The run-up to Christmas can be one of the busiest times in school – concerts, nativities, carol singing and …

Sometimes poetry can help us get to the heart of a literacy lesson far quicker than prose. The short, sharp …

👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and …

👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and …

Poetry doesn’t always have to rhyme or follow complicated rules. Sometimes, the most effective poems are the simplest. One of …

If you haven’t used calligrams in your classroom before, you’re in for a treat! A calligram is a word or …