Iguana
By Tony Johnston
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. A pet for me poems. HarperCollins: New York. 2003.
Introduction: Play the song �On Top of Old Smokey�. Have the students sing along a second time. Pass out copies of �Iguana� to the students and have them read the poem as you read it out loud. Sing the poem again using the tune of �On Top of Old Smokey�.
Have the student sing the poem using the same tune.
Iguana
By Tony Johnston
I have a small iguana
the color of a lime.
He eats bugs for supper.
(He eats bugs any time.)
He blinks at me, so friendly.
He sleeps upon my knee,
I love my small iguana.
I think that he loves me.
Extension: Have the students try other song tunes that they are familiar with this poem and others.