Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away!
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Focus Poetry
day 1:
introduce poem, invite predictions, discuss the message
day 2:
read poem together, discuss new/interesting vocabulary
We discussed what they thought a tuffet might be. We also defined "curds and whey". They can't
believe it's just cottage cheese!
day 3:
read poem together, use poem to introduce or reinforce any new print concepts
We modeled left-to-right directionality and reviewed the terms poem and title.
day 4:
read poem together, move/stamp/clap/snap to the rhythm, reinforce print concepts
We act out the poem using simple props.
day 5:
students add poem to poetry journal, then illustrate and take it home to share with
their families
They illustrated the poem and then "highlighted" (with yellow crayon) the letters they knew.