We loved hearing the poem 'A Stick is an Excellent Thing'.

A STICK IS AN EXCELLENT THING

A stick is an excellent thing.

If you find the perfect one,

It's a sceptre for a king.

A stick is an excellent thing.

It's a magic wand.  It's yours to fling.

To strum a fence, to draw the sun.

A stick is an excellent thing

if you find the perfect one.

Marilyn Singer

We had a 'stick day' for our Outdoor Play.  We used our sticks to-

  • make a picture
  • make music on the fence
  • use as a wand
  • make a sceptre for a king - just like the poem says.
  • We found out who had the longest and shortest stick by placing them all in order.

'A stick is an excellent thing!'