Blackout Poetry
As you can see from the examples pictured Blackout poems are an easy, effective and fun way for children in both KS1 and KS2 to write an interesting and thought provoking poem. This type of poem can
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As you can see from the examples pictured Blackout poems are an easy, effective and fun way for children in both KS1 and KS2 to write an interesting and thought provoking poem. This type of poem can
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Do you have a great educational idea that you just know would go down well as a workshop in a school? Perhaps you are a budding children’s author, a talented artist/ actor or even a scientist brimming
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Every primary school class in the world should have a Dead Man’s/ Pirate’s Chest. Pictured below is mine- I bought myself a cool, mysterious wooden chest that I thought a pirate might own and filled it with
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Exploring words within words! If you are looking for a fun and engaging poetry writing idea for your children this week, check out this neat poetry idea, Words Within Words Look for that circular shape on the
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Only one vowel? Is that possible? A Univocalic is a poem that uses only a single vowel in all of its words. Just like in my fun example above, these poems are a great opportunity for your
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Children love rapping, it’s seen as being cool, they see it on TV and it’s all glamourous, blingy and flawless. The trouble with rapping is that it’s quite hard to write and even harder to perform well.
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Hello Christmas is a great time to write a poem with your class. Using a bit of rhythm, rhyme and imagination your children could soon come up with a poem to put in a card that will
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Hello Children love a bit of scary poetry on Halloween! Get your children into partners and give each of them a copy of my poem Visitors on Halloween– now challenge them to learn the poem off by
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Hello Anti-Bullying Week happens in schools across England and Wales each November. This year’s Anti-Bullying Week has the theme United Against Bullying and is happening from Monday 16th November – Friday 20th November 2020. Poetry is a
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The FIFA World Cup of Football is almost upon us and this has given us the perfect opportunity to have a go at writing some fun and adventurous football related poetry with the children in our primary
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