Learning Limerick

Poetry in Fifth
Grade
By: Bridget Burrows, Karly
Schmitt, & Taylor Catalano
Kahoot
We used kahoot to understand the students background knowledge on their
likeability of poems, if they have heard of limerick poems before, and if they
enjoy poems in general.

This app can be useful for teachers to use because it can be used for
background knowledge before presenting information to judge what they do
and dont know. It can also be used for discussions, quizzes, and surveys.
Limerick
Limericks are normally funny poems that contain only five lines. The lines each have a specific
rhythm and rhyme pattern. Lets look at an example of a limerick below to determine the rhyme
pattern.

There was an old man from Peru

Who dreamed he was eating his shoe.

He awoke in the night

With a terrible fright

And found out that it was quite true.

Can you guess the pattern?

What is the purpose of this
lesson plan?
The purpose of this lesson is for the students to understand and create their
own limerick poems.

Through instruction, examples, a video clip, and working with partners, the
students will be able to create their own creative limerick poem.
Second Limerick Example
There was a Young Lady of Dorking,

Who bought a large bonnet for walking;

But its colour and size,

So bedazzled her eyes,

That she very soon went back to Dorking.

Listen to this fun song to help you all remember
the rules of writing a Limerick !
How should you begin?

1. Topic
-. family
-. friend
-. Yourself
-. Imaginary character
-. Your hometown
-. Any place !

1. Format paper

A (8)
A (8)
B (5)
B (5)
A (8)

2. Use your imagination and get started !

Activity !
Lets do our own Limerick Poem! Create your Limerick poem with your group!

After you create a poem, post it to Edmodo and comment on 3 of your

classmates poems.
Here are some funny Limerick
Poems we found!
There was a young fella from Boca Hickory, dickory, dock.

who liked to play five-dollar poka. The mouse ran up the clock.

He'd laugh and drink booze. The clock struck one

Did he win? No he'd lose. and down he run.

And that's why this fella went broka. Hickory, dickory, dock.

by Denise Rodgers by "Mother Goose"

 Discussion

Provide feedback (:

What did you think of Limerick Poems?

Were they hard/easy/just right?

Did these poems make you enjoy poetry

more?
How will you use this in your
future classroom?
I will use this lesson plan in my future classroom since it was a successful
lesson plan. The apps we used in this presentation, kahoot and edmodo, are
helpful. Using edmodo is a great way to share and comment on other
classmates poems/ posts. This allows the teacher to see who completed the
poems correctly and helps those who are struggling to have more examples
to work from.
Learning standards
Text Types and Purposes:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.

Production and Distribution of Writing:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
(Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

Technology (Top Tools)

Standard:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standard 3c: Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to
students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rN3DGMCsE\

ISTE Standards. (2008). International Society for Technology in Education.

Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/istestandards

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/