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A Song for a Sea Turtle

Read an original song about a sea turtle's day, then find the chorus, rhymes, and alliteration that give the song its rhythm and meaning.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.2.4

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify the chorus and the rhyming words in a song.
  • Students explain how a changed chorus changes the meaning of a song.
  • Students describe how alliteration and a steady beat help a reader picture events.

How to use

Sing or chant the song aloud together and clap the beat of the chorus. Then let students reread each stanza on their own and answer the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.2.4

Describe how rhymes, repeated lines, alliteration, and regular beats give a story, poem, or song its rhythm and meaning.

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A Song for a Sea Turtle

Find the chorus, rhymes, and alliteration in a song.

Read the song

Swim, Sea Turtle

1Out in the ocean, warm and wide,
A turtle rides the rolling tide.
She flaps her flippers, big and strong,
And hums a happy swimming song.

2Swim, swim, sea turtle,
Swim the whole day through!
Swim, swim, sea turtle,
The sea is home to you!

3Silver fish go swishing past.
They dart and dash and zip so fast.
She lifts her head up high for air,
Then dives back down without a care.

4Swim, swim, sea turtle,
Swim the whole day through!
Swim, swim, sea turtle,
The sea is home to you!

5Sea grass grows in meadows green,
The biggest lunch she's ever seen!
She munches slowly, bite by bite,
Until the sun goes out of sight.

6Swim, swim, sea turtle,
Swim the whole day through!
Swim, swim, sea turtle,
The sea is home to you!

7When stars come out and shine so bright,
She finds a rock to sleep tonight.
She tucks in tight and shuts her eyes
Beneath the dark and starry skies.

8Sleep, sleep, sea turtle,
Sleep the whole night through.
Sleep, sleep, sea turtle,
The sea is home to you.

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