Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: Summer Themed Riddle Poems

Monday, July 20, 2020

Summer Themed Riddle Poems

Poetry can be a bit intimidating to teach and learn, but it doesn't have to be! "Riddle Poems" are a great way to learn and apply:

-Rhyme Scheme

-Rhythm

-Meter

-Planning for theme

The object of this assignment is to write a riddle with an AABB End Line Rhyme scheme, with each line giving a clue to what the answer would be. If the reader/listener can guess the answer on the first try, then the poet was successful!

With this being a summer themed workshop, the answers had to revolve around summer. Enjoy these riddles!

If you leave it out it will melt to sludge.

It's good to eat with chocolate fudge.

It tastes so good on a hot summer day.

Eat it all up before you go play.

What is this?

Ice cream

by Austin (7th grade)

They appear when you sleep in the sun,

Getting one is not much fun.

After aloe and a yummy meal,

Better you will definitely feel.

What is this?

A sunburn

by Kevin (6th grade)

It's full of something great for a nice cool dip.

Do anything to get in, even a flip.

You can swim all day and all through the night.

Make sure no one will get in a fight.

What is this?

A swimming pool

by James (5th grade)

Sharks, by Julia (6th grade)

The Beach, by Jackie (6th grade)

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About the Teacher

Mrs. Huff has taught Language Arts for over 20 years. After being a classroom teacher for 12 years, she chose a new career path in teaching writing workshops and tutoring in order to stay home with her young children. She loves teaching creative writing, reading, and grammar. She specializes in teaching elementary school grades, but enjoys assisting older students with their writing as well. She offers both in-person and online workshops and tutoring sessions. Mrs. Huff is Barton trained and certified, and has experience tutoring dyslexic students. She loves to see their growth and improvement in reading, writing, and spelling.

Mrs. Huff's hobbies include coaching volleyball, photography, scrapbooking, writing, and spending time with her family. She has a daughter and a son, both "graduates" from the "Authors and Artists" program!

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"The small group environment allowed for lots of personalized attention and immediate feedback. My daughter loved the workshop and came home raving about the creative writing assignments which included group, partner, and individual writing."

"It amazed me how my son was excited to stay after school for an academic-style club. Mrs. Huff made the classroom environment comfortable and light after a long day's work at school, yet encouraged hard work and focus and got the kids to produce great things. We loved the program!"

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"Authors and Artists is my favorite part of the day."

"This workshop is hard work..... but it's fun work!"

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