A great way to get children more involved in the classroom is to use poems as a guide to a student's learning. The two poems “If a Bad Dream Comes” by Siv Cedering Fox and “Sunflakes” by Frank Asch are excellent examples that can do just that. Through careful analysis of each of these poems, possible themes, developmental lessons, structures and morals; it will be evident that these poems, as well as all the others, can adequately contribute to directing students to an enriched lesson to be learned. “If a Bad Dream Comes” and “Sunflakes” are both poems that connect to a child's reaction. to a particular topic or problem. Every child has difficulty sleeping due to the fear of a nightmare and the poem "If a Bad Dream Comes" is a great way to give the child an answer on how to make them feel safe. This poem is full of metaphors that connect one thing to another. For example, in the second stanza “My cover is a ceiling. My mattress is a floor…”, the child does not literally mean that the blanket is actually a ceiling. Through the child's imagination, he imagines that the mattress plays the role of the floor. However, for the child hiding under the blanket, it is seen as a way to protect himself from the frightening darkness of the bad dream. In the poem “Sunflakes” it begins with the simile “If sunlight fell like snowflakes…” This particular line allows children to think what if sunlight could actually give the joy that snow can bring . Most kids have a ton of things to do in the winter with snow, like snowball fights, snowboarding, and building a snowman; but fun in the sun can be quite limited, and without proper precautions you could receive very bad...... middle of paper ......ects. "Sunflakes" can be used in science in the general knowledge of how sunlight is created and in English in the use of prepositions. Most lines have prepositions, for example, “And my pillow is a door that I can lock against the night.” » In conclusion, both poems “If a Bad Dream Comes” and “Sunflakes” would be a great asset to any classroom. Children can easily connect to the main thought present in the poems. A lesson learned is that anyone can be afraid, but there are ways that can help you feel safe, as taught in "If a Bad Dream Comes." The other lesson is that a child's imagination can go beyond the impossible and enter into words of curiosity. Each poem gives an appropriate reaction that a child would consider if placed in that particular position, for example, hiding from the dream and wondering if something could become something else..