100 day poem

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100 day poem
By patty

Hi, this is also a cool activity to do. My first graders here in Brazil read the following poem, chant it, and then illustrate and make a book for the classroom. the higher reading group makes up their own poem (working in
one group) using the same pattern: last year the group did 100 people (different careers!) enjoy the 100th day or save this for next year!! patty
100 ANIMALS
BY KAREN FENSTERMAKER
I WENT TO THE ZOO
AND WHAT DID I SEE?
ONE HUNDRED ANIMALS LOOKING AT ME!
THERE WERE 10 TALL GIRAFFES, EATING FROM TREES
TEN SILLY MONKEYS, SCRATCHING THEIR KNEES,
TEN SLEEPING SNAKES,

LYING IN THE SUN,
TEN MUNCHING ELEPHANTS, EATING PEANUTS ONE BY ONE,
TEN LEAPING TIGERS, PERFORMING IN THE SHOW,
TEN PINK FLAMINGOES, STANDING ON THEIR TOES.
TEN GROUCHY BEARS, TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP,
TEN HAPPY HIPPOS, IN THE WATER DEEP.
TEN ROARING LIONS, WALKING TWO BY TWO,
AND TEN GALLOPING ZEBRAS, ALL LIVING IN THE ZOO!!