This is a collection of poems that my grade one class has composed. Each child did a "Home Research" project on a different whale or shark. They each wrote a poem, using some of the facts that they had researched to assist in the composition. A challenging, but a very rewarding learning activity! The children loved sharing their poems with each other!
Pygmy
Whale By: Maria
I
am a pygmy whale.
I
move my tail up and down.
I
have white lips and a patch of white.
I'm
black and white, not brown.
Fish
and octopus and squid,
Are
my favorite foods.
When I eat a lot of fish,
It puts me in a very good mood!
Blue
Whale By: Michael Day
I
am the blue whale.
The
biggest animal who lives in the sea.
I can dive for half an hour.
Then
I come up to the surface to breathe.
I
eat four million krill a day.
My
whistle is louder than a jet.
I'm
the biggest animal that has ever lived.
Would
you like me for a pet?
Whale Shark By: Evan Hole
I
am a whale shark.
I
might look like I'm fat,
But
that's just not true.
I
might look like I have no teeth,
But
I do!
I'm
the biggest shark there is.
Over
12 500 kilograms I weigh.
I
like to swim near the equator,
Near
the surface of warm water bays.
Basking
Shark By: Kristen Allen
I
am a basking shark.
I
can be brown, black or blue.
If
you come to Scotland,
I
will show my six rows of teeth to you!
When
I go to look for food,
I
catch it with my gills.
Sometimes
I eat the eggs of fish.
They
look like little pills!
Sei
Whale By: Kaitlin Tumbach
I
am grayish black.
I
live in the ocean,
Not
in a shack.
I
love to eat krill.
I
got my name from the Pollack fish.
People
should leave me alone,
That
is what I wish.
Killer
whale
I
am a killer whale.
I
enjoy living in water that is cold.
I
am black and white.
My
baby is what I love to hold.
I
have 100 teeth.
I
breathe through a blowhole.
I
love to eat small whales,
And
spit their bones out into a bowl.
Blue
Shark By: Nicole
I
am a blue shark.
I
never blink my eye.
My
back is blue, my belly white.
I
swim so fast I almost fly.
Fish
is my favorite food.
And
because I am so fast,
Most
fish cannot get away from me,
As
they go swimming past.
Tiger
Shark By: Saad Haqqi
I
am a Tiger Shark.
I
swim in tropical waters.
I
would rather eat a turtle,
Than
some plump and juicy sea otters!
I
do not have any enemies.
I
like to be left alone.
I
have very sharp teeth.
If
you bother me,
I
will eat you like an ice-cream cone!
Hammerhead
Shark By: Dustin Smith
I
am a Hammerhead Shark.
I
love eating squid.
My
head is shaped like a hammer,
Almost
as though it had been smashed by a lid!
I
have a sixth sense to detect sea animals.
Bigger
sharks like to eat me.
I
am 6.1 metres long.
When
I am cold I like to drink hot tea.
Humpback
Whale By: Jeffrey Gleason
I
am a humpback whale.
I
have many baleen plates.
Acrobats
are what I am great at.
It
is all humans that I hate!
I
am a very gentle whale,
But
I am hunted just for fun.
I
am scared of boats on the water.
Using
my fins, I try to run.
Beluga
Whale
By: Kristen Visser
I
am the Beluga Whale.
I
am called the canary of the sea.
I'm
all white with tiny black eyes.
And
I am friendly to everybody!
I
am not a very fast swimmer.
I
have a round blunt head.
I
make the cold Arctic Ocean,
My
safe and snuggly waterbed.
Narwhal
Whale By: Kalina Broda
I
am a Narwhal.
I
have a spiraling tusk, as you can see.
My
enemy is the killer whale.
I
like hiding in the deep blue sea!
I
am a very, very good singer.
I
live in the Arctic waters.
I
have to be careful of the Inuit.
I
like swimming with the otters!
Right
Whale By: Katrina Labonte
I
am a right whale.
Sometimes
I have lice on my back.
I
slam myself against the water.
I
love eating shrimp for a snack!
I
move very slow like a turtle,
So
hunters found me easy to kill.
So
now I'm an endangered species,
And
that gives me a great big thrill!
Mako
Shark By: Daniel Puzio
I
am a mako shark.
I
am known to attack white boats.
I
like to eat tuna fish.
I
would never eat white goats!
I
give birth to live young.
Man
is my only enemy here.
But
I can swim fast,
So
do not shed a tear!
Manatee
By: Sean Ritter
I
am a manatee.
I
like to eat water plants.
I
swim in shallow rivers.
And
I don't like to eat ants!
I
am a gentle mammal.
I
have hair that forms my coat.
I
have no natural enemies,
Only
propellers of motorboats!
Great
White Shark By: Scott
I
am a great white shark.
I
have 3 000 teeth in my mouth.
I
like to swim in tropical waters.
I
like to swim in the south!
Have
you seen the movie Jaws?
That
horrible shark was me!
An
eating machine, a fearless fish,
Who
swims in the deep blue sea!
Bowhead
Whale By: Natalia
I
am a bowhead whale.
I
have fins not feet.
I
am a mammal.
Krill
is what I like to eat!
I
have two blowholes.
I
can open my mouth three metres wide.
Man
is my only enemy,
So
from humans I must hide.
Bottlenose
Dolphin By: Victoria Saccomani
I
am a bottlenose dolphin.
I
communicate by clicks.
I
am gently and friendly with humans.
I
like to catch balls and sticks!
I
like to swim in warm waters.
I
use my flippers to steer.
I
can swallow a fish whole.
I
can live up to 40 years!
Gray
Whale By: Brendan DeForge
I
am a gray whale.
I
live in the Pacific Ocean.
I
am gray like metal.
I
like to eat plankton potion!
I
hide in kelp and hate killer whales.
Plankton
is what I like to eat.
I
travel from Alaska to Mexico.
I
use my flippers, not feet!
Nurse
Shark By: Sarah Bigam
I
am the nurse shark.
I
get my name from sucking.
I
sound like a nursing baby.
I
do not really like ducking!
But
I am still a fish,
I
live at the bottom of the sea.
I
swim in tropical waters,
Warm
water is just for me!
Common
Porpoise By: Kelsie
I
am a common porpoise.
I
am very shy.
I
am not a dolphin.
I
do not like it when my skin is dry!
My
enemy is the killer whale,
Great
white sharks are a threat,
But
man is my greatest fear,
Because
of pollution and nets.
Sperm
Whale By: Elliot Lee
I
am the sperm whale.
My
skin is blue.
I
like to eat fish.
But
I won't eat you!
I
can hold my breath,
For
an hour.
I
live in all oceans.
And
I am as long as a tower!
Submitted
by
Patti
Fleger
