Showing posts with label children's poems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's poems. Show all posts

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's Day Poem for Kids


 
 
 
 
 
 “MY MOTHER KEPT A GARDEN”
 
Mother you kept a garden, A garden of the heart, You planted all the good things That gave my life it's start.
You turned me to the sunshine Encouraged me to dream, Fostering and nurturing The seeds of self-esteem...
And when the winds and rain came, You protected me enough-- But not so much I wouldn’t learn To stand up strong and tough.
Your constant good example Will teach me right from wrong-- Markers for my pathway That will last a lifetime long.
I am my Mother's garden. I am your legacy- I hope you always feel the love Reflected back from me!
 
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! 2013
 

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Sh Sh Sh Let the Baby Sleep Virtual Book Tour Schedule


June 13 Interview with illustrator, Jack Foster at http://educationtipster.blogspot.com

June 14 This Is Not Your Mother’s Virtual Book Tour at http://rjmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
June 15 Famous Brother Sister Pairs at Karen Cioffi’s blog http://karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com  

June 16 Brother Sister Poetry at Connie Arnold’s blog http://childrensauthorconniearnold.blogspot.com

June 17 Favorite Consonant Blends at J Aday Kennedy’s blog http://jadaykennedy.blogspot.com

June 18 Sibling Rivalry at Sylvia Ney’s  Bloghttp://writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/

June 20 What Do Superheroes Eat? Tony Stemke’s blog http://gritsandgroceries.blogspot.com

June 21 Prepare siblings for the New Baby at Heather Bee’s blog www.sprittibee.com

June 22 Author Interview at Donna Mc Dine’s blog http://www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.com
June 23 Book review at Donna  Mc Dine’s blog  http://www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.com
June 27 Hillary Moore’s blog http://homeschoolblogger.com/hillarym
June 28 The History of Superheroes at Stephen Tremp’s blog www.stephentremp.blogspot.com
June 30 Book Review at Stephanie Brandt’s blog http://www.debtfreespending.com
July 1 Famous Brother Sister Quotes at Misha Gericke’s blog http://sylmion.blogspot.com
July 2 Book Review at Kristi Bernard’s blog http://kristisbooknook.blogspot.com/
July 3 Language Arts Teachers Guide at Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s blog http://writershotspot.blogspot.com or http://educationtipster.blogspot.com
July 4 Noises that Wake you Up  http://educationtipster.blogspot.com


July 5 Winners announced! http://educationtipster.blogspot.com
July 6 Author and Book Spotlight at Sue Drazic’s blog http://susannedrazic.blogspot.com

Kathy Stemke's websites:
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Friday, October 8, 2010

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HOW DOES WIND MOVE? 

Make a pinwheel & explore!

How does wind move objects? How can my body move objects? This fitness and science exploration asks open-ended questions to help preschoolers discover answers on their own. Preschoolers will run, jump and twirl to stay active as they use simple science tools to investigate wind and movement.

To explain one reason wind changes direction, have each child put a piece of paper in front of his mouth.   Blow like the wind and watch the paper move.  Did the wind go through the paper?  No.  It went up over the paper or out to the side around the paper.  

Imagine the paper is a mountain.  Will the mountain move like the paper did?  No.  The wind can’t go through it so it has to go up and over the mountain.

FEATHER GAME
Pair you children off and give them a feather. Tell them to try to keep the feather in the air by blowing it. Explain that the air they are blowing out of their mouth is like the wind outside.

WINDY BOOKS!
When the Wind Stops
by Charlotte Zolotow 
Feel the Wind
by Arthur Dorros  

The Life of a Leaf 

You are a tiny leaf bud on a tree.  In the spring you grow into a small leaf.  When the rain falls down you grow into a big leaf.  You twist and turn all summer to find the sun.  With all your leaf friends you make an umbrella of shade (kids can clump together) to keep people cool.  Now slide away to your own space.
 
One day it gets cool and you tremble slowly.  You better hold on to your branch tightly.  Because it’s so cold, you turn into a bright orange leaf.  The wind lifts you up and down.  The wind rocks you side to side.  It gets colder every day so you shake.  You shake faster and faster.   You twist and spin and hold on to the branch with all your strength.  

Suddenly you can’t hold on, so you fly around the yard.  You love being free so you dance.  Now bounce up as high as you can.   Slide low under a bush.  Now hop as fast as you can.  Stop and reach to the sky.  A gust of wind pushes you into a whirl.  

You land in the stream, and float slowly down the hill.  You’re getting tired so you hug a giant rock.  The water is pushing against you.  Climb up to the top of the rock.  Balance on one part of you.  You wave to your friends on the tree.  You want to get back so you leap as far as you can.  You fall into the stream and dive deep.  You swim then pop up for some air.  At last you rest on the shore.  You pick up your head when you hear your friend Doug.  You laugh out loud to see all your friends come together again.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

BUG SONGS AND POEMS PART II



Fireflies in Flight
(Tune of "Camptown Races")

Fireflies come out at night.
Blink, blink. Blink, blink.
Showing off their little lights
In the summer sky!

Can you see them glow?
Flying to and fro,
Fireflies come out at night
In the summer sky!

The Little Caterpillars

Ten little caterpillars crawled up on the vine.
One slipped off, and then there were ______.

Nine little caterpillars sat upon the gate.
One hid behind the latch, and then there were ______.

Eight little caterpillars are on their way to heaven.
One went to find a leaf, and then there were ______.

Seven little caterpillars tried to find some sticks.
One went behind a bush, and then there were______.

Six little caterpillars crawled down the drive.
One skittled far away, and then there were ______.

Five little caterpillars were creeping as before.
One slipped inside a crack, and then there were______.

Four little caterpillars climbed up a tree.
One hid behind some bark, and then there were ______.

Three little caterpillars found leaves that were new.
One crawled far away and then there were______.

Two little caterpillars were snoozing in the sun.
One woke and ran away, and then there was______.

The Bugs on the Go
(Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")

The small honeybees go buzz-buzz-buzz,
Buzz-buzz-buzz,buzz-buzz-buzz.
The small honeybees go buzz-buzz-buzz,
All day long.

The crickets in the grass go hop-hop-hop,
Hop-hop-hop, hop-hop-hop.
The crickets in the grass go hop-hop-hop,
All day long.

The slow caterpillars go munch-munch-munch,
Munch-munch-munch, munch-munch-munch.
The slow caterpillars go munch-munch-munch,
All day long.

The big black spiders go creep-creep-creep,
Creep-creep-creep, creep-creep-creep,
The big black spiders go creep-creep-creep,
All day long.

Do you like to Buzz?
(Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low)

Do you like to buzz.
Are you covered all in fuzz?
Do you call a hive a home
In the garden where you roam?
Do you know how to make honey,
Are your stripes a little funny?
Do you like to buzz?

The Fuzzy Caterpillar
(Tune:Itsy Bitsy Spider)

The fuzzy caterpillar
curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little cocoon
and then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping,
she dreamed that she could fly
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!

BEE SONG
(Sung to: She'll Be comin' Round the Mountain)

They'll be flying 'round the flowers in the yard. Buzz buzz. (flap hands)
They'll be flying 'round the flowers in the yard. Buzz buzz.
They'll be flying 'round the flowers; they'll be flying 'round the flowers;
They'll be flying 'round they flowers in the yard.

More verses:

They'll be slurping up the nectar when they come. Gulp! Gulp! (pretend to swallow)
They'll be scooping up the pollen with their legs. Fun! Fun! (Stomp twice)
They'll be feeding all the babies in the hive. Eat! Eat! (pretend to rock baby)
They'll be cooling down the hive with their wings. Flap! Flap! (flap arms)
They'll be making lots of honey that we'll eat. Yum! Yum! (rub tummy)

KATHY STEMKE:
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

MOTHER'S DAY LESSONS!


General Information

The Complete History of Mother's Day
http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/

Lesson Plans

Acrostic Mother's Day Poems
http://www2. scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1259

Celebrate Mother's Day in a New Way!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson263.shtml

Celebrating Mother's Day - MSSS Bible Lesson
http://www.mssscraf ts.com/miscellaneous/mothers.htm

Make a "Memories of Mom" Memento
http://www.educatio nworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp263-05.shtml

Mother's Day Activities
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAOMothersDayActivitiesIdeasK6.htm

Mothers Day for educators: Lesson plans
http://www.helium.com/items/327912-mothers-day-for-educators-lesson-plans

Mothers Day Lesson Plan
http://www.instructorweb.com/lesson/mothersday.asp

Painter for Mother's Day
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/
Visual_Arts/ARA0202.html


Preschool Mother's Day Theme
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/mothersday/index.htm

Music

Mother's Day Songs
http://www.perpetua lpreschool.com/mother_songs.html

http://www.amazingm oms.com/htm/holiday_mothersd ay_songs.htm

http://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/mothers-day-songs.html

Crafts

Creating Stained Glass Vases
http://www.brighthu b.com/education/k-12/articles/29854.aspx

Easy Soap Making
http://crafts.kaboose.com/ easysoap.html

Handprint Dishcloth
http://www.kinderar t.com/seasons/mother5.shtml

Helping Hands for Mom
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/holiday_mothersday_crafts2.htm

How to Make a Memory Book for Your Mother
http://www.ehow.com/how_16068_make-memory-book.html

Mother's Day Butterfly and Poem
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1061.html

Printouts
Mothers Day Award
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/ mother/momcert.htm

Mother's Day Tracing I Love You Mom
http://www.printact ivities.com/TracingLetters/Shapes/I_ Love_You_ Mom_F.html

KATHY STEMKE'S WEBSITES:
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Poems for Bb, Cc, and short Aa.

Bears on Bicycles

Balloons, banjos, bears on bicycles,
Baseball in the park.

Baskets, baths, bumblebees, birthdays,
Bedtime after dark.

Bananas, boats, buttons, buses,
Birds that sing to me.

How many things can you think of
That begin with the letter b?

Favorite Colors

What’s your favorite color?
I asked my friend Colleen.
She said her favorite color
Is a deep forest green.

Can you tell me your favorite color?
I asked my friend Fred.
Fred said his favorite color
Is fire-engine red.

I asked my friend Carol
What color she liked most.
She said her favorite color
Is the color of toast.

Can you tell me your favorite color?
I asked my friend Sue.
She said her favorite color
Is a very dark blue.

I saw my friend Carl.
Carl is such a great fellow.
What’s your favorite color, Carl?
He said it was bright yellow.

Now if you were to ask
The same question of me,
I’d say my favorite color
Is the color of the sea.

Sam’s Pet

Sam asked his mom,
“Can I have a pet?”
Mom said to Sam,
“You’re not old enough yet.”

Sam asked his mom,
“How about a little lamb?”
Mom smiled and said,
“No lamb for us, dear Sam!”

Sam asked his mom,
“Can I have a giraffe?”
Mom smiled and said,
“Sam, you make me laugh!”

Sam said to Mom,
“A jaguar would be good.”
Mom smiled and said,
“I don’t think we should!”

Sam asked his mom,
“How about a toucan?”
Mom smiled and said,
“That isn’t a good plan!”

At last, Sam asked his mom,
“What about a cat?”
Mom smiled and said,
“Okay, we can live with that!”

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