A limerick is a silly poem with five lines. They are often funny or nonsensical. Limericks were made famous by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the "Book of Nonsense" in the 1800's. This was an entire book of silly limericks.
How to write a limerick:
The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9).
The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6)
Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..."
The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6)
Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..."
I really enjoyed this class it brought out the child in all of us. I love limericks.
ReplyDeletei really enjoyed this lesson, especially when we sang the nursery rhymes we know and even when we made our own little limericks..it will be a fun activity to use with our students when we return to our respective schools
ReplyDeleteI cant say that i loved this lesson as i missed this class on limericks but then as a responsible student i opted to find out what was done and went on to do my own reading. Amazed at what i read. Limericks can be of great use when teaching a subject like phonics.
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A teacher may be doing words with the long vowel 'e' sound. The limerick can be of great use to the teacher in this case. He or she can use it anywhere in their lesson. Intro, Development,etc. This would allow students to listen and hear various words with whatever sound they are doing
I am surely looking forward to using limericks to introduce various concepts to my prospective students. They are very catchy and easy to learn. This was one the lessons which I really enjoyed.
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