Original Poems Higglety, Pigglety, Pop Higglety, pigglety, pop! The dog has eaten the mop; The pig’s in a hurry, The cat’s in a flurry, Higglety, pigglety, pop! Roses Are Red Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet. And so are you. Tick Tock “Tick tock,” goes the clock. “Bow wow,” says the dog. “Quack quack,” says the duck. “Croak croak,” says the frog. One, Two, Three, Four One, two, three, four, Mary at the cottage door. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating cherries off a plate. Sheep Sheep are quiet, Sheep are cute. Sheep give wool To make a suit.

Reconstructed Poems We counted syllables We looked at rhyming words We changed words and sometimes meaning

Two, Four, Six, Fish One, two, three, mad, Mary bumped into Dad. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating cherries off a plate. Joshua

Sunflowers are Yellow Sunflowers are yellow, Violets are blue. Sweet and sour, And so are you. Luke

Tick, Tock “Boing, boing,” goes the bell. “Nang, nang,” goes the mower. “Rar, rar,” goes the tiger. “Ribbit, ribbit,” goes the toad. James

One, Two, Three, Four One, two, three, four, Mary at the cottage door. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating grapes off a plate. Lachlan

Higglety, Higglety, Pop Higglety, higglety, pop The mouse has eaten the mop. The dog is sneaking, The cat is peeking, Higglety, higglety, pop. Brooklyn

Tulips are Pink Tulips are pink, Strawberries are red. Powder is soft, And so are you. Sarah

One, Two, Three, Four One, two, three, four, Mary’s at the orange door. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating mangoes off a plate. Aldin

Roses are Pink Roses are pink, Violets are blue. Pretty is cute, And so are you. Makayla

Higglety, Pigglety, Lop Higglety, pigglety, lop The frog has jumped to the top. The bear’s in a hurry, The worm’s in a flurry, Higglety, pigglety, lop. Shaun

Cherries are Red Cherries are red, Buses are blue. Apples are sweet, And so are you. Bianca

One, Two, Three, Door One, two, three, door, Lily on the cottage floor. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating raspberries off a plate. Anamaria

Apples are Red Apples are red, Berries are blue. Powder is soft, And so are you. Emily

One, Two, Three, Chair One, two, three, chair, Mary at the cottage door. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating chicken off a plate. Jacob

Higglety, wrigglety, Hop Higglety, wrigglety, hop The dog has eaten the top. The rat’s in a hurry, The frog’s in a flurry, Higglety, wrigglety, hop. John

Tick, Tock The cow drove a car, “Bow, wow,” says the dog. “Quack, quack,” says the duck. “Croak, croak,” says the frog. Eithan

Wigglety, Wigglety, Top Wigglety, wigglety, top The cat dribbled on Pop. The dog’s in flowers, The hen’s in the showers, Wigglety, wigglety, top. Stevie

One, Two, Three, Floor One, two, three, floor, Mary at the cottage drawer. Five, six, seven, eight, Eating cherries off a plate. Alex

Pigs are Pink Pigs are muddy, Pigs are pink. Pigs are fat, Pigs need to think. Jorja

Dogs are Barking Dogs are barking, Dogs are cute. Dogs give love, To be so cute. Abby