The one about a man with 21 hats and a man with 21 heads:
The one about a man whose beard went down to his toes:
The one about being eaten by a boa constrictor:And here's one of my favorite silly poems:
It's called the Naked Hippo.
Let us make a pair of pants
For the poor old Hippopotamus
To cover his hide - once we decide
Exactly how big his bottomus.
Bottomus! Love it! Anyway, everyday I would collect all the illustrated poems (making sure names are on each one). At the end of the week, I made them into a booklet. I made a cover for it on my computer.
Each child was named the illustrator of their booklet. It turned out to be a neat little reminder of the week and the parents loved reading them at home. I hope it's something they keep for many years.
By the way, I mentioned Shel's name on Monday, but on Tuesday through Friday I asked the kids who we were talking about. There were some hilarious names! It usually involved a Shel, a Silver, and a Stein, but in different orders. They were all giggling as they tried to say his name. But by Friday, they all had it down!
2 comments:
I am doing the Shel Silverstein collection with my Junior Kindergartners this week! I'm so excited to see what they come up with! :)
That's awesome! I miss doing that unit. Have fun!
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