Here's the rule for what to do
If ever your teacher has the flu
Or for some other reason takes to her bed
And a different teacher comes instead
...
Please Mrs Butler
This boy Derek Drew
Keeps copying my work, Miss.
What shall I do?
...
My friend
Is not my friend any more
She has secrets from me
And goes about with Tracy Hacket
...
The Supply Teacher
Here's the rule for what to do
If ever your teacher has the flu
Or for some other reason takes to her bed
And a different teacher comes instead
When the visiting teacher hangs up her hat
Writes the date on the board, does this or that
Always remember, you have to say this,
OUR teacher never does that, Miss!
When you want to change places or wander about
Or feel like getting the guinea pig out
Never forget, the message is this,
OUR teacher always lets us, Miss!
Then, when your teacher returns next day
And complains about the paint or clay
Remember these words, you just say this:
That OTHER teacher told us to, Miss!
me and amy bray and charlotte bricknell and lucy slaven and katie darke used to read this at our school and it was amazin and used to make us laugh. and our head of year used to be called miss butler! ! ! :) xxxxxxxxxxxx
[from Wikipedia: ] Allan Ahlberg (5 June 1938) and Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 13 November 1994) , née Janet Hall, were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of most popular lists for public libraries. They worked together for 20 years until Janet died of cancer in 1994. Allan wrote the books and Janet illustrated them. Allan Ahlberg has also written dozens of books with other illustrators.
The Supply Teacher is my favourite Allan Ahlberg poem. We are reading some of his poems at school, and I like his poems very much. The poem I didn't like so much is The Puzzle.