By Lee Bennett Hopkins
A winner.
I never, ever lose
At any sport or game I play--
At anything I choose.
I'm a winner.
The best on any team.
When I'm alone
In bed at night
and dream....
and dream....
and dream.
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| Introduction: Read the following poem with enthusiasium. Write the poem on the board and have the students read the poem with you. Finally read the poem a third time while having the students join in on the word winner. | ||||||||||||||
| Night Game By Lee Bennett Hopkins |
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| Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Sports! Sports! Sports!. HarperCollins: New York. 1999. | ||||||||||||||
| I'm a winner, A winner. I never, ever lose At any sport or game I play-- At anything I choose. I'm a winner. The best on any team. When I'm alone In bed at night and dream.... and dream.... and dream. |
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| Extension: Read the poem as a group and have one half read the entire poem and one half read only the word "winner"- then switch. | ||||||||||||||