Scholars take a popular song or nursery rhyme and make it their own as they write a fractured nursery rhyme. Writers seek out a nursery rhyme's rhyming words and change them to create an original poem.  

Concepts

poetry, poetry writing, Writing, reading poetry, nursery rhymes, rhymes, rhyming, rhyming words

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Gather a collection of nursery rhymes for learners to browse and choose from when beginning to write their poem 
• Write an example poem as a class
• Have authors share their fractured poem; plan a poetry reading, set up a staging area, and discuss positive audience participation  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should know how to locate and make rhyming words 
• The lesson plan was written so that class members can follow it independently 

Pros

• A link takes you to another lesson that features nursery rhymes 
• The plan encourages learners to have fun 
• A small list of nursery rhymes is provided 

Cons

• A faint font is used for example poems 

Common Core

W.3.4 W.4.4 W.5.4 W.6.4 W.7.4 W.8.4