Poetry Friday: Dig Dig Digging

Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo (Author) and Alex Ayliffe (Illustrator) is a collection of short poems about machinery.

Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging,
scooping up the earth, and lifting and tipping.

Ideas Mini-lesson
Primary/Intermediate: Ask students to write their own short poems. What will they write about? Use the Idea Wheel graphic organizer to brainstorm possible topics.

Word Choice Mini-lesson
Primary/Intermediate: After students select a topic, ask them to use the Observation Chart graphic organizer to make list of words to use in their poem.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Brimstone Soup.

Take the Picture Book Poetry Workshop for inservice clock hours.