I Meant To Do My Work Today

Students were assigned to write a poem following a pattern. Here are the completed poems along with the art the students created.

I meant to do
My work today, but...
It was raining,
And the lawnmover was on,
And a cop car went by with sirens on.
So what could I do
But go and play?
.......by Stetler


I meant to do
My work today but...
A dog barked,
And a helicopter flew by,
And a bird came by,
So what could I do
But go and play?
..... by Tyler B


I meant to do
My work today but.....
A tex rex got ran over
A rhinosauras got ran over
It's raining outside
So what could I do
But go and play?
.....by Jeffrey




I meant to do
My work today but.....
I was reading after the rain,
and a boy kicked me,
And a boy kissed me.
So what could I do
But go and play?
..... by Jenna


I meant to do
My work today, but...
The sun was shining,
and some one coming in,
And a bird flew by,
So what could I do
But go and play?
..... by Jewel


I meant to do
My work today but.....
A dog was barking
And a cat came in
And a plane flew by
So what could I do
But go and play?
..... by Samantha


I meant to do
My work today, but...
A stampeed of elephants,
And a deer walked in,
And a bird chirped.
So what could I do
But go and play?
.....by Hunter


I meant to do
My work today, but...
A cat was meowing,
and a bird was chirping.
And there were kids outside.
So what could I do
But go and play?
....by Carlie