I Helped My Mom Make Dinner

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From the book A Festival for Frogs

I Helped My Mom Make Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt

I helped my mom make dinner.
(I like to help a lot.)
I helped make mashed potatoes
until I dropped the pot.

I helped her roast a turkey.
I helped her bake a pie.
The oven started smoking.
I really don’t know why.

I helped her set the table.
I dropped the dinner rolls.
I helped arrange the dishes.
I broke a pair of bowls.

I helped her pour the milk.
I spilled it on the floor.
I helped so much she said
she didn’t need help anymore.

— Kenn Nesbitt

Reading Level: Grade 1

Topics: Food Poems, Poems about Friends and Family

Poetic Techniques: Irony, List Poems, Narrative Poems, Repetition

From the book A Festival for Frogs

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