Limerick Day, May 12th

Limerick Day, May 12 at Holiday Insightshttp://www.holidayinsights.com/stpat/limerickday.htm

Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems. Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his Book of Nonsense”. (yr 4-6)

Fun Holiday – Limerick Dayhttps://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/limerick-dayLimerick Day, also sometimes called National Limerick Day honors the birthday of Edward Lear, English poet, and author. Born in 1812, Lear popularized this form of poetry in his 1846 book called A Book of Nonsense. (yr 5-7)

A biography of Edward Lear – English ESL Worksheets for distance learning and physical classroomshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/material-type/reading-comprehension-activities/biography-edward-lear/8258I used this with The Owl and the Pussycat for my French elementary level children and followed it with a quiz. – ESL worksheets (yr 7-9)A quiz

7 Little Limericks – YouTube (1:57)https://youtu.be/VtLQO1Gk39g
Mr Peek’s Poetry Funtime. 7 Little Limericks (Children’s poetry. Limericks for the classroom) (yr 3-7)

The Limerick Song – YouTube (0:45)https://youtu.be/k-rN3DGMCsE
Mr Peek’s Poetry Funtime. 7 Little Limericks (Limericks for the classroom) – Choose slower speed first. (yr 5-9)

Limerick Poems for Kids | Classroom Poetry Video – YouTube (6:31)https://youtu.be/Wy65TkCadfU
Learn all about limerick poems! In this learning video for kids, learn all about the silliest type of poetry.  – Choose the faster speed for older students (yr 6-9)

There Was a Little Girl, – Who Had a Little Curl – English Children’s Songs – England – Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Rhymes from Around the Worldhttp://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1365

An easy limerick to practice sentence stress with (yr 3-4)

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe – English Children’s Songs – England – Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Rhymes from Around the Worldhttp://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1531&l=T

Another famous limerick. (yr 3-4)

Limericks for Kidshttps://grahamlester.webs.com/kids.htmSome New and Old Limericks for Children – A long list. There was a young lady from Leeds Who swallowed a package of seeds. Now this sorry young lass Is quite covered in grass, But has all the tomatoes she needs. (yr 5-9)

Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsensehttp://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/BoN/index.html

Read some original limericks by Edward Lear: There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry… (yr 7-9) With coloured images

KidZone Poetry – Limerickshttps://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/limerick.htmA limerick is a silly poem with five lines.  They are often funny or nonsensical.  Limericks were made famous by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the “Book of Nonsense” in the 1800’s.

Limericks for Kidshttps://www.activityvillage.co.uk/limericksLearn about limericks with the help of the resources below. You can enjoy our own limericks with the kids, delve into Edward Lear’s original limericks, or find out what exactly a limerick is and writing your own.

What Is a Limerick? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-limerickToday’s Wonder of the Day is sure to tickle your funny bone. Join us to find out if you’re a poet and didn’t even know it!

How to Write a Limerick – Kenn Nesbitt’s Poetry4kids.comhttps://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-limerick/Limericks are one of the most fun and well-known poetic forms. No one knows for sure where the name “limerick” comes from, but most people assume it is related to the county of Limerick, in Ireland.

How to Write a Limerick with Kidshttps://redtri.com/how-to-write-a-limerick-with-kids/Today is National Limerick Day (of course!) and all you need to celebrate is some paper, a pen, and our easy tutorial.

Make your own Limerick : Poetry through the Ageshttp://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_limerick_make.htmlLimericks are fun to create. They are humorous, often bawdy, full of folk wisdom, and delightfully entertaining. They are also easy to write. (yr 7-9)