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Question
Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.
I am pretty short and sweet.
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Solution
I am pretty short and sweet- Spring
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Role play
Work with a partner. Let one student read the poem and the other to pantomime (communication by means of gesture and facial expression) the poem as he or she reads.
