Poetry Challenge Week Three: Limericks

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It’s week THREE of the Weekly Poetry Challenge, and this week is all about a fun rhyming form called the limerick! A limerick is often a humorous poem. Many limericks are mini stories that introduce a character with a specific behavior that leads to an amusing consequence. That is not always the case, but it may be a good thing to keep in mind as you write your own limerick, especially if you’ve never written one before. One of the most popular writers of the limerick is poet Edward Lear, whose Book of Nonsense was originally published in 1846 and has had many editions published since! Here’s a limerick I wrote: There once was a young girl named Tilly Who loved to act goofy and silly She played with her food Which was really quite rude And ended up covered in chili. © 2024 Rebecca J. Gomez Unlike the poems we featured in weeks one and two, a limerick has strict rules about rhyme and meter. A limerick is five lines long and follows an a, a, b, b, a rhyme scheme (lines 1, 2, and 5 rh
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The Read, Discuss, Do SUMMER CHALLENGE!

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It's the official launch day for Read, Discuss, Do!'s new home on the web! Thank you for dropping by! We are all set to kick off the fun with a SUMMER CHALLENGE aimed at getting you and the young readers in your life (offspring, grandkids, day care tots?) engaging together through book-inspired discussions and activities! 

This is not your ordinary summer reading program. There's no need to keep a log or count pages or track minutes spent reading. This challenge is all about sharing books and engaging in book-related fun while strengthening connections between readers and, yes, keeping your kids reading through the summer. What better way to prevent the "summer slide"? 

Your challenge then, should you choose to accept it, is as follows: 

  • Look for the weekly theme, shared each Friday from June 4 to August 13. The themes will be shared here on the website, in our newsletter and on social media (Instagram and Twitter).
  • Each week, READ a book (or several) inspired by the theme with the children in your life. We'll recommend a few titles each week, but they are only suggestions. 
  • DISCUSS the books you read! Some general discussion topics could be: favorite characters, alternate endings, favorite part of the story, favorite illustration, if/how you can relate to the characters or situations, etc.
  • DO a fun activity each week inspired by that week's reading. These activities are totally up to you and can be as simple as drawing a picture or as epic as going on a real life adventure. 
  • Share the fun on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #RDDSummerChallenge.
Plan to join in the fun? Let us know in the comments! At the end of the summer challenge you'll earn a certificate for you and your young readers and have a chance to enter a giveaway. Commenting on this post is not required, but we would love to hear from you.

Have fun reading, discussing, and doing! 

Rebecca

Comments

Susanna Leonard Hill said…
Love this, Becky! Such a great idea!
June 4, 2021 at 10:12 AM
Karen Condit said…
This is great! Way to shake up the usual summer-reading-log idea. The "doing" is the best part...beside the reading ;)!
June 19, 2021 at 11:51 AM
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