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.
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(12) Passages included in this Reading Set:
The Jabberwocky
In "Through the Looking Glass" Lewis Carroll writes ...
Casey at the Bat
Ernest Lawrence Thayer wrote “Casey at the Bat” in 1...
An Enigma
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) loved a good riddle poem...
The House That Jack Built
For hundreds of years, children have been delighted ...
A Visit From St. Nicholas
While this beloved Christmas poem was published anon...
A Valentine
Always full of mystery, Edgar Allan Poe wrote this p...
The Story of Fidgety Philip
“The Story of Fidgety Philip” is a poem from the boo...
The Landing
Fit the First passage: Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting ...
The Elephant in the Room
How did it get here? No one knows. How to get it out...
My Shadow
This delightful poem by Robert Louis Stevenson was p...