It's+Raining+Pigs+and+Noodles

It’s raining pigs and noodles, It’s pouring frogs and hats, Chrysanthemums and poodles, Bananas, brooms, and cats. Assorted prunes, and parrots Are dropping from the sky, Here comes a bunch of carrots, Some hippopotami.

It’s raining pens and pickles, And eggs and silverware. A flood of figs and nickels Is falling through the air. I see a swan, a sweater, A clock, a model train- I like it so much better Than when it’s raining rain.

I used this poem because I have always been a huge fan of Prelutsky poetry. I came up with the idea when I decided I wanted to use syllables of familiar words in the lesson. I thought there was no better way to solidify rhythm and the implications of consonant and vowel sounds than with poetry. Jack Prelutsky poetry has such a driving rhythm that I knew there was no better poet to choose. He also makes use of alliteration which gives the consonants the drive that they have in the poetry. I chose this specific poem because it was short enough to not overwhelm the lesson, but strong enough to make the points I wanted. It's rhythm was also constant, giving me the opportunity for an added activity. (Described in the lesson plan on the homepage.)

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