Class 4 English Shining Things
Summary
A person loves looking at things that shine and sparkle! What shiny things do they love?
The moon and stars in the sky
The bright sun
Pretty rainbows
Bee wings that sparkle
Butterflies
Their cat’s green eyes that shine
Street lights at night
Candles glowing in the dark
Shiny beads they wear
Their coat when it’s bright
The person who wrote it thinks shiny things are really pretty and make them happy. They believe God made all these beautiful, sparkly things for us to enjoy.
We should look around and notice pretty things that shine! There are lots of beautiful things everywhere if we just pay attention – in the sky, in nature, and even things we wear.
The poem teaches us to notice and enjoy the bright, beautiful moments in our world.
A. Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the poet of this poem?
Elizabeth Gould
2. What does the poet love?
The poet loves all shining things
3. Name some things from the poem that are naturally shining:
– The moon
– Silver stars
– Gold sun
– Rainbow
– Bright clouds
– Glinting wings of bees
– Butterflies
4. Name three man-made shining things mentioned in the poem:
– Street lamp
– Tall candles
– Bright beads
B. Fill in the blanks:
1. A glowing rainbow in a stormy sky.
2. The glinting wings of bees and butterflies.
3. I love the street lamp shining through the gloom.
4. Tall candles lighted in a shadowy room.
C. Pick out the rhyming words in the poem and write them:
(a) moon – noon
(b) night – bright
(c) sky – by
(d) eyes – butterflies
D. There are many beautiful things we see in Nature. List some of them:
Some beautiful things in nature include:
– Flowers blooming in gardens
– Green trees swaying in the wind
– Birds flying in the sky
– Colorful sunsets
– Fresh morning dew on grass
– Ocean waves
– Mountains covered with snow
– Waterfalls flowing down rocks
