An Oyster Celebration

This Fill-in-the-Blanks worksheet features the whimsical poem “An Oyster Celebration,” ideal for students in grades 5–6. Set in the fictional Oyster Bay, the poem humorously imagines a parallel holiday where oysters—and oyster-themed traditions—replace typical Easter customs. Students are asked to complete the poem by filling in missing words from a provided list, using context clues, rhyme, and logic to determine the correct choices. This activity sharpens reading comprehension, reinforces vocabulary, and encourages attention to detail, while the poem’s clever wordplay and parody of familiar traditions keep older elementary readers engaged and amused.