Caterina C. Salamone
Have the students search in books for different words or phrases. Encourage them to read the words aloud as they are locating phonetic sounds such as /ch/, /sh/, /th/, /br/, /ph/. They can choose sounds that they enjoy. After the students have had a chance to jog their thinking, they can begin to brainstorm words that fit under these sounds. The students will write a 3-line poem. Each line must have 3 repeating sounds. They can be the same sound shared among the three lines, or three different sounds. Remember the creativity is in the students' hands. Provide the framework for them and let them play and have fun with words.
