PoetryLimerick

Poetry in school

Every 2 weeks children work around poetry in dutch or french.

- Rhyme : putting a poem in the right order, or composing a poem

- Drawing the words in a form linked to the subject

- Learning about the poet- Learning about its form- …

What is a Limerick ?

Rhyme in the 1th, 2nd and 5th phrase and they have each time 9 syllables

Rhyme in the 3th and 4th phrase and they have each time 5 syllables

Form : aabba The 1th phrase ends usually in a placename It’s about people or animals in a strange

situation They are funny

At school …

By 2 the pupils search what a limerick is. They brainstorm about the contence. They look for words to rhyme. The children compose the limerick – with

the right amount of syllables. They write and illustrate their limerick They perform for the classmates .