Shel Silverstein was a favorite poet of mine. He wrote many collections of poems including Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Runny Babbit. Most of his poetry rhymes, but not all.
1. Listen to the Actual 1973 Recoding of the Giving Tree. Then take an AR Quiz. (below the recording is a PDF of the written words if you would like to read along or use it for the AR test)
2. Read the directions and complete your form assessment in Google Classroom.
3. Take a few minutes to listen to some of Shel Silverstein's other poems.