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This works well using poetry that has repetitious words and phrases. Below are two examples that are always a hit with many age groups.

__Loose Tooth __ I had a loose tooth A wiggly, giggly loose tooth I had a loose tooth Hanging by a thread So I pulled my loose tooth This wiggly, giggly loose tooth And put it ‘neath my pillow  And I went to bed. The fairies took my loose tooth T his wiggly, giggly <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Andy; color: rgb(51, 102, 255)">loose tooth And now I have a quarter <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Andy; color: rgb(51, 102, 255)"> And a <span style="background: fuchsia none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">hole in my <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">head - This file contains the poem in book form with illustrations

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">Teaching Process: <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">1. Teach the poem by rote alternately keeping the steady beat and the rhythm. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">2. When the students know the poem well, hide the words in your head and perform only the rhythm. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">3. For older students you might try perform the piece with half the class keeping the steady beat and half the class playing the rhythm using different body percussion or non-pitched percussion instruments. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">4. On another day divide the class into groups and assign them to a specific picture. Perform the poem with each group taking responsibility for their assigned picture. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">5. Allow the groups to decide on a “body sound” to represent or replace the word. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">6. Perform the poem again with the body percussion, hiding the words in their heads. Replace the body percussion with non-pitched percussion. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">7. Perform the piece again using only non-pitched percussion. Create an introduction and coda (short ending). <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">8. Teach the melody that goes with the poem. Add the instrumental accompaniment. Record the class singing the piece and burn it to a CD to be used in the listening center.

__<span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">Slithe**ry, Slimy** __ //__ Earth Worm __// I had an __earth__ __worm__ A <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">slithe**ry, slimy** __ earth __ __worm__ I had an __earth__ __worm__ For my <span style="background: blue none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">fish **<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0)">bait ** So I took the __earth__ __worm__ The <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">slithe**ry, slimy** __earth__ __worm__ And put it on the hook To await its **<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0)">fate ** I cast the __earth__ __worm__ The <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">slithe**ry, slimy** __earth__ __worm__ Beneath the murky surface To catch some <span style="background: blue none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">fish I wiggled the __earth__ __worm__ The <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">slithe**ry, slimy** __earth__ __worm__ Until a fishy gulped it   But it was too<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0)"> **late** I don’t have an __earth__ __worm__ A <span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Chiller; color: rgb(51, 153, 102)">slithe**ry, slimy** __earth__ __worm__ But I have a <span style="background: blue none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">fish for dinner Mom thinks that’s **<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0)">great.

** <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 33, 255); text-align: center; display: block"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: right; display: block">  <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: right; display: block">Home  This file contains the poem in book format