I'm still working on my list of memorization things for kids, and I came across one poem that I think is great for kids in grades 2-6. It's really short, and has lots to talk about. Here it is:

Stupidity Street

 

I saw with open eyes

Singing birds sweet

Sold in the shops

For the people to eat,

Sold in the shops of

Stupidity Street.

 

I saw in vision

The worm in the wheat,

And in the shops nothing

For people to eat;

Nothing for sale in

Stupidity Street.

 

~ Ralph Hodgson

You can see if kids will get the moral: why are there now worms in the wheat? And talk about the whole idea that you reap what you sow, and you shouldn't do things now just because they look fun or neat without thinking about the consequences. Anyway, that's what Katie's working on now.

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