A little search and replace... et voila! The teacher experience in fifty words or less.

I was reading the old RYS post by Barb from Batavia that Fab linked, and one phrase wouldn't leave me:

" the students aren't reading. Nope. Not on their computers, not on their phones."

So with a little google search and some search/replace, I came up with this as a little farewell gift/peace offering:

Study guide from FreakingNews.com

That Prof-I-took
That Prof-I-took!
I do not like
that Prof-I-took

Do you like
to read the book

I will not read it,
Prof-I-took.
I do not like
to read the book.

Would you read it
Here or there?

I would not read it
here or there.
I would not read it
anywhere.
I do not like
to read the book.
I will not read it,
Prof-I-took

Would you read it
in a house?
Would you read it
with a mouse?

I would not read it
in a house.
I would not read it
with a mouse.
I would not read it
here or there.
I would not read it
anywhere.
I do not like to read the book.
I will not read it, Prof-I-took.

You get the idea...

Would you read it
in a box?
Would you read it
with a fox?

Not in a box.
Not with a fox.
Not in a house.
Not with a mouse.
I would not read it here or there.
I would not read it anywhere.
I would not like to read the book.
I will not read it, Prof-I-took.

Would you? Could you?
in a car?
Read them! Read them!
Here they are.

I would not ,
could not,
in a car

You may like them.
You will see.
You may like them
in a tree?
No not in a tree.
I would not, could not in a tree.
Not in a car! You let me be.

I would not read it in a box.
I would not read it with a fox
I would not read it in a house
I would not read it with a mouse
I would not read it here or there.
I would not read it anywhere.
I do not like to read the book.
I will not read it, Prof-I-took.

A train! A train!
A train! A train!
Could you, would you
on a train?

Not on a train! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! Prof! Let me be!
I would not, could not, in a box.
I could not, would not, with a fox.
I will not read it with a mouse
I will not read it in a house.
I will not read it here or there.
I will not read it anywhere.
I will not read it, Prof-I-took.


Say!
In the dark?
Here in the dark!
Would you, could you, in the dark?

I would not, could not,
in the dark.

Would you, could you,
in the rain?

I would not, could not, in the rain.
Not in the dark. Not on a train,
Not in a car, Not in a tree.
I will not read it, Prof, you see.
Not in a house. Not in a box.
Not with a mouse. Not with a fox.
I will not read it here or there.
I would not read it anywhere!

You do not like
to read the book?

I do not
like it,
Prof-I-took.

Could you, would you,
with a goat?

I would not,
could not.
with a goat!

Would you, could you,
on a boat?

I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with a goat.
I will not read it in the rain.
I will not read it on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I would not read it in a box.
I would not read it with a fox.
I will not read it  in a house.
I would not read it with a mouse.
I would not read it here or there.
I would not read it ANYWHERE!

I do not like
to read the book!

I will not read it,
Prof-I-took.

You do not like books.
SO you say.
Try them! Try them!
And you may.
Try them and you may I say.

Prof!
If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.

Say!
I like to read the book!
I do!! I like them, Prof-I-took!
And I would read them in a boat!
And I would read them with a goat...
And I will read them in the rain.
And in the dark. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
They are so good so good you see!

So I will read them in a box.
And I will read them with a fox.
And I will read them in a house.
And I will read them with a mouse.
And I will read them here and there.
Say! I will read them ANYWHERE!

I do so like
to read the book!
Thank you!
Thank you,
Prof-I-took


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[The Moxy Fruvous version works even better]