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Free Poetry ("I Can Read") Notebook Pages

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May: Poetry and Songs for May Day, Rockhounds, and Birds
May Day
May first is the day
When children play,
And hang a basket of flowers
On your doorknob—
and mine.

Nellie Edge

Happy Thought
The world is so full of a
Number of things,
I'm sure we should all be
As happy as kings.

Robert Louis Stevenson

I'm a Little Rockhound
(Tune: I'm a Litte Teapot)
I'm a little rockhound
Digging in the ground.
I tell my friends
What I've found.

When I go exploring
Hear me shout.
Look at this rock
I just dug out!

By Jennifer Felty
Used with Permission

Two Legs for Birds
2 legs for birds,
and you and me.
4 legs for dogs,
and squirrels in a tree.
6 legs for beetles.
Away they go!
8 legs for spiders.
What do you know!

Anonymous

Secret
We have a secret
Just we three
The robin and I
And the sweet cherry tree.
The robin told the tree
And the tree told me
And nobody knows
But just we three

Author Unknown

I Have A Bird
I have a bird.
Her song I've heard.
Her nest is in our tree.
She flies away from me.
I love my bird.

Nellie Edge

Adopted from I Have a Cat

Little Rock
(Tune: You are My Sunhine)
If you find a little rock,
A smooth and shiny rock,
Pick it up
And add it to your collection.

Nellie Edge

Pet Rock
My friend has a pet rock
I know—
He told me so.
I have a pet cat—
Fancy that!

Nellie Edge

A Rock is a Letter
A rock is a letter
from the earth
And it says:
"Take care of me."

Nellie Edge

Additional Poems for Children to Memorize, Recite and Perform...

These poems are not in the public domain, so we are not able offer complimentary copies.

You can check in your library for them or purchase copyright-secured poetry collections from our online bookstore.

The Little Turtle
There was a little turtle,
   He lived in a box...

Vachel Lindsay

 

From Poetry Collection,
Poetry Anthology, Volume I
, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge

Lesson
  To plant a seed and see it grow
   Is something every child should do...

Harry Behn

 

From Poetry Collection,
Poetry Anthology, Volume II
, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge

 

Wings
   Bees have four wings,
   Birds have two...

Aileen Fisher

 

From Poetry Collection,
Small Poems of Some Delight, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge

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