Poetry for Children - Rhyming Couplets?

Hi there,





I am looking for some short poems (4 lines) with rhyming couplets. I want the poems for teaching my 1st grade class about poems/rhyming couplets, so they need to be simple and suitable for 6-7 year olds.





Here is an example poem we have already used:





Snow by Alic Wilkins.





The snow fell softly all the night,


It made a blanket soft and white.


It covered houses, flowers and ground,


But did not make a single sound.





Do you know of any poems I could use? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Poetry for Children - Rhyming Couplets?
here is one i just made up, i dont mind if you use it





shapes by dakota gammage





triangles, circles and squares


some in the shapes of pears


ovals rectangles and hearts


what is the shape of a cart





i hope this helps!!


dakota
Reply:Down the slide i go,


hipp-hi-ho,


I land with a bump,


now i have a big lump!





The rain falls,


someone calls,


I start to run,


but then appears the sun.





My cat is very fat,


he can't get of the mat,


he is in a good mood,


when he eats his food.
Reply:Ogden Nash, William Blake, and WH Auden were excellent when it came to writing children's verse. Many of those poems are in couplets.