St. Patrick's Day is next week and around here we're already going green. Green with shamrocks, little leprechauns, and all sorts of Irish fun. Over on my homeschool site we've started a whole unit on such things and I thought I might share a little bit of the fun here with you.
The girls will be learning about and writing limericks during this unit. I remember writing a book of Limericks when I was in 5th grade. I still have it, somewhere. I know one starts out like this:
There once was a rat,
He was really fat,
He went to the store,
Slipped on a wet floor
As he swat a gnat.
The girls will be learning about and writing limericks during this unit. I remember writing a book of Limericks when I was in 5th grade. I still have it, somewhere. I know one starts out like this:
There once was a rat,
He was really fat,
He went to the store,
Slipped on a wet floor
As he swat a gnat.
Very deep stuff. The poems are very silly and don't make much sense, but I did manage to learn the a a b b a rule. Where the a's all rhyme and have the same number of syllables and the b's rhyme and have the same syllables.
Okay so I've been sweating over this limerick and need your help with the last line. I thought it would be fun to see what people come up with.
Once long ago was a freckled lass who loved to write,
But nowadays she’d look at her stark blank page in fright,
Interrupted by laundry, cleaning and tots left her frazzled
Gone were the days that words came quickly and left others dazzled
???
Okay friends, could you help me finish the last line of my limerick? My girls have put together a little St. Patrick's Day basket for the most creative finishing line. My husband, WB, will be picking the winning line and I'll announce it on Thursday.
Luck of the Irish to you!
13 comments:
"So now she can't sleep 'cause her words come in the night."
How's that?
I love St. Patrick's Day. I did a unit on it in college.
Like it Nancy:)
For her to find time to write was now a major fight.
I like Nancy's better.
"Aha! A stray sock brought an idea to light."
Warren and Jill I love them both! I knew you all would come up with good stuff:)
Hmmm, this is really hard! So the last line has to be thirteen syllables? I'm thinking...
How about
"Back were the days she screamed and yanked at her hair real tight"
Yikes. These are tough. lol
He, he Jessica I do yank my hair a lot!
"Now are the days she keeps everything out of sight."
FUN!!
Don't enter me, though, just thought I'd try it.
LOL! Those ARE GREAT! Must think on this. :)
what once brought her great joy has now become a great plight.
i love limericks, i write them all the time.
I love everybody's so I'm glad WB has to pick! He'll be home soon to do the judging!
I stink at these!! But it is fun to read the others!!
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