There Once Was a Turtle...

Last week we learned the poem,

 There Once Was a Turtle

There once was a turtle who lived in a box

he swam in the puddles and climbed on the rocks

He snapped at a mosquito, he snapped at a flea

He snapped at a minnow and he snapped at me!

He caught that mosquito, he snapped at the flea,

he snapped at the minnow and he snapped at me!

 

In class, we worked together to identify the each word in the first two sentences. Then, each child got a handout with each word 'dotted'. We read the first two sentences together as a class, focusing on pointing to each word as we read. We worked on the sentences in small groups all week, and the students got to take home their handouts. Have your child read the poem to you!