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Think of stones that cover floors
    And those used in a wall.
Name the largest stone you know.
     Which stones are very small?

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We place a value on our stones,
     And some become our jewels:
Hammers, anvils, pliers, files
     Are jewellery-making tools.

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Humans mark out boundaries.
     Which ones are marked in stone?
Well look at fields and garden walls.
       We mark the things we own.

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Some stones are hard, and others soft
     And some let water through.
They come in many pretty shades 
       Of browns, of greens and blues.

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Think of early Stone Age man:
      What weapons did he use?
What did he use for making tools?
       You'll know just what he'd choose.  

 

When someone’s life comes to its end,
       We make a visual sign
To show they shared this world with us
     And a gravestone we design.

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From building blocks to valued gems,
      In fields, our homes and art -
Stones all feature in man's world
      And play a vital part.

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This poems should provide much food-for-thought for a discussion in your classroom.  Josie​​​​