The owl and the pussycat went to see in a beautiful pea-green boat... who doesn't love the rhythm and silliness of Edward Lear's poem. This slideshow is paced at 30 seconds per slide but you can click to pause or speed up.
This is such a funny old favourite poem of mine. When I saw these lovely animal flautists I remembered the poem and had to combine them! This is a fantastic poem for children to learn off by heart, because it is great fun to say out loud and always gets a good response.
The poem "Arithmetic" by Carl Sandburg was written many years ago but children will still find it funny now - especially those who love maths and hate maths! Here's a printable version.