Cow and Crow think their names should rhyme, which gets them all confused about how to pronounce words ending in O.W.! Listen in on a phone conversation between Cow and Crow and see if you can figure out what they are talking about!
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WWW – Bombostic Acrostic
We’re going to play with a Bombostic Acrostic Poem! – Listen for the first letter of each line of this acrostic poem and see if you can figure out what phase it spells! (Hint: It’s a phrase you hear on just about every episode of Buttons & Figs!)
#42 – Audubon Poetry Play with David Chorlton
Sail in a sieve to the land of Audubon Poetry Play with poet laureate David Chorlton and his bird Maxi. On this episode David shares his poetry and inspires kids to write poetry in order to better understand their relationship with nature. The Buttons & Figs kids use acrostic poetry play to explore how they feel about the nature and birds and if families want to learn more, we share information about the Maricopa Audubon Society and Audubon.org. If you would like to have some acrostic poetry fun, visit ButtonsandFigs.com and download the free activity sheet that goes with this episode. Beware of the kingdom of the claw…Kakawwwww!
Acrostic Poetry Play
Ivy 
Quail 
Leaf 
Ant 
Kids 
Tree 
Woods 
Red Woods 
Kids
More Acrostic Poem Play
Snow 
Pigeon 
Flamingo 
Phloem 
Phloem 
Roses 
Owl & Rain 
Bird 
Owls 
Owls 
Cactus 
Cactus 
Grass 
Parrots
Halloweeeeeennn Was Here!!!
We dropped THREE Halloween episodes this season – 1 from the writing ghosts at Velma Teague Library, 1 from the writing ghosts at Independence High, , & 1 from the ghosts of Halloween past…SO much spooky listening fun! Halloween and wordplay go together like bolts and Frankenstein…..Spooooooooky!
Here’s a little Halloween wordplay treat…or is it a trick?! Bawhahaha! I dare you to figure out what these nonsense words mean….Splooook!
WWW – Halloween Vowel Play
WWW – Halloween Vowel Play
Spoooooooooky Halloween Vowel Sounds – Which vowels bring your favorite howls? Eeeeeeeeeeeek! I dare you to come up with Halloween sounds for each vowel!