UNIT A
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Eastern dwarf tree frog on a water lily
Literature
Poem
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by Marilyn Singer
Wait I can wait
For the fullness of wings
For the lift
For the flight
Wait I can wait
A moment less
A moment more
I have waited much longer before
For the taste of the flower
For the feel
For the sight
Wait I can wait
For the prize of the skies
For the gift of the air
Almost finished
Almost there
Almost ready
to rise
Write About It
Response to Literature This poem
describes a caterpillar changing into
a butterfly. All living things change
as they grow. Write a poem about
how you have changed as you have
grown. Write about some exciting
things you are waiting for.
After about two weeks, a
monarch butterfly comes
out of its chrysalis.
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