Explore the idea of a quiet poem by studying lullabies with your class. Here’s one to get you started:
Lullaby
by Christina G. Rossetti
Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Stars are up, the moon is peeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
While the birds are silence keeping,
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Sleep, my baby, fall a-sleeping,
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Students with baby brothers and sisters could try writing a lullaby! And then try them out!
I want to hear this one sung. I’m getting sleepy.