Tad

Student Activity

Task
You have been asked to write a poem about ants for the preschool students. The students are at schools miles away, so we will use the Internet to share the poems.

To get ideas for your poem:

  1. Read Tad.
  2. Tell the story about Tad and Hal's adventures to a pal.
  3. Look on the Web for pictures of ants.
  4. Copy the URL of a link to an ant picture.
To create your poem:
  1. Skim the story about Tad to find rhyming words.
  2. Answer the questions below with rhyming words from the story.
  3. Submit your answers to make a poem.
  4. Share your poem with a pal.

Tell me your name

URL of picture link.

Who is in the story? It rhymes with pal.

Where does Tad sit? It rhymes with land.
He sits

How do ants nip at Tad? It rhymes with tap and tip.
They

What is in Tad's pit? It rhymes with plants.

How did you do?

  1. Did you read most of the words in Tad?
  2. Did you tell a pal about Tad?
  3. Did you correctly spell most of the words in your poem?
  4. Did you find a link to go with your poem?
  5. Did your poem make your pal laugh?

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