Today in class we did some creative writing. Based on a famous poem titled, The Tiger, the children wrote question poems to objects in nature. Enjoy the following short poems full of wonder and curiosity.
Wolf, why do you howl when everyone is asleep? Dog, where did you get your bark? Leopard, why are you so stealthy? Mosquito, why are you so annoying? Chinchilla, where did you get your fuzzy coat? Tree, why are you so beautiful in autumn? Flower, why are you so colorful? Snake, where did you get your hiss? -by Kyra
Caterpillar, why are you so tickly when you crawl up me? How do you make that silky chrysalis? Caterpillar how do you turn into a butterfly? Butterfly, how do you get your wings? Butterfly, how do you fly? -By Brenna
Caterpillar, why aren't you called a dogapillar or a squidapillar? - by Ben
Trees, why do you make paper? Dog, why are you so cute? Rose, why do you have a stem? Stars, why are you so high in the sky? Grass, why are you so green? Slug, why are you so slow? Ant, why do you steal my food? -by Paige
Dog, why do you wag your tail when you're happy? Dog, why do you perk up your ears when you hear things? Dog, why do you bark so loudly? Dog, why do you protect me so? Dog, why do you lick my face to kiss? Dog, why do you listen so carefully? -by Natalie
Squid, why are you so yummy? Rose, why are you so red? Chinchilla, why are you so fluffy? Grass, why are you so green? Bees, why do you sting so much? Kittens, why are you so soft? Maggots, why are you so gross? -by Ashley
Cheeta, why are you so fast? Why do you eat me? Where do you get your spots? You're like a cat! Where did you get your ears? Come back, cheeta!
Tiger, why are you so mean to me?
We are like brothers! -by Jacob
Pig! Why do you have raw pork chops? Rose! Why do you take so long to grow? Snake! Why do you kill animals? School! Why are you sometimes fun? Snail! Why are you so slow? Trees! Why are you so fun? Cooper (my dog)! Why are you so soft? -by Nick
Slug, why are you so slow? Panthers, why do you have to be so scary? Leopard, why do you have so many spots? Grass, why do you stain my clothes? Poison ivy, why do you make me itch? -by Jack
Cheeta, why are you so fast? Why do you have a million spots? Why do your eyes glow in the night sky? Tiger, why do you eat cute animals? Why do you look so angry but you are part of the cat family? why do you have black stripes? Why do you roar so much? Cheeta, why are you so fierce?
-by Anusree
Berries, why are you so good? You make me want to eat you all the time! Berries, why are you so purple, red and blue?
Daisy (my dog), why are you so cute? You make me go crazy, you're so cute! Daisy, why is your hair golden? Daisy, why is your nose so shiny and why are you so fast?
Seal, why is your fur so smooth? It makes me want to touch your smooth fur! Seal, why do you swim and do you have teeth? -by Charlotte
