I'm stealing this one for my class. Thanks for sharing! Thanks so much for sharing this. It's a great way to start the year. I made a copy of the poem if anyone wants it. The font I used is "Marker Felt Thin". Attached Files firstdaypoem. Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? Whatif I get beat up? Whatif there's poison in my cup? Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? Whatif I don't grow talle? Whatif my head starts getting smaller? Whatif the fish won't bite? Whatif the wind tears up my kite? Whatif they start a war? Whatif my parents get divorced? Whatif the bus is late? Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? Whatif I tear my pants? Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then the nighttime Whatifs strike again! I like the one that you gave, too I love your extension activity, too! Did you wake up this morning all smiley inside? Does life taste like ice cream and cake? Or does it seem more like your goldfish just died And your insides are one great big ache?
Do you wish you could go in a closet and hide? Or would you rather go play? Mad about? Sad about? When they ask you to do something, will you say yes? Or will your answer be no? Do you think that you get what you want— or much less? Are you shrinking or starting to grow?
Is that person you see in the mirror a mess? Or is that person okay? Mad, sad, or glad about? Bellyaches, earaches, and teeth that need drilling. Putting on dress-up shoes — ugly and killing. Jellyfish, bees, and whatever else stings. These are among my least favorite things. Flat tires, vampires, getting all muddy. Tests for which I have forgotten to study.
No more hot water while taking a shower. Being expected to eat cauliflower. Picked to paint scenery, not to play kings. Singing the song wrong when everyone sings. Scorpions, spiders, and all creatures creepy. He tickles and he teases. He makes me sandwiches for lunch. The best are his grilled cheeses. My papa helps remind me of My thank-yous and my pleases. My papa rides a bicycle, And even skis on skises.
My papa snores ferocious snores And sneezes mighty sneezes. But nothing shakes and nothing breaks When he makes his grilled cheeses. But I think he likes staying home To make me his grilled cheeses.
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Easel Activities. Pre-made digital activities. Add highlights, virtual manipulatives, and more. I would love to get a copy of this poem. Thank you for lots of great reading. I love bossy mom. It is just so exciting to read and it gets me pumped up for the day. When I was in high school, in the mids, I remember having torn out a poem from a magazine and memorized it.
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