"Red" Poems and Stories

Red

Kathy Stinson: Red is Best ; Annick Press Ltd. ; Toronto, Canada 1H9 ; ISBN 0-920236-26-X

Focus words: red, is, best, like, my

Again we followed the same pattern as Those Green Things. We brainstormed a list of red things. (Notice the plurals)

Cherries

Boots

Sweaters

Tomatoes

Foxes

Flowers

Hearts

Apples

Lava

Pillows

Ants

Shoes

Blood

Lips

Fire

Pants

Earrings

Leaves

bikes

doors

Markers

Paint

Socks

Sample of student work: After hearing the story and compiling the chart together children were invited to write their own red poems. Below is a sample of some of their writings.

Red, red

What is red?

A bike is red as fast as can be.

Red, Red

What is red?

A door is red.

Look I see one!

Red, red

What is red?

Leaves are red.

A leaf as red as September.

Red, red

What is red?

Ants are red/

As small as can be.

Fires are red, as hot as can be.

Lips are red as eating as can be.

Red, red

What is red?

A heart is red.

As lovable as can be

Red, red

What is red?

Apples are red as juicy as can be.

Paint is red as sticky as can be.

Lava is red as lava hot as can be.

Submitted by Ms. Weighill's Grade 1