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This entertaining book of poetry, written for the purpose of building fluency in young readers, has been used in 1,700 classrooms throughout the state of Utah. The book is cleverly illustrated and contains 101 poems, each one focusing on a specific word family or phonics chunk.
- Kids love to read and re-read the poems because they are funny and written for a child’s sense of humor.
- Teachers love the poems because each one is written to emphasize a specific phonics chunk.
- Parents love the poems because their children become better readers.
"Adele Tolley Wilson has captured the sounds and images of language in a playful and entertaining new poetry collection....I have witnessed requests from whole classes of young children to read Plum Gum poems again and again...."
—D. Ray Reutzel, Emma Eccles Jones
Professor of Early Childhood Education
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Sample Poem
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Jake The Snake
This is the story of Jake the Snake.
One day Jake made a big mistake.
He ate a fake piece of birthday cake.
It caused him to shiver,
It caused him to shake,
It caused him to get a tummy ache.
Jake went to the doctor down by the lake.
The doctor said, "Jake, don’t eat fake cake."
—Adele Tolley Wilson
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6" X 9" soft cover
| Table of Contents |
| Chunk Poems |
| ab | Dr. Crab | 1 |
| ace | The Race | 2 |
| ack | Snack Attack | 3 |
| ack/ick | Jack | 5 |
| ade | Parade | 6 |
| ag | Hunting | 7 |
| ail | Sail Boat | 8 |
| ain | Brain Strain | 9 |
| air | Air | 9 |
| Air/are | Haircut | 11 |
| ake | Birthday Cake | 11 |
| ake | Jake the Snake | 12 |
| ale | Another Word | 13 |
| all | At the Mall | 14 |
| am | I Am | 14 |
| am | Yams | 15 |
| ame | The Same Name | 16 |
| an | Salesman | 17 |
| ance | Dance to France | 18 |
| and | Brass Band | 19 |
| ank | The Tank | 20 |
| ap | Nature’s Rap | 21 |
| ape | Purple Ape | 23 |
| ar | Stranger | 24 |
| ash | Skateboard | 24 |
| at | Brat | 25 |
| atch | Scratch | 26 |
| ate | I Just Ate | 26 |
| aw | Drawing | 27 |
| ay | Play Day | 27 |
| eak/eek | Squeak, Squeak | 28 |
| ear | Near and Dear | 28 |
| eas | Peas | 29 |
| eat | I Can Feel the Beat | 29 |
| ed | Red | 30 |
| ee | Butterfly & Bumblebee | 31 |
| ee | Spelling Bee | 32 |
| eed | Weed | 33 |
| eep | Don’t Count Sheep | 35 |
| eet/eat | Feet | 36 |
| ell | Show and Tell | 37 |
| ent | Bargain | 38 |
| est | The Test | 38 |
| et | Perfect Pet | 39 |
| ew | Danny | 40 |
| ice | Dinner | 40 |
| ick | Ick, That’s Sick | 41 |
| ide | Ocean Tide | 42 |
| ight | Christmas Eve | 43 |
| ight | Night Light | 44 |
| ill | Dill Pickle | 45 |
| ill | Ducklings on a Hill | 45 |
| im | Uncle Jim Swims | 46 |
| ime | Green Slime | 48 |
| in | Skin | 49 |
| ine | Porcupine Spine | 50 |
| ine | Ninety Nine is Fine | 51 |
| ing | Sara Sue & Bobby Bing | 52 |
| ink | I Can Think | 53 |
| ip/op | Polly Plip Plop | 55 |
| ip | Drip - Zip - Skip | 56 |
| ir | Squirrel | 57 |
| ish/sh | Fish | 58 |
| it/ool | Winners Not Bullies | 59 |
| itch | Itchy Stitches | 60 |
| I’ve | Moving to the Jive | 60 |
| o/ow | Snow | 61 |
| oan/one | Poor Old Joan | 61 |
| ob | Slob | 63 |
| ock | Brock’s Pocket | 64 |
| og | Polliwog | 65 |
| oke | Jokes | 66 |
| old | Gold is Cold | 66 |
| ole/oal | Morris Mole | 67
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| ong | I Know a Song | 68 |
| ook | Library Books | 69 |
| oo/ou | Zoo | 71 |
| ore | Embarrassed | 72 |
| ore | Green Apples | 73 |
| ot | Flower Pot | 74 |
| ound | Rock Hound | 75 |
| out | Scouts | 77 |
| ow | How Do You Know | 79 |
| owl | Night Prowl | 80 |
| own | Lovely Lucy | 81 |
| tion | Family Vacation | 82 |
| uck | Unlucky Duck | 82 |
| uff | Laura’s Purse | 83 |
| ug | Hug - Don’t Slug | 83 |
| ug | Pug | 84 |
| um | Plum Gum | 85 |
| ump | Tree Stump | 86 |
| unch | Crunchy Munchy Lunch | 86 |
| unk | Trunk of Treasures | 87 |
| unny | Funny Money | 89 |
| up | Hiccup | 90 |
| ur/aw | Fur and Purr | 91 |
| y | In the Sky | 93 |
| Other Teaching Poems
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| Ch | Lunch | 94 |
| Rh | Dressing | 95 |
ir/ur | The New Big Word | 96 |
| j/ge/dge | Giant Gerbil | 97 |
| oi/oy | Frog Prince | 99 |
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