By Fifth Graders at Kimball School
1.
Four times six,
what a bore!
It's much more exciting as twenty-four.
Scott
2. Eight and three
each had an apple core,
After much eating, they had twenty-four.
Chris
3. Six and seven
are called names like Shorty Q,
But they are really forty-two.
Eli
4. Seventeen and two
fell on the floor,
So, pick them up, all thirty-four.
Cody
5. Nine and seven
sailed across the sea.
One boat sank. it was number sixty-three.
Pierce
6. Eight and eight
are really poor;
Maybe they are sixty-four.
Chris
7. Three and eight
had a debate
Twenty four hours too late.
Heather
8. Four and two
were always late
Instead of 7:50, they showed up at 8.
Sammie
9. Three and three
are so divine,
Now they are the number nine.
Kate
10. Four and five
brought popcorn to the party,
Everyone said that was plenty,
Someone wasn't satisfied, and that was twenty.
Naomi
11. Six and six
had a house to fix,
To have a mix of thirty-six.
Chelsea
12. Eleven and nine
went to dine
And they went to Restaurant 99.
Jessica
13. Twelve and eleven
were buying toys.
Before they noticed, they had 132.
Julia
14. Two and four
were late,
So was number eight.
15. Six and four
are all seeds in the core,
All twenty-four.
John
16. Two and three
dropped some sticks;
Pick them up; they equal six.
Oliver
17. Nine and nine
had a son.
He was born in '81.
Abbie
18. Four and five
are playing Krypto.
Together they had twenty.
Hannah
19. Seven and
five
made a dive,
And came out thirty-five.
Elizabeth
20. Six and six
were cooking a cookie mix.
They made a batch of thirty-six.
Julia
21. Eight and eleven
were locked in a crate.
Others suffered a similar fate.
Let them out, all eighty-eight.
Pierce
Can you make up some more like these?
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