Posts Tagged: short poem

Animal Riddle 5

Posted November 16, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

I’m green and slimy.

I like to hide in my shell.

I move slow like a slug.

by Victoria, 3rd grade

 

Answer: I am a turtle.

Animal Riddle 4

Posted November 11, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

I hang upside down.

Red blood rushes to my head.

My tail curls on wire.

by Lillian, 3rd grade

 

Answer: I am an opossum.

Animal Riddle 3

Posted November 5, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

I live in silk sand.

I have a big star on me.

My friends are starfish.

by Kyle, 3rd grade

Answer: I am a sand dollar.

Animal Riddle 2

Posted October 28, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

I like to eat cheese.

I am a furry rodent.

I always get trapped.

by Andres, 3rd grade

Answer: I am a rat.

Animal Riddle 1

Posted October 21, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

I strike prey with my nose.

I fight my predators well.

I am long and blue.

by Javier, 3rd grade

Answer: I am a marlin.

Clock

Posted October 5, 2009 & filed under Notebook.

the eye
of time.
faster and faster
a red needle spins through
my head.
two black needles
spinning through my eyes
wiping away tears.
it goes tick-tock
every day
and every night
of my life.

By Rebecca, 3rd grade
[photo by photomastergreg via flickr]