Lesson 11: "Do Your Best" — Poem Study & Memory

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Grammar Snapshot • Rules of Poetry & Memorization

• Golden Rule: Every line of poetry must begin with a Capital letter.

• Memory Gem: Practice reading the poem aloud until you can recite it smoothly from memory!

Do your best, your very best,

And do it every day;

Little boys and little girls,

That is the wisest way.

Memory Gem

Commit to memory

Part A • Copy the Poem Neatly (Lines 1–4)

Copy each line of the poem neatly. Begin each line with a Capital letter and include all punctuation.

1. Do your best, your very best,

2. And do it every day;

3. Little boys and little girls,

4. That is the wisest way.

Part B • Poetry Comprehension & Word Study

Answer each question about the poem in a complete sentence or phrase.

5. Which word in the poem rhymes with "day"? (Look at the end of Line 4)

6. Who should do their very best? (Look at Line 3)

7. Why does the word "And" in Line 2 begin with a Capital letter?

8. Write one good thing you will do your best at today: