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Poems For Fluency

The document contains four poems for partners or small groups. The first poem, "Opposites" by Linda B. Ross, lists opposites such as many/few, bottom/top, and go/stop. The second poem, a traditional poem titled "Fire! Fire!", describes a town where Mrs. McGuire cries fire and various women react with calls to get water or jump to safety. The third poem, "Squirrel and Acorn" by Beverly McLoughland, is about a squirrel trying to find the acorn he hid in the fall. The last poem, "Curious Questions" by Bobbi Katz, asks imaginative questions about unusual animal behaviors and responses.

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Poems For Fluency

The document contains four poems for partners or small groups. The first poem, "Opposites" by Linda B. Ross, lists opposites such as many/few, bottom/top, and go/stop. The second poem, a traditional poem titled "Fire! Fire!", describes a town where Mrs. McGuire cries fire and various women react with calls to get water or jump to safety. The third poem, "Squirrel and Acorn" by Beverly McLoughland, is about a squirrel trying to find the acorn he hid in the fall. The last poem, "Curious Questions" by Bobbi Katz, asks imaginative questions about unusual animal behaviors and responses.

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POEMS FOR PA RT N E R S AND SMALL GROUPS

Opposites BY LINDA B. ROSS

Do you know about opposites?


Let’s see if you do!
What’s the opposite of many?
The opposite is few.

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What’s the opposite of bottom?
The opposite is top.
And what’s the opposite of go?
The opposite is stop.

What’s the opposite of cold?


The opposite is hot.

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And what’s the opposite of a little?
The opposite is a lot.

Here is the last pair of opposites.


Get ready, it’s going to be hard!
What’s the opposite of even?
The opposite is odd.

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POEMS FOR PA RT N E R S AND SMALL GROUPS

Fire! Fire!
—TRADITIONAL

“Fire! Fire!”
Cried Mrs. McGuire.
“Where? Where?”
Cried Mrs. Blair.
“All over town!”
Cried Mrs. Brown.
“Get some water!”
Cried her daughter.
“We’d better jump!”
Cried Mrs. Gump.
“That would be silly!”
Cried Mrs. Minelli.
“It looks too risky!”
Cried Mrs. Matruski.
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“What’ll we do?”
Cried Mrs. LaRue.
“Turn in the alarm!”
Cried Mrs. Starm.
“Save us! Save us!”
Cried Mrs. Davis.
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The fire department got the call


And the firemen saved them one and all.

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POEMS FOR PA RT N E R S AND SMALL GROUPS

Squirrel and Acorn BY B E V E R LY M C L O U G H L A N D

Where’s that nut


I hid in the fall?
Bad news!
Bad news!
Can’t recall.
Must think,
Try hard,
Somewhere
In the yard.
Look here,
Look there,

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Bad news! I’m here
Nowhere! Below,
Just under the
Snow,
Off to his
Right—

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Well out of
Sight.
He can’t
Recall?
Then I’ll
Grow tall.
Could be a
Tree.
Good news!
Good news!
Good news
For me!

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Curious
Questions BY B O B B I K AT Z

Have you ever seen a fish that walked?


Have you ever heard a grasshopper talk?
If you ask me how I know that they do,
I’ll hop on one foot and say
Doodle-dee-doo!

Have you ever seen a tomcat reading a book?


Do you know a walrus who skates on a brook?
If you ask me how I know that they do,
I’ll hop on one foot and say
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Doodle-dee-doo!

Have you ever seen a hippo who danced on her toes?


Did you meet a horse in a store buying clothes?
If you ask me how I know that they do,
I’ll hop on one foot and say
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Doodle-dee-doo!

Have you ever seen a fox blow a jazz clarinet?


Have you ever heard a duck quacking, “Don’t get me wet!”
If you ask me how I know that they do,
I’ll hop on one foot and say
Doodle-dee-doo!

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