Poetry Scavenger Hunt

Treasure Hunt
for
Poetry Pirates

Your treasure is not underground
That's not where it will be found
You must look between the lines
Delve into your curious minds
Ponder words that stir your hearts
Share ideas that giggle your parts

Read the question
Click on the site
Enjoy the poems
They're a delight

1. I'm Staying Home from School Today
URL: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-318.html
a) What was he going to throw on the floor?
b) Who did the author not want to find out his faking being sick?

2. My Dad's a Secret Agent
URL: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-131.html
a) Name three phrases that describe Dad.
b) What item can Dad not find?

3. Calculator, calculator
URL: http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-279-html
What is the author's problem with the calculator's answers?

4. Songs and Poems
URL: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems44.html
Find the poem Every Insect. Write at least 8 rhyming words.

5. What to Remember in School
URL: http://gigglepoetry.com/poem.aspx?PoemID=138&CategoryID=9
Name two things to forget in school. What do you need to remember to do?

6. Too Busy
URL: http://gigglepoetry.com/poem.aspx?PoemID=135&CategoryID=9
What is the boy supposed to be doing?

7. Scrambled
URL: http://gigglepoetry.com/poem.aspx?PoemID=51&CategoryID=8
Why is the little boy "all scrambled?"

8. Nicknames
URL:  http://gigglepoetry.com/poem.aspx?PoemID=87&CategoryID=10
a) What nickname did the brother call the person?
b) What is the person's real name?

9. You Can Argue with a Tennis Ball
URL:  http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-310.html
a) Name four things you can argue with?
b) Who/what is it not very smart to argue with?

Ship ahoy away all mates
The treasure has been found
The poems read
The answer said
Now you`re homeward bound

 

 

Adapted from a treasure hunt designed by
J. Juarez & L. White
5/6 & 1/2
Our Lady of Peace School