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Snack Attack
My mind has slipped off teacher’s track,
Because it’s nearly time for our snack.
Mine is waiting in my backpack,
In the coatroom, high up on the rack.
I try to remain cool and laid back,
But I’m hungry as a lumberjack.
Just can’t wait to look inside my sack.
I’m hoping for cookies, perhaps a whole stack.
Teacher says, “Now it’s time for your snack.”
And I hear my lips give a quick, “Smack!”
Can’t wait to tear into a pack
Of Cheese Doodles or Crackerjack.
Now the coatroom is under attack,
But woe is me and alas and alack!
Guess whose mom has forgotten to pack
Even one raisin to eat for a snack.
Copyright 2010 by Russ Walsh
Snack Attack
My mind has slipped off teacher’s ____________,
Because it’s nearly time for our ____________.
Mine is waiting in my ____________,
In the coatroom, high up on the ____________.
I try to remain cool and laid ____________,
But I’m hungry as a ____________.
Just can’t wait to look inside my ____________.
I’m hoping for cookies, perhaps a whole ____________.
Teacher says, “Now it’s time for your ____________.”
And I hear my lips give a quick, “____________!”
Can’t wait to tear into a ____________
Of Cheese Doodles or ____________.
Now the coatroom is under ____________,
But woe is me and alas and ____________!
Guess whose mom has forgotten to ____________
Even one raisin to eat for a ____________.
Snack Attack
Teacher’s Guide
Spelling Pattern: -ack
Pre-reading Discussion
What do you think a poem entitled Snack Attack might be about?
What is your favorite snack?
Did you ever forget your snack? How did that make you feel? What did you do?
Post-reading Comprehension Discussion
Words and phrases to discuss: track (in the sense of getting off-track), lumberjack, alas and alack
Discuss these word’s meanings and how they relate to the story of the poem.
Questions to discuss:
• Who is telling the story?
• Why is the narrator having trouble paying attention?
• What happened?
• What would you do if this happened to you??
Post-reading Word Work
Word Cards
Have the students cut out the word cards and sort for those that start with a single consonant and those that start with a blend. Students may also sort by one, two and three syllable words. Have partners check each other’s work.
Word Making
Using the Word Making worksheet, have the students use the spelling pattern to make real words.
Cloze Activity
Have the children complete the cloze activity with the word cards or without. Have students check their own work when the poem is completed.
Snack Attack Word Cards
track
snack
backpack
rack
back
lumberjack
sack
stack
smack
pack
crackerjack
alack
Word Making – Choose a word beginning from Box 1 and then make a real word with a word ending from Box 2. Write your words in the Word Box.
Box 1
b
fl
p
wh
t
st
r
sn
l
j
s
att
Box 2
-ack
Word Box
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