Poetry Memorization

I wrote a master list a few years ago of the poetry I would like my children to learn. I like to have a list to work from, saving me the time and effort of digging through books each time we need a new poem. My list follows. Most are available online and are linked below. [I have edited this list 4/10/07. I removed a few of the easier rhymes and replaced them with some short poems, and I expanded the selection of longer poems for older students.]

One, Two Buckle My Shoe

Hot Cross Buns

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

Ladybug, Ladybug

What are Little Boys Made Of?

There Was a Little Girl

The Purple Cow

Don’t Worry

Hearts are Like Doors

Whole Duty of Children

Fog

Thirty Days Hath September

The Wise Old Owl

The Caterpillar

My Gift

Sing a Song of Sixpence

The Wind

Old Father William

Hold Fast Your Dreams

A Book

The Spring (by Rose Fyleman, in Favorite Poems Old and New)

Monday’s Child

Autumn Leaves

The Months

Something Told the Wild Geese

The Star

Bed in Summer

Out in the Fields with God

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The Library

Gathering Leaves

Father We Thank Thee

Old Log House (by James S. Tippett, in Favorite Poems Old and New)

My Shadow

The Kitten at Play

Creation / All Things Bright and Beautiful

The Road Not Taken

The Jabberwocky

O Captain, My Captain

Three Little Kittens

The Duel

America the Beautiful

A Visit from St. Nicholas

Casey at the Bat

Paul Revere's Ride