Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures
From Nonsense Books by Edward Lear
Edward Lear was an English artist and poet who wrote nonsense poems and limericks in the nineteenth century. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. In this alphabet poem, Lear gave every letter of the alphabet a silly animal or person doing something absurd. This reader shares six of Lear's funniest creatures. Lear's nonsense rhymes help children enjoy the playfulness of language and the delight of imagining impossible things.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 361 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Nonsense Books, Edward Lear
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 9 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 5
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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