I made this list for some reason and thought it might be useful for some first grade teacher or homeschooler who is looking for poems to use for memorization assignments. I think memorizing poetry is one of the best things you can have a primary age (or any age) student do to improve their appreciation for language and words and just to make school fun.

Who Has Seen the Wind by Christina Rossetti
I Meant to Do My Work Today by Richard LeGallienne
Spring Song from Pippa Passes by Robert Browning
The Pasture by Robert Frost
The Snake by Karla Kuskin
A bird came down the walk by Emily Dickinson
The Reason for the Pelican by John Ciardi
April Rain Song by Langston Hughes
The Woodpecker by Elizabeth Maddox Roberts
The Wasp by William Sharp
What Is Pink by Christina Rossetti
Night Creature by Lilian Moore
Sunflakes by Frank Asch

Do you have a favorite nature poem that’s just right for beginning poetry memorizers?