I don't know of riddle poems, but I've used the Haiku in the book "If Not for the Cat" by Jack Prelutsky to teach inferencing. I don't show the illustrations and students use the clues to infer what animal the poem is about. The vocabulary is very rich, and I think very appropriate for 4th grade; I used it with 3rd.
Kristin -----Original Message----- >From: Maureen Morrissey <[email protected]> >Sent: Nov 3, 2009 8:53 PM >To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" ><[email protected]> >Subject: [MOSAIC] riddle poems > >A colleague in fourth grade needs a couple of riddle or mystery poems for >introducing inferences...I was hoping someone out there might have a good >source. >Thanks! >Maureen >_______________________________________________ >Mosaic mailing list >[email protected] >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > >Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
