Fun with Food: Rhyming Poems by Kenn Nesbitt
Reading
and
Writing
Rhyming Poems
The American poet
Kenn Nesbitt
has written a
series of rhyming poems
about everybody's new
favourite subject…
FOOD!
Read some of his poems on the next slides…
I‘m Absolutley Full Tonight
I’m absolutely full tonight.
I couldn’t eat another bite.
I couldn’t eat a half a bean,
or even taste a tangerine.
I couldn’t lick a lettuce leaf
or bite the slightest bit of beef.
I couldn’t polish off a pea
or sip a single drop of tea
or nibble on a nanogram
of pickled ham or candied yam
or lamb or clam or jam or Spam.
Yes, that’s how full I truly am.
To even think of eating more
would leave me lying on the floor
and surely make my stomach hurt
unless, of course, you’ve got dessert.
Chocolate For Breakfast
Chocolate for breakfast.
Chocolate for lunch.
Chocolate for dinner.
Chocolate for brunch.
Chocolate on Saturday,
chocolate on Sunday,
and nothing but chocolate
the whole day on Monday.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
it’s chocolate galore.
On Thursday and Friday
I eat even more.
I know it’s not healthy;
that’s totally clear.
But, still, I go nuts in
November each year.
And there’s not a fruit
or a veggie in sight
at least for a week
after Halloween night.
When Larry Made Lasagna
When Larry made lasagna
all his neighbors stopped and stared.
His lasagna was the largest
that had ever been prepared.
He used ninety yards of pasta
and a half a ton of cheese,
and the sauce, he spread with spatulas
that looked a lot like skis.
With a hundred pounds of vegetables
and wagon-loads of meat
plus a tiny sprig of parsley
his lasagna was complete.
So he lifted that lasagna
with a forklift and a crane
and he placed it in an oven
that was longer than a train.
For a week, while it was baking,
its aroma filled the town,
till he took it from the oven
piping hot and golden brown.
All the neighbors came and tasted it
but frowned at him, and then
they complained, “It needs a bit more salt.
You’ll have to start again.”
My Lunch
A candy bar.
A piece of cake.
A lollipop.
A chocolate shake.
A jelly donut.
Chocolate chips.
Some gummy worms
and licorice whips.
A candy cane.
A lemon drop.
Some bubblegum
and soda pop.
Vanilla wafers.
Cherry punch.
My mom slept in
while I made lunch.
Now its your turn…
Can you write your own rhyming food poem?
Ken has some steps to help you…
Find a piece of paper or use your exercise book…
•
First: make a list of 4 sports e.g. basketball, football etc.
•
Next make a list of 4 different lots of foods (making sure you pick
foods names that rhyme e.g. steak and cake, ham and jam, custard and
mustard) We’ve attached a list of rhyming foods to help at the end!
•
Then add a food to each sport using the word ‘with’ in the middle e.g.
Basketball with cake
•
Football with ham.
•
After that re arrange your lines so the rhyming foods are on the 2
nd
and 4
th
lines e.g.
Hockey with cheese.
Basketball with cake.
Baseball with pizza.
Football with steak.
•
Then write an ending with 2 lines
e.g. Playing with your food
is really lots of fun.
•
Next choose a word that rhymes with the last word in each of these
two lines
e.g. food-rude
•
Finally add both parts of your poem together:
Hockey with cheese.
Basketball with cake.
Baseball with pizza.
Football with steak.
This is really very rude
You should never play with your food!
Just have a go and see what you come up with!
•
Rhyming food words
•
Artichoke / Coke / egg yolk
•
Baloney / cannelloni / macaroni / minestrone / pepperoni Beans /
greens / nectarines / sardines / tangerines
•
Beet / meat / sweet / treat / wheat
•
Beef / leaf
•
Berry / cherry
•
Bread / sandwich spread
•
Brussels sprout / sauerkraut / trout
•
Burritos / Doritos
•
Cake / shake / steak
•
Cheese / peas
•
Chicken legs / eggs
•
Chicken wings / onion rings
•
Chip / dip / licorice whip
•
Clam / ham / jam / lamb / Spam
•
Crepe / grape
•
Crumb / gum / plum
•
Coffee / toffee
•
Cookie dough / sloppy joe
•
Custard / mustard
•
Fries / pies
•
Fruits / roots / shoots
•
Gummi bears / pears
•
Ice / rice / spice
Lemon drops / lollipops
Lime / thyme
Noodle / strudel
Pastrami / salami
Roast / toast
Delight in the whimsical world of rhyming food poems by American poet Kenn Nesbitt. Get lost in charming verses about overeating, chocolate indulgence, giant lasagnas, and a child's imaginative lunch creation. Unleash your creativity by crafting your own rhyming food poem following Kenn's helpful steps. Dive into a world where food and poetry collide in a delightful and entertaining way.
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Reading and Writing Rhyming Poems
The American poet Kenn Nesbitt has written a series of rhyming poems about everybody's new favourite subject FOOD! Read some of his poems on the next slides
Im Absolutley Full Tonight I m absolutely full tonight. I couldn t eat another bite. I couldn t eat a half a bean, or even taste a tangerine. I couldn t lick a lettuce leaf or bite the slightest bit of beef. I couldn t polish off a pea or sip a single drop of tea or nibble on a nanogram of pickled ham or candied yam or lamb or clam or jam or Spam. Yes, that s how full I truly am. To even think of eating more would leave me lying on the floor and surely make my stomach hurt unless, of course, you ve got dessert.
Chocolate For Breakfast Chocolate for breakfast. Chocolate for lunch. Chocolate for dinner. Chocolate for brunch. Chocolate on Saturday, chocolate on Sunday, and nothing but chocolate the whole day on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday it s chocolate galore. On Thursday and Friday I eat even more. I know it s not healthy; that s totally clear. But, still, I go nuts in November each year. And there s not a fruit or a veggie in sight at least for a week after Halloween night.
When Larry Made Lasagna When Larry made lasagna all his neighbors stopped and stared. His lasagna was the largest that had ever been prepared. He used ninety yards of pasta and a half a ton of cheese, and the sauce, he spread with spatulas that looked a lot like skis. With a hundred pounds of vegetables and wagon-loads of meat plus a tiny sprig of parsley his lasagna was complete. So he lifted that lasagna with a forklift and a crane and he placed it in an oven that was longer than a train. For a week, while it was baking, its aroma filled the town, till he took it from the oven piping hot and golden brown. All the neighbors came and tasted it but frowned at him, and then they complained, It needs a bit more salt. You ll have to start again.
My Lunch A candy bar. A piece of cake. A lollipop. A chocolate shake. A jelly donut. Chocolate chips. Some gummy worms and licorice whips. A candy cane. A lemon drop. Some bubblegum and soda pop. Vanilla wafers. Cherry punch. My mom slept in while I made lunch.
Now its your turn Can you write your own rhyming food poem? Ken has some steps to help you
Find a piece of paper or use your exercise book First: make a list of 4 sports e.g. basketball, football etc. Next make a list of 4 different lots of foods (making sure you pick foods names that rhyme e.g. steak and cake, ham and jam, custard and mustard) We ve attached a list of rhyming foods to help at the end! Then add a food to each sport using the word with in the middle e.g. Basketball with cake Football with ham. After that re arrange your lines so the rhyming foods are on the 2nd and 4th lines e.g. Hockey with cheese. Basketball with cake. Baseball with pizza. Football with steak.
Then write an ending with 2 lines e.g. Playing with your food is really lots of fun. Next choose a word that rhymes with the last word in each of these two lines e.g. food-rude Finally add both parts of your poem together: Hockey with cheese. Basketball with cake. Baseball with pizza. Football with steak. This is really very rude You should never play with your food! Just have a go and see what you come up with!
Rhyming food words Artichoke / Coke / egg yolk Baloney / cannelloni / macaroni / minestrone / pepperoni Beans / greens / nectarines / sardines / tangerines Beet / meat / sweet / treat / wheat Beef / leaf Berry / cherry Bread / sandwich spread Brussels sprout / sauerkraut / trout Burritos / Doritos Cake / shake / steak Cheese / peas Chicken legs / eggs Chicken wings / onion rings Chip / dip / licorice whip Clam / ham / jam / lamb / Spam Crepe / grape Crumb / gum / plum Coffee / toffee Cookie dough / sloppy joe Custard / mustard Fries / pies Fruits / roots / shoots Gummi bears / pears Ice / rice / spice Lemon drops / lollipops Lime / thyme Noodle / strudel Pastrami / salami Roast / toast
