No School Rules! By Kathryn Evans

No football in the classroom,
No writing on your clothes,
No chocolate in your lunchbox
No pencils up your nose.

No shouting at the table,
No crawling on the floor,
No pulling hair, no pinching,
No sneaking out the door.

Why can't we have some Yes rules?
Some rules to make us smile?
Yes to wearing trainers,
Yes to uniforms with style.

Yes to bouncy castles,
Yes to making dens,
Yes to extra play time,
Yes to keeping hens!

Yes to eating ice cream,
Yes to playing on the grass,
Yes to making pancakes,
Yes to pets in class. 

Yes to playing pirates,
Yes to stealing jewels,
Yes to taking over,
Yes to No School Rules!

Poem ©2013Kathryn Evans
Illustration ©2013Amanda Lillywhite

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