A poem is a group of words arranged in a distinct manner that centers around a topic or a theme. Poems can rhyme or be in a free verse. In primary school which is the educational level one can consider very crucial in a child's development, one tool used to improve memory retention of the kids is poems.
Poems and music are very crucial and that is the reason why primary pupils are mandated to have their poem book which is read every morning to improve their academic development.
Learning by repetition is a great way many people learn and since poems are very short and interesting, the kids easily memorize them making them keep stuff in their memory. There are a lot of short poems that every educationist in Ghana is highly likely to learn.
Continue reading to find out more about these poems.
1)
A LION
A lion
A lion has a tail
It has a big head and a very small waist
This short poem has an accompanying action that children love to do. The experience of reciting this poem and doing the action is nothing but awesome to gaze upon.
2)
PETER PIPER
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Where is the peck of pickled pepper
Peter Piper picked?
3)
MY HEAD
My head my shoulder
My knees
My toes
My head my shoulder
My knees
My toes
My head my shoulder
My knees
My toes
They all belong to Jesus
4)
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
5)
Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream 2x
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
6)
If you see a traffic light
There is something you should know
Red means stop
Yellow means get ready
Green means go, go, go and go
7)
1,2 buckle my shoe
3,4 shut the door
5,6 pick up sticks
7,8 let them straight
9,10 A big fat hen
8)
When I was a poor man
My family didn't know me
When I was a rich man
My family wrote a letter
Go and tell my family
So, I am a poor man 2x
9)
Rain, rain go away
Go and come another day
Little Johnny wants to play
Rain, rain go away
10)
Mama, mama I am sick
Call the doctor very quick
Mama, mama shall I die
No, my baby do not cry
Very short poems indeed but they are very powerful for the development of the minds of the kids. These are just 10 out of the long list of the most famous poems you can find in our primary schools. A headmaster of a very noble school does not joke with poems and hence instructs teachers to make sure pupils recite poems at least one before any lesson begins. For him, it is a very central tool that cannot be neglected as long as the academic and wholistic development and upbringing of pupils in the school is concerned.
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