All the Colours of the Rainbow

Nothing Gold Can Stay

1. Dictate the following words to the group: Nature, green, gold, leaf, flower, an hour, Eden, grief, dawn, day, stay.

2. Divide the class into small groups of from 4 to 6. First, ask them to check the words for spelling and meaning. Next, ask them to find a non-verbal movement to go with each of the words.

3. Ask them to put the movements together to make a story without using words. Encourage them to find sounds to accompany their story or a piece of music that fits the mood and the movements.

4. Each group performs their story for the class.

5. Give students the poem to read. Discuss what the poem means.

6. Students can write their own poem using another of nature's colours.

Working on a poem in this way, gives students a chance to exercise their kinesthetic and musical intelligence. Poetry also has a way of stimulating seeming unmotivated students, much like using stories does.

Here is the poem: