Favorite Poems in the Classroom!

When asked to tell about a favorite poem and how you can incorporate it into the classroom, my mind drew a blank. So I went to the internet to look at poems for children. There are so many different poems on the web for children. The most exciting and interesting poem I found was:

My Chicken's On the Internet

My chicken's on the Internet.

She surfs the web all day.

I've tried to stop her browsing

but, so far, there's just no way.

She jumps up on the mouse

and then she flaps around like mad

to click on every hyperlink

and every pop-up ad.

She plays all sorts of chicken games.

She messages her folks.

She watches chicken videos

and forwards chicken jokes.

She writes a blog for chickens

and she uploads chicken pics.

She visits chicken chat rooms

where she clucks about her chicks.

I wou;dn't mind so much

except my keyboard's now a wreck.

She hasn't learned to type yet;

she can only hunt and peck.

--Kenn Nesbitt

http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-473.html

I think this poem could be a great way to introduce the internet and all you can do on the web through poetry. It can also give students a chance to create their own poetry about anything they choose.