1. Cocoa and Poems
First Grade
Poetry Recitation
December 21, 2010
2. Poems
by Connor
POEMS
THEY’RE SHORT
NOT LONG
THEY HAVE
EVERYTHING
YOU
WANT, WANT, WANT!
POEMS! !
3. Flea
Recited by Connor
A flea known as Ralph
Swallowed a cow,
It‟s a mystery how,
And after the cow
He swallowed a horse
(a huge one, of course),
But with a giraffe
He ran out of luck,
Its legs got stuck.
It‟s impossible now
To understand Ralph
Wif giraffe in hif mouf
4. Norah
by Isabella
There is a puppy,
In the house.
She is fluffy,
And pink.
She drinks,
Chocolate milk,
She eats,
Pizza.
Her name is,
Norah!
5. Dinosaur Dinner
Recited by Isabella
Allosaurus, Stegosaurus,
Brontosaurus too,
All went off for dinner at the
Dinosaur zoo,
Along came the waiter, called
Tyrannosaurus Rex,
Gobbled up the table,
„Cause they wouldn‟t pay their checks
6. Day Dreaming
by Cali
A WEIRD BIRD
AND A TINY BIRD
AND ME
FLYING BY THE RAINBOW
DAY DREAMING
7. Chubby Little Snowman
Recited by Cali
A chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose,
Along came a rabbit
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Looking for his lunch,
ATE the snowman‟s carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble, crunch
8. Bullies
by Landon
Bullies Bullies
Mean
Hit People
Kick People
Punch People
Bullies Bullies
9. Sock in the Gravy
Recited by Landon
Sock in the gravy
Glove in the soup
Tie in the meat loaf
And here‟s a scoop . . .
If you don‟t like clothes in your
baked beans
Don‟t cook your food in
washing machines!
10. Cars
by Burke
Cars Cars,
Cars are good at racing!
They go 176 miles an hour!
Wow!
That is fast!
Cars!
Birthday fun at the track!
Cars make me happy!
Cars Cars!
11. My Snowball
Recited by Burke
I made myself a snowball
as perfect as could be,
I thought I‟d keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas,
And a pillow for its head,
Then, last night, it ran away,
But first . . . it wet the bed.
12. Taylor
by Austin
Taylor,
Brown hair and skin,
Brown eyes,
Kicks and punches,
Beats me up,
At home,
In my room,
A lot of the time,
Dad to the rescue!
13. Down Down
Recited by Austin
Down, down!
Yellow and brown,
The leaves are falling
around the town!
14. Ice Cream
by Jayli
I had ice cream,
Ice cream!
With a cherry on top!
I had strawberry,
Ice cream!
With sprinkles on top!
It was in a cone,
It was in a bowl,
Crunched in a bowl!
Because I like it that way!
15. Iguana
Recited by Jayli
I have a pet iguana who
Does not do very much, it‟s true,
Spies a fly,
Blinks her eye,
Flicks her tongue,
ZAP!
Then takes a nap.
16. I Lost My Tooth
by Kendra
I Lost My Tooth!
When it fell out,
I put it in a circle box,
I put it under,
my pink pillow,
The Tooth Fairy came,
Then a dollar was,
under my pillow!
17. Henry
Recited by Kendra
When I hold my hamster,
Henry,
He makes me feel,
Safe inside,
Warm fur, red eyes,
Chubby little body,
Henry is my buddy.
18. Friends in the River
by Lily
Friends in the river,
I would see them,
swimming in the river,
The sky is blue,
The river is green,
There is,
Isabella, Stazia, Cali,
Emily, Abby, Melachi,
My friends in the River!
19. Two Ducks
Recited by Lily
We have two ducks.
One blue. One black.
And when our blue duck goes
“Quack-Quack”
Our black duck quickly
quack-quacks back.
The quacks Blue quacks
make her quite a quacker,
But Black is a quicker
quacker-backer.
20. The Pond
by Josiah
The pond,
has frogs in it,
Ducks in it too,
The frogs jump,
The ducks swim,
Ducks and frogs in the pond.
21. Little Brown Toad
Recited by Josiah
I‟m a little brown toad
I‟m a little brown toad,
And I live all alone,
I hop hop hop
From stone to stone.
I have a happy grin
As I hop down the road.
For I‟m glad glad glad
I‟m a little brown toad
22. Fire Fighters
by Stone
Fire Fighters,
Outside,
Four people can play,
At recess,
Brown, brown, brown house,
White, and black boots,
Fire Fighters
23. Bowling
by Cruz
Bowling,
Bowling is,
Fun, Fun, Fun,
Try to get a,
Strike, Strike, Strike,
A spare too,
But try to get a,
Strike!
Bowling is fun!
24. The Presents
Recited by Cruz
The presents are made,
Wrapped and packed
To go under the tree
All neatly stacked
All the kids faces
Happy and bright
Going to bed early
On Christmas Eve night.
25. My Dad
by Avery
My Dad is,
fun, fun, fun!
He wears a hat!
He reads books to,
me, me, me!
He has a jeep!
He watches,
movies, movies, movies,
With me!
26. My Frog is a Frog
Recited by Avery
My frog is a frog
That is hopelessly hoarse,
My frog is a frog
with a reason,
of course,
My frog is a frog
that cannot croak a note,
My frog is a frog
With a frog in its throat!
27. Black Cat
by Carson
The black cat I saw,
Had green, green, green, eyes,
They looked cool!
He was in the driveway,
Walking to the neighbors,
I wonder who has a black cat
with green eyes?
28. I‟m Glad I‟m Me
Recited by Carson
I‟m glad I‟m me. I‟m glad I‟m me.
There‟s no one else I want to be.
I‟m happy I‟m the person who
Can do the things that I can do.
If I were someone else, then I
Would feel so strange, I‟d wonder why,
I‟m positive that I‟d be sad-
But I am me. And I am glad.
29. Avery
by Nevaeh
AVERY,
I LIKE AVERY,
SHE IS NICE TO ME,
I LIKE AVERY,
WE PRETEND TOGETHER,
SHE WENT TO MY HOUSE,
HER MOM SAID “YES!”
NOW I WANT TO GO,
TO AVERY’S HOUSE,
I LIKE AVERY!
30. Sometimes
Recited by Nevaeh
Sometimes I like to be alone,
And look up at the sky,
And think my thoughts inside my head-
Just me, myself, and I!
31. My Mom and Dad
by Olivia
My mom loves,
Loves,
Loves me!
My dad does too!
Mom is good,
Like Dad!
Mom packs my lunch,
Dad picks up my toys,
My mom and dad!
32. If I Were a Fish
Recited by Olivia
I like to play in water,
And if I were a fish,
I‟d have water all around me,
In a big glass dish.
And my tail would make it splatter,
Till it splashed the sky,
And the Mother Fish would only say,
“Now, don‟t- get- dry!”
33. My Pet
by Curtis
I like my pet,
Olivia,
She is gray,
I like my pet,
Olivia,
She is funny!
I like my pet,
Olivia,
She jumps on the stairs,
She meows at me,
She is soft and little.
I like my pet,
Olivia!
34. The Funniest Face
Recited by Curtis
The funniest face
Looked out at me
From a silver ball
On the Christmas Tree!
At first I thought
It was Santa‟s elf,
But I looked again and
It was just myself!
35. Cats
by Aidan
Cats
Cats are my favorite pets.
They are soft.
They are funny,
They are cozy.
Cats
36. My Peppermint Stick
Recited by Aidan
Oh, I took a lick
Of my peppermint stick,
And I thought it tasted yummy,
It used to be on my
Christmas tree,
But I like it in my tummy!
37. Cats
by Ana
Cats are soft,
So very soft!
I dream of cats,
They are black and white,
They have green eyes,
Cute smiles,
Little ears,
Cats!
38. One Thing I Know
Recited by Ana
One Thing I Know
Snow‟s cold
Snow‟s white,
Snow‟s soft.
Snow‟s bright.
One thing
I know-
I DO
LIKE SNOW!
39. Singing
by Emmalee
Singing is beautiful!
Good,
Pretty,
I like singing,
Singing makes me dance!
Singing makes me happy!
Singing is beautiful!
Singing!
40. Singing
Recited by Emmalee
Little birds sing with their beaks,
In the apple trees,
But little crickets in the grass
Are singing with their knees.
41. Frogs
by Selina
Frogs stay out at night,
My sister told me,
But they like the sun!
My mom told me,
Frogs like to swim in the water,
I know that!
42. Pat-a-Cake
Recited by Selina
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker‟s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can!
Roll it and pat it and mark it with “B”.
And put it in the oven for baby and me.
43. The Sun
by Shelby
The sun goes
Down
Down
Down!
It is red!
I like the sun!
The sky is blue,
when it goes down!
Sometimes clouds cover it!
It’s cool!
The sun!
44. If
Recited by Shelby
If I were a bear,
I would never hear,
“Please put on your
snowsuit, dear.”
I would never wear mittens,
Or boots, or a cap!
But Mom says a bear takes a
Long winter nap!
So I guess I won‟t be a
Bear today.
I‟ll just put on my boots
And hop out to play.