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Point of View from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

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Theme:

Appreciating and Writing Poetry

Grades:

3 - 5

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

45 minutes

Standards
& Goals:

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
  • Standard 2: All students will listen actively in a variety of situations to information from a variety of sources.
  • Standard 3: All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.
  • Standard 4: All students will read various materials and texts with comprehension and critical analysis

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:
  • Read and/or listen to the poem "Point of View" from Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends
  • Identify the rhyming words in the poem and which lines rhyme
  • Write a rhyming poem about an alternate point of view
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