 of 3: 9. Which poem would you choose to read aloud at the fete? Give one reason using a

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