Homes

A frog lives way down in the well,

Where it’s all damp and dim.

A turtle lives inside his shell;

His house is part of him!

A bear cub naps all winter through

Inside a hollow log.

And there’s a doghouse bright and new

Just for a puppy dog.

A goldfish likes her shiny bowl,

Where she swims round and round.

A rabbit likes his cozy hole

So deep down in the ground.

The birdie likes its pretty nest

That’s high up in a tree.

And God gave me the house that’s best

For a little child like me.

Carefully remove these two pages (after you’ve read the other sides of them), mount on cardboard, then cut out the poem and the illustrations. As the poem is read, place each little creature in its own home.

Illustrated by Phyllis Luch