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First Grade Poetry Fun
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First Grade Poetry Fun
Read the poem, then explore its sounds and words. Circle, match, and write. You can make up your own answers in the final poem.
The Skate-Park Beat
Read the poem aloud. Listen for words that sound alike at the ends.
Emily rolls down the ramp so wide,
Nia gives a cheerful wave beside.
Hiroshi’s board goes bump and glide,
Then all three laugh and take a ride.
The wheels go whirr, the wheels go round,
A happy rhythm fills the ground.
They stop, they smile, they try once more—
Their poem dances past the door!
1.In the poem, which two words rhyme at the ends of the first two lines? Circle the pair.
- wide and beside
- ramp and wave
- rolls and cheerful
2.Find another rhyming pair in the poem. Circle it.
- glide and ride
- laugh and wheels
- smile and poem
3.Which word in the poem is a sound word that helps you imagine the wheels?
- whirr
- ground
- once
4.What do the children do after they stop?
- They smile and try once more.
- They go home to sleep.
- They put on a show.
5.Match each poem clue to the thing it describes.
- “wheels go whirr”
- “down the ramp”
- “cheerful wave”
- a place to skate
- a sound
- a friendly action
6.Fill in the missing rhyming word: “The wheels go whirr, the wheels go ____.” Choose the word that fits the poem.
- round
- fast
- blue
7.Which word rhymes with “park” and could finish this line: “We skate until it’s dark, right here at the ____”?
- mark
- slide
- play
8.Write one word that rhymes with “grin” to finish this new poem line: “I try a trick and wear a ____.”
9.Make two short poem lines about skating. Use a rhyming pair, such as “day/play” or “ride/glide.”
Draw one part of the skate-park poem. Add a detail that shows what the children are doing.
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