As part of Poetry Day 2018, pupils in Junior and Senior Infants responded through drawings to the poem ‘My Neighbour’s Dog Is Purple!’ by Jack Prelutsky.
My Neighbour’s Dog is Purple!
My neighbour’s dog is purple
Its eyes are large and green
Its tail is almost endless
The longest I have seen
My neighbour’s dog is quiet
It doesn’t bark one bit
But when my neighbour’s dog is near
I feel afraid of it!
My neighbour’s dog looks nasty
It has a wicked smile
Before my neighbour painted it
It was a crocodile!
The children folded their sheets of paper into 3 sections and as they listened to each stanza being read aloud, they drew what they visualised in their mind. The final line of the poem gave the children a big surprise! Have a look at their wonderful pictures below!