Year 1 English: Repeated lines and patterns

Method. Count each row of words in the poem. Do not count the title.

1. Start at the top line. Each row of words is one line.
   line 1
2. Count down to the last line. Count each line once, even if its words repeat.
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
3. Write the number.
   6 lines

Check. Count them again from the bottom: 6 lines. ✓

Watch out. A repeated line is still a line, so count it too.

Method. The last word of a line is the word at its very end, just before the full stop or comma.

1. Find line 1. Count down the poem to that line.
   Line 1: Rain is falling on my hat.
2. Look at the very end of the line. The last word is the one before the full stop or comma.
   the end word is hat
3. Write the word.
   hat

Check. Say the whole line aloud. It ends with hat. ✓

Watch out. Do not write the full stop or the comma. Write only the word.

Method. The last word of a line is the word at its very end, just before the full stop or comma.

1. Find line 2. Count down the poem to that line.
   Line 2: Pitter, patter, pat, pat, pat.
2. Look at the very end of the line. The last word is the one before the full stop or comma.
   the end word is pat
3. Write the word.
   pat

Check. Say the whole line aloud. It ends with pat. ✓

Watch out. Do not write the full stop or the comma. Write only the word.

Method. Read line 5, then find the line with the same words.

1. Read line 5. Line 5 is the fifth row of the poem.
   Rain is falling on my hat.
2. Compare it with the other lines. Line 1 has exactly the same words.
   line 1 = line 5
3. Write the answer.
   Line 1

Check. Read line 1 and line 5 side by side. They match. ✓

Watch out. Check every word, including the small ones.

Method. Read line 6, then find the line with the same words.

1. Read line 6. Line 6 is the last row of the poem.
   Pitter, patter, pat, pat, pat.
2. Compare it with the other lines. Line 2 has exactly the same words.
   line 2 = line 6
3. Write the answer.
   Line 2

Check. Read line 2 and line 6 side by side. They match. ✓

Watch out. The last line of the poem is a repeat of the line before line 5.

Method. The last word of a line is the word at its very end, just before the full stop or comma.

1. Find line 4. Count down the poem to that line.
   Line 4: Drip, drop, and off it goes.
2. Look at the very end of the line. The last word is the one before the full stop or comma.
   the end word is goes
3. Write the word.
   goes

Check. Say the whole line aloud. It ends with goes. ✓

Watch out. Do not write the full stop or the comma. Write only the word.

Method. Find the two lines that rhyme in the second pair.

1. Look at the end words of lines 3 and 4. These two lines are the second pair.
   nose, goes
2. Check that they rhyme. Both end with -oes.
   nose → -oes   goes → -oes
3. Write the answer.
   Lines 3 and 4

Check. Say nose and goes out loud. They rhyme. ✓

Watch out. Count the lines from the top. Lines 3 and 4 come after lines 1 and 2.

Method. Read the end of each line until you find the word nose.

1. Read the end of each line. The end word tells you the line.
   hat, pat, nose, goes
2. Find nose. Nose is the end word of line 3.
   nose = line 3
3. Write the answer.
   Line 3

Check. Read line 3 aloud. It ends with nose. ✓

Watch out. Find the word in the line, then count the line number from the top.

Method. Count every line of the poem, including the lines that repeat.

1. Count from the top. Count each line once.
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2. Compare with Chloe. Six is not four.
   6 is not 4
3. Write the answer.
   No. It has 6 lines.

Check. Count again from the bottom: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. ✓

Watch out. Lines 5 and 6 are still lines of the poem, so count them.

Method. Compare each of lines 5 and 6 with the lines before them.

1. Read line 5. Line 5 is the same as line 1.
   Rain is falling on my hat.
2. Compare line 6 with line 2. Line 6 has the same words as line 2.
   Pitter, patter, pat, pat, pat.
3. Write the answer.
   No. They repeat lines 1 and 2.

Check. Read lines 1 and 5 together. They are the same. ✓

Watch out. A new line has different words. A repeated line has the same words.

Method. Think about the pairs, and then about the repeat at the end.

1. Find the pairs that rhyme. Lines 1 and 2 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
   hat and pat; nose and goes
2. Find the repeat. Lines 5 and 6 are the same as lines 1 and 2.
   lines 5 and 6 repeat lines 1 and 2
3. Put it in one sentence. Join the two ideas together.
   The lines rhyme in pairs, and the first two lines come again at the end.

Check. Read the poem again and check both parts of the pattern. ✓

Watch out. A pattern is more than one thing. Say both parts.

Method. Think about why repeated lines are useful.

1. Think about the poem. A repeated line comes again and again.
   Rain, pitter, patter
2. Think about a reader. A line we hear again is easier to remember and to join in with.
   easy to remember
3. Write one idea.
   Repeated lines help us remember the poem.

Check. Read the poem aloud and join in with the repeated lines. ✓

Watch out. Give one idea. A repeated line helps a reader because it comes back.