KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM Welcome to Poetry4kids.com. The funny poetry playground of children’s author Kenn Nesbitt. Here you will find lots of funny poems for kids, classic children’s poems, games, poetry lessons and activities, plus a rhyming dictionary, videos, author visit information, and lots more. – Kenn Nesbitt, Former Children’s Poet

Laureate (2013-15)

POEMS – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COMWE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TOILET PAPERBASKETBALL IS LOTS OF FUNYOU NEED TO WEAR A MASK And here are a whole lot more of my most highly-rated poems. These are ranked by popularity (with the most popular ones at the top), so don't be surprised if they change position when you rate them. I GRADE 4 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 4. Poems suitable for reading by 9-10 year olds. My Dog Likes to Disco. My Cat Knows Karate. The Games in My Room. I Bought a Maserati. Pet Shopping. Falling Asleep in Class. Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster. GRADE 6 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 6. Poems suitable for reading by 11-12 year olds. Vacation Cancellation. Gabby’s Baby Beagle. Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome. When Larry Made Lasagna. A Goat in a Landfill. While Strolling Down the Beach Today. Christmas Shopping.

JESSICA JEAN

It popped out a leaf on the tiniest stalk, that quickly unfolded and caused her to squawk, then rapidly blossommed and grew to a vine, while Jessica Jean was beginning to whine. It quickly expanded to cover her lips. It grew on her shoulders, her elbows and hips. It bloomed on her body and covered her clothes, GRADE 2 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 2. Poems suitable for reading by 7-8 year olds. I Made a Meme this Morning. Good Morning, Dear Students. Nicknames. We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars. My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye. My Dog Does My Homework. I Think My Dad Is Dracula. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POEMS topic: Science and Technology Poems. Poems about science and technology, both real and fictional, including poems about outer space, computers, biology, electronics, robots, time travel, etc. I Made a Meme this Morning. My Dog Likes to Disco. Switch Switch. Our

HOMEWORK STEW

Rate this poem. 567 votes. From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking. I cooked my math book in a broth. and stirred it to a steaming froth. I threw in papers—pencils, too—. to make a pot of homework stew. I turned the flame up nice and hot. and tossed my

binder in the pot.

PETER PASSED A NOTE TODAY Peter passed a note today. He gave the note to Anna. then she passed it on to Hannah. he slid the note to Brody. and directed it to Dan. as he passed it on to Sean. and she saw what Sean was holding. and took the note he was unfolding. “The teacher’s awesome. MY DOG LIKES TO DISCO From the book My Dog Likes to Disco. My dog likes to disco. on TikTok for fun. He’d rather start dancing. than go for a run. My dog likes to wiggle. and jiggle and jump. He KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM Welcome to Poetry4kids.com. The funny poetry playground of children’s author Kenn Nesbitt. Here you will find lots of funny poems for kids, classic children’s poems, games, poetry lessons and activities, plus a rhyming dictionary, videos, author visit information, and lots more. – Kenn Nesbitt, Former Children’s Poet

Laureate (2013-15)

POEMS – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COMWE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TOILET PAPERBASKETBALL IS LOTS OF FUNYOU NEED TO WEAR A MASK And here are a whole lot more of my most highly-rated poems. These are ranked by popularity (with the most popular ones at the top), so don't be surprised if they change position when you rate them. I GRADE 4 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 4. Poems suitable for reading by 9-10 year olds. My Dog Likes to Disco. My Cat Knows Karate. The Games in My Room. I Bought a Maserati. Pet Shopping. Falling Asleep in Class. Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster.

JESSICA JEAN

It popped out a leaf on the tiniest stalk, that quickly unfolded and caused her to squawk, then rapidly blossommed and grew to a vine, while Jessica Jean was beginning to whine. It quickly expanded to cover her lips. It grew on her shoulders, her elbows and hips. It bloomed on her body and covered her clothes, GRADE 6 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 6. Poems suitable for reading by 11-12 year olds. Vacation Cancellation. Gabby’s Baby Beagle. Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome. When Larry Made Lasagna. A Goat in a Landfill. While Strolling Down the Beach Today. Christmas Shopping. GRADE 2 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 2. Poems suitable for reading by 7-8 year olds. I Made a Meme this Morning. Good Morning, Dear Students. Nicknames. We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars. My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye. My Dog Does My Homework. I Think My Dad Is Dracula. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POEMS topic: Science and Technology Poems. Poems about science and technology, both real and fictional, including poems about outer space, computers, biology, electronics, robots, time travel, etc. I Made a Meme this Morning. My Dog Likes to Disco. Switch Switch. Our

HOMEWORK STEW

Rate this poem. 567 votes. From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking. I cooked my math book in a broth. and stirred it to a steaming froth. I threw in papers—pencils, too—. to make a pot of homework stew. I turned the flame up nice and hot. and tossed my

binder in the pot.

PETER PASSED A NOTE TODAY Peter passed a note today. He gave the note to Anna. then she passed it on to Hannah. he slid the note to Brody. and directed it to Dan. as he passed it on to Sean. and she saw what Sean was holding. and took the note he was unfolding. “The teacher’s awesome. MY DOG LIKES TO DISCO From the book My Dog Likes to Disco. My dog likes to disco. on TikTok for fun. He’d rather start dancing. than go for a run. My dog likes to wiggle. and jiggle and jump. He GRADE 1 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 1. Poems suitable for reading by 6-7 year olds. Today I Got a Valentine. I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go. I Tried to Take a Selfie. My Dog GRADE 5 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 5. April Fool’s Day. Homework Stew. Olympic Granny. We Ate All the Cheetos. Vacation Cancellation. Extreme Dream. I’m Only Half a Werewolf. Nathaniel Naste. GRADE 4 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 4. Poems suitable for reading by 9-10 year olds. My Dog Likes to Disco. My Cat Knows Karate. The Games in My Room. I Bought a Maserati. Pet Shopping. Falling Asleep in Class. Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster. GRADE 3 – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM reading level: Grade 3. Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds. My Dog Likes to Disco. Switch Switch. My Cat Knows Karate. When the Teacher Isn’t Looking. Our Teacher Likes Minecraft. I Bought a Maserati. My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye. LIST POEMS – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM poetic device: List Poems. A “list poem” is a poem that incorporates some kind of list, often in the middle of the poem. It can be a list of objects, actions, ideas, or even words or people. I HYPNOTIZED THE TEACHER I said he was a chicken. He began to crow and cluck. when I said he was a duck. to see the teacher act so funny. when I said he was a bunny. ferocious, giant dinosaur. what I tell him anymore. this stomping, roaring creature. hypnotize your teacher. FOOD POEMS – KENN NESBITT'S POETRY4KIDS.COM topic: Food Poems. We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars. Advice from Dracula. Homework Stew. We Ate All the Cheetos. When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid. Pickle with Cheddar. Chocolate for Breakfast. An Ogre Came over

for Dinner.

OUR MOTHER THREW THE PIE AWAY Our mother threw the pie away. She dumped out all the Cokes. She kept the beans and leafy greens. and leeks and artichokes. She chucked the cheese and chocolate chips. She pitched the pudding out, but kept the beets and broccoli. and jars of sauerkraut. She canned the cakes and

cookies.

OLYMPIC GRANNY

The Olympic games this year, She’ll laugh at her competitors. And make them quake with fear. She’s ninety-nine years old. But, in athletics, she’s been blessed. The trouble is she can’t decide. Which sport she plays the best. She’s such an ace at archery. She’s queen of the canoe. RHYMING CITIES, STATES, COUNTRIES Rhyming Cities, States, Countries Rhyming Places List. If you ever find yourself writing a poem that involves geographical locations — cities, states, countries, etc. — you may find it helpful to have a list of places that rhyme with one another.

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