reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

My Mother Does My Homework
Mother's Day Breakfast by Kenn Nesbitt
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Hip-Hop Christmas
Coming Soon by Kenn Nesbitt
Coming Soon!
A Random Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
A Random Poem
My Left Left by Kenn Nesbitt
My Left Left
My Dog Is Always Shivering by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Is Always Shivering
My Job at the Calendar Factory by Kenn Nesbitt
My Job at the Calendar Factory
You Need to Wear a Mask by Kenn Nesbitt
You Need to Wear a Mask
Deer Mrs. Teecher
My Favorite Word is Floofy
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Rumplestiltskin
Icon image of octopus representing the poem Octo-Pair by Kenn Nesbitt
Octo-Pair
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
My World Is Turning Downside-Up by Kenn Nesbitt
My World Is Turning Downside-Up
If You're Swallowed by an Elephant by Kenn Nesbitt
If You’re Swallowed by an Elephant
Warm or Storm?
Today I Decided to Make Up a Word
You Can Argue with a Tennis Ball
You Can Argue with a Tennis Ball
Last Night I Made Friends with a Giant
My Mother Drives Me Everywhere
Welcome Back to School
I Need to Do My Homework

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