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ONE INCH TALL SHELDONALLAN SILVERSTEIN

If you were only one inch tall, you'dride a worm to school.The teardrop of a crying ant wouldbe your swimming pool.A crumb of cake would be a feast

And last you seven days at least,A flea would be a frightening beastIf you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall, you'dwalk beneath the door,

And it would take about a month toget down to the store.A bit of fluff would be your bed,You'd swing upon a spider's thread,And wear a thimble on your head

If you were one inch tall.

You'd surf across the kitchen sinkupon a stick of gum.You couldn't hug your mama, you'd

just have to hug her thumb.You'd run from people's feet in fright,To move a pen would take all night,(This poem took fourteen years towrite--'Cause I'm just one inch tall).

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HOW TO DEVELOP STUDENTSINTEREST IN POETRY

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Poetry can be presented throughfun and interactive activities such as:

Puppetry Songs

Videos

Coloured-picture books

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PUPPETS

Poems can be made into puppetry activity.

Teachers can provide puppet-making materials.

Eg: Scissors, tape, glue, paint, toilet paper rolls, socks, gloves,hats, ice cream sticks, old wooden spoons, buttons, ribbons,

styrofoam and etc.

Types of puppets can be made:

-Stick puppets.

-Hand puppets.

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ONE INCH TALL VIDEO

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COLOURED-PICTURE BOOKS / NON-COLOURED PICTURE BOOKS

Children love colourful things.

Teacher can introduce the poetry in theform of coloured-picture books or the

non-coloured ones.After reading the poems by showingthe pictures, let the children draw andcolour their most favourite scene from

the pictures.This can enhance their thinking& imagination.

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ONE INCH TALL AS LANGUAGETEACHING TOOL

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Puppetry

Teachers can ask students to makepuppets for each character presentsin the poem.

Puppetry can also be used toenhance students speaking skill.

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Video This poem provides a good lesson in

perspective. After letting the studentswatch the video, teachers can instructstudents to write a short story or poem

from the perspective of someone whois different--12-feet tall, someone who'shandicapped, weighs 300 pounds, orhas a disease.

This will enhance their writing andthinking skills.

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Coloured-picture books & Non-coloured picture books

Teachers can make use of the booksto teach new vocabulary / differentword classes to the students

E.g. nouns, adjectives etc.