Tag: Poems

• #17 Easter Egg Treasure Hunt!

  

  Hooray! It’s Easter Weekend – the perfect time to have fun with the whole family! There are lots of things you can do to bring a little magic into your Easter at home and an egg-citing (sorry!) treasure hunt is the perfect way to extend the fun! Today’s writing task is to have fun with […]

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  April 11, 2020

  Home Schooling

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• #3 Playing with Words (Poetry!)

  

  This activity is inspired by Peter H Reynolds’ brilliant book The Word Collector. It’s a fun, creative poetry activity all about collecting and playing around with words! 1) Be inspired Watch this short Scholastic video* about The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds. You can also read the story online here. *be mindful of adverts […]

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  March 24, 2020

  Home Schooling, writing for pleasure

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• Happy National Poetry Day!

  

  This year, whilst researching ideas to celebrate National Poetry Day with my class, I came across Tony Walsh’s poem Take This Pen. I love how the energy and passion of the poem builds to a beautiful, lyrical crescendo. It’s an incredibly moving poem, beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell, which reminds us that everyone has something […]

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  October 3, 2019

  writing for pleasure

  english, National Poetry Day, Poems, poetry, poetry planning, primary education, school, Speak your truth poem, teaching

• Book Clubs for Teachers: Widening reading repertoires

  

  I had known for some time that my knowledge of children’s books was a weak area and when I came cross the Open University’s self-review document for teachers whilst scrolling through twitter one day, I thought, ‘why not?’ I clicked on the link and started dutifully answering the questions. It was worse than I thought. I was lured […]

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  October 20, 2018

  reading for pleasure, Teachers’ Book Group

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• Overheard in a Tower Block

  

  Poems by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner Published by Otter-Barry Books, £6.99 Recommended Key Stage: 2 Year Group: 5/6 When I first read Overheard in a Tower Block by Joseph Coelho, I absolutely fell in love with it. I have since read it over and over again and feel it is full of poems that […]

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  July 28, 2018

  Book Reviews

  Book review, Joseph Coelho, Overheard in a Tower Block, Poems, poetry