Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop. And away he flew. Copy each line of the poem on a separate sheet of the construction paper, card paper, or index cards. Put students into eight groups. Give each group one of the lines of the poem.
Students copy the line onto a sentence strip.
After each group has copied one line, rotate the sheets. Do this until each student has copied each line of the poem. After students have copied each line, their job is to put the poem in the correct order. They may work together with their groups. When students have put the lines in order, check them to make sure they are correct.