Introduction:
Have books about Penguins sitting around the room where students can see the covers. Choose books that have large pictures of penguins on them. On sentence strips or the white board list some facts about Penguins. I think a fun bonus would be to dress in black and white and wear a toboggan on your head. Write the Poem on a large sheet of paper or transparency.
The Penguin
by Douglas Florian
A penguin isn't thin--it's fat.
It has penguinsulation.
And it toboggans through the snow
On penguinter vacation.
The penguin's a penguinsome bird
Of black-and-white fine feathers.
And it will huddle with its friends
In cold, penguindy weather.
Let the poem sink it for a second, then reread it to the students. Ask students to come to the copy of the poem and point to the words that are not "real" words. Discuss what those words are indicating and why they are funny.
Read the poem again, ask students to read along with you. If possible, allow students time to look at the penguin books you have around the room.
This poem could be used as a spring-board to a lesson on winter, snow, or penguins. Or of course, just for a poetry break.
Florian, Douglas. Zoo's Who. Harcourt Publishing, New York, NY. 2005.
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