Fun Poems
Teaching poetry can be made easy with a little wit, a splash of humor, and a dash of fun. This reading set has all that and more! Whether it's nonsense poems, amusing situations, mysterious riddles, odd characters, or just fun to read, this set is sure to have something a student will enjoy.
Reading Passages In This Set
The Jabberwocky
In "Through the Looking Glass" Lewis Carroll writes ...
174 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Figurative Language and Story Elements
Casey at the Bat
Ernest Lawrence Thayer wrote “Casey at the Bat” in 1...
604 Words, 4th-6th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Context Clues and Figurative Language
An Enigma
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) loved a good riddle poem...
170 Words, 10th-12th Grades, Rhythm & Rhyme and Summary
The House That Jack Built
For hundreds of years, children have been delighted ...
400 Words, K-2nd Grades, Rhythm & Rhyme and Summary
A Visit From St. Nicholas
While this beloved Christmas poem was published anon...
553 Words, 9th-12th Grades, Figurative Language
A Valentine
Always full of mystery, Edgar Allan Poe wrote this p...
193 Words, 9th-12th Grades, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Theme
The Story of Fidgety Philip
“The Story of Fidgety Philip” is a poem from the boo...
214 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Context Clues, Rhythm & Rhyme, and Summary
The Landing
Fit the First passage: Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting ...
537 Words, 4th-6th Grades, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Summary
The Elephant in the Room
How did it get here? No one knows. How to get it out...
434 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Character Traits, Point of View, and Summary
My Shadow
This delightful poem by Robert Louis Stevenson was p...
152 Words, 1st-3rd Grades, Context Clues, Rhythm & Rhyme, and Theme