We have been learning about nouns (naming words) and verbs (doing words).  We wrote poems thinking about getting our nouns to do something.  Can you spot the nouns and verbs.

Butterfly

Butterflies coming out in summer.

Antennae feeling the air.

Proboscis uncurling to suck the nectar.

The butterfly tastes the flower.

By Matthew

Caterpillar

The mouth eating the swan plant.

Legs moving along the plant.

The head moving to get the food.

The caterpillar sheds it’s skin.

By Will

Caterpillar

Antennae wobbling like jelly.

Small legs running in slow motion.

Mouths munching very quickly and

quietly.

Mouths spinning a thread to make an anchor.

By Charlotte

Caterpillar

Legs sticking upside down on a leaf.

Feet are moving.

Body dancing.

Abdomen busy.

Teeth crunching.

By Zara

Butterfly

Wings helping the butterfly fly.

Feet tasting the flowers.

Proboscis rolls out to taste the

flowers.

By Patrick

Butterfly

Mouth sipping the juicy nectar out of a flower.

Wings pumping up slimy fluid.

Antennae swaying in the autumn breeze.

Wings flapping like crazy.

By Caitlin.

Butterfly

Wings flapping in the warm air.

Fluid pumping in the wings.

Proboscis uncurling to sip the flowers nectar.

Feet tasting the colourful flowers.

Wings drinking in the warm sun.

Antennae sway in the wind.

By Annabel

Caterpillar

Legs crawling on the swan plant.

Legs sticking on the leaf.

Mouth nibbling.

The caterpillar gets fatter and fatter like a race car.

By Summer

Caterpillar

The mouth is nibbling.

Skin falling off.

Legs crawling on the leaf.

The caterpillar turning into a chrysalis.

By Nathan

Butterfly

Wings flapping in and out.

Legs tasting nectar from the flowers.

Proboscis sipping.

Antennae helping to know where they are.

Maia

Butterfly

Fluid pumping around the butterfly’s wings.

Proboscis sipping juicy nectar from the flowers.

Wings flapping in the warm air.

Wings helping the butterfly to fly.

By Melissa

 The caterpillar’s head munching like a rocket blaster.

Antennae sensing all around.

Different coloured blasts like black, yellow and white.

Caterpillars running like the wild to nibble here and there.

By Izzy

Caterpillar

Legs helping it to stick.

Teeth eating milkweed.

Skin forming into a chrysalis.

Wibble, wobble.

By Xavier

 Butterfly

Wings flapping in the beautiful sky.

Feet tasting the delicious nectar from the flowers.

Proboscis sipping a lot of nectar.

Antennae sensing all around.

By Poppy

 Butterfly

Proboscis drinking juicy nectar from

colourful flowers.

Wings flying through the sky.

Feet tasting the colourful flowers.

Antennae sensing so they know where they are.

By Jaxson

Caterpillar

Legs sticking to the swan plant.

Caterpillars nibbling.

Skin shedding every time the caterpillars get bigger.

Caterpillars wibbling and wobbling like jelly as they get new skin.

Tainui

Butterfly

Wings helping it to fly.

Proboscis eating nectar.

Antennae help it know if danger is coming.

Feet tasting the nectar.

By Theo

 Butterfly

Wings flapping in the warm air.

Proboscis sucking the nectar out of the yellow flower.

Fluid pumping into the wings.

Feet tasting the yellow flower.

By Barnaby.

Caterpillars

Caterpillars eating the swan plant.

Legs sticking to the swan plant.

Skin falling off the caterpillar.

Caterpillars watching out for spiders.

By Eddie.