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Module A – Lessons 31 to 40
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Lesson 31 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : Jack curb far few folks live named
Ants Live Here
Ants live here ,
By the curb stone . See ?
They’re scared a lot ,
Of big folks like me . 
Poem by Lilian Moore
Wings
Bees have four wings .
Birds have two .
I don’t have one .
And that’s too few .
Poem by Aileen Fisher
Two Small Black Birds
Two small black birds ,
At the top of a hill ,
One named Jack ,
And one named Jill .
Fly far , Jack !
Fly far , Jill !
Come back , Jack !
Come back , Jill !
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Lesson 32 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : Earth Sam bought broom bust clean kite moon mule mule’s paint pear quite sneak swept time trust wants
The Mule
I have a mule .
That is quite all right .
Each day he wants ,
To fly my kite .
Each time I let him ,
The string will bust .
Your mule’s not as bad ,
I hope , I trust .
Poem by Theodore Roethke
Sam The Sneak
Sam the Sneak ,
Bought a broom ,
Ate a pear ,
And went to the moon .
Swept it clean ,
Did paint it red ,
Came back to Earth ,
And went to bed .
Poem by Arnold Spilka
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Lesson 33 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : boys breathe darned girls horn knows learned mad made man’s noise pleased sits smell smiles son
The House Cat
The house cat sits ,
And smiles and sings .
He knows a lot ,
Of good , wise things .
Poem by Annette Wynne
My Nose
It does not breathe .
It does not smell .
It does not feel ,
At all , quite well .
I am so mad ,
At my big nose ,
The one darned thing it does ,
Is blows .
Poem by Dorothy Aldis
Tom , Tom , The Old Man’s Son
Tom , Tom ,
The old man’s son ,
Learned to play ,
When he was young .
And with his horn ,
He made such noise ,
He so , so pleased
All the girls and boys .
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Lesson 34 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : June bird built cried days filled flew ground heat hot laid mid mole next pass rock shade shook spot watched worms
On The Ground
When I laid down ,
In the grass ,
I watched the ants ,
And Earth – worms pass .
And once I laid ,
So rock – like still ,
A mole , next to me ,
Built a hill .
Poem by Margaret Lavington
June Heat
In mid – June ,
When days are hot ,
I like to find ,
A shade – filled spot .
And not such as move ,
A wee , wee bit ,
And sit ,
And sit ,
And sit ,
And sit !
Once I Saw A Wee, Wee Bird
Once I saw ,
A wee , wee bird ,
Come hop , hop , hop !
So , I cried ,
“Sweet bird ,
Will you stop , stop , stop ?”
I went right to the door ,
To say ,
“How do you do ?”
But he shook his wee , wee tail ,
And right past me , he flew !
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Lesson 35 – Pattern-Builder Poems
NEW WORDS : bark bow bunch cheer chores chow cow field fire flow glow grow idea job lawn let’s low meow milk mow ow plow pow row scare scream seeds show slow snow sow tow whew window wow yellow yes
Chores
Yes , I know .
This is a lot of work .
Just go with the flow .
Mow the lawn .
Sow the seeds .
Let them grow .
Tow the car .
Row the boat .
Scare off that crow .
It’s on the window .
Tie a bow .
See how low ,
You can go .
Good job , WOW !
Let’s cheer , “MEOW !”
Let’s bark , “BOW – WOW !”
Plow the field .
Milk the cow .
Do it now .
What went “POW ?”
Did you scream , “OW ?”
Is there a fire ?
I see a red glow !
I see bright yellow !
Blow it out !
Don’t go slow !
Good idea !
Throw a bunch of wet snow !
You put on a great show !
And you put out the fire !
WHEW !
Your work is done .
Come on in for some chow !
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Lesson 36 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : board brave drop ducks knew lake rest roam ruled seas steer thin through tossed wheels would zag zig
The Wheels On The Bus
The wheels on the bus ,
Go ’round and ’round ,
‘Round and ’round ,
‘Round and ’round .
The wheels on the bus ,
Go ’round and ’round ,
All through the town .
Moon Boat
Moon boat , so small ,
Brave and bright ,
Tossed all through ,
The seas at night ,
One day when ,
I’m free to roam ,
I’ll climb on board ,
And steer you home .
Poem by Charlotte Pomerantz
Five Wee Ducks
Five wee ducks ,
That I once knew ,
Fat ones ,
Thin ones ,
Tall ones , too .
But the one wee duck ,
With a drop on his back ,
He ruled the rest ,
With a “Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
“Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
“Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
He ruled the rest ,
With a “Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
Down to the lake ,
They all would go .
Zig – zag ,
Zig – zag ,
Don’t you know .
But the one wee duck ,
With a drop on his back ,
He ruled the rest ,
With a “Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
“Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
“Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
He ruled the rest ,
With a “Quack ! Quack ! Quack !”
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Lesson 37 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : calf comes dear half her keeps miss stall thank took
Old Man And A Calf
There was an old man ,
And he had a calf ,
And that’s half .
He took him out of the stall ,
And put him on the wall ,
And that’s all .
A Cat And A Dog
Miss Cat sits by the fire ,
This keeps her oh , so warm .
In comes a small , young dog ,
“Miss Cat , it’s good to see you .
So , dear friend , Miss Cat ,
I pray , how do you do ?”
“I thank you , Mr. Dog ,
I’m quite as well as you .”
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Lesson 38 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : I’d aunt bag bats boy cheep chicks coins dirt doze found hate jumps last pecks pile rice salt whole
Five Chicks
Five young chicks ,
My aunt does keep .
One jumps ,
One pecks ,
One sings ,
“Cheep !
Cheep !
Cheep !”
Rice And Salt
There was a small , young boy ,
Who climbed a pile of dirt .
He found a bag of coins ,
But fell and was not hurt .
He bought some rice and salt ,
So much to make you laugh .
So much to last his mom ,
A whole year and a half !
Bats
I’d just hate to go to bed ,
And swing down from some wall .
But bats ,
They say ,
Do just that way .
I’d not wish to ,
At all.
I’d hate to swing down from
my toes ,
All up – side down ,
And try to doze !
Poem by Effie Lee Newsome
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Lesson 39 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : both chant chants clown cook ease feet frown hands iced pan pants pies snout songs stray swim
To Swim
Watch me swim !
I lie down , so .
And make my hands ,
And both feet go .
I blow to keep so dry ,
My snout .
And breathe with ease ,
And do not pout .
I can swim ,
As fine can be ,
So long as I keep out of
the sea .
Poem by Alice Higgins
Snow
We’ll play in the snow ,
And stray in the snow .
And stay in the snow ,
In a snow – white park .
We’ll clown in the snow ,
And frown in the snow .
Fall down in the snow ,
Till it’s way past dark .
We’ll cook snow pies ,
In a big snow pan .
We’ll make snow eyes ,
In a round snow man .
We’ll sing snow songs ,
And chant snow chants ,
And row in the snow ,
In our fat snow pants .
And when it’s time ,
To go home to eat ,
We’ll have snow toes ,
On our iced – up feet .
Poem by Karla Kushkin
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Kit
Lesson 40 – Part One
NEW WORDS : Stan Kit’s camp cats flip flop gets has hats hid kit lap lost pets
Kit
Kit can run .
Kit can skip .
Kit can flip and flop .
Kit can swim .
Kit and Stan
Kit ran and hid .
Stan ran and got Kit .
Stan ran and hid .
Kit ran and got Stan .
Kit and Stan had fun .
Kit’s Hats
Kit has hats .
Kit has big hats .
Kit has flat hats .
Kit has fun hats .
Kit’s Cats
Kit has cats .
Kit’s cats run fast .
Kit’s cats lap up milk .
Kit’s cats jump up on Kit’s bed .
Kit’s Mom
Kit’s mom gets up at six .
Kit’s mom gets dad up .
Kit’s mom gets Kit up .
Kit’s mom gets dad fed .
Kit’s mom gets Kit fed .
Kit’s mom gets Kit’s pets fed .
Kit’s Pants
Kit had red pants .
Kit’s pants got lost at camp .
Kit’s mom got mad at Kit .
Kit’s mom can’t stand lost pants .
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