Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem
- Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem.
Activity 2: Study the Poem Picture / Can You Find It?
Study the poem picture, and describe how it relates to the poem.
Find the following in the picture:
- Sharp Teeth
- Jaws
- Scales
- Eyes
- Snout
- Nostril
Activity 3: Narrate the Poem
- After reading or listening to the poem, narrate the poem events aloud using your own words.
Activity 4: Color the Poem
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 3 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Second Grade.'
Activity 5: Act Out the Poem
- Pretend to be the crocodile bathing in the Nile River.
- Swim through the warm waters of the river.
- Smile with your mouth and spread out your fingers/claws as you eat up little fishes.
Activity 6: Map the Poem
- In the poem, the crocodile hunts for fishes in the waters of the Nile River.
- Zoom in to study the map of Egypt below.
- Find the Nile River.
- Trace the flow of the water (the Nile flows north).
- Which sea does the Nile flow into? (Mediterranean)