Poetry can sometimes feel like one of the trickier areas of the English curriculum, but when it’s taught in fun …

  Blackout poems are a simple, creative, and engaging way to get children writing poetry. They are particularly effective in …

One of my favourite ways to spark imagination in the classroom is by using a Dead Man’s Chest—or, as I …

Can you write a poem using only one vowel? That’s the challenge of a Univocalic poem. In a univocalic, every …

  Children love rapping. They see it on TV, in music videos, and online—it’s cool, glamorous, and full of energy. …

Children love a touch of scary poetry at Halloween! My poem Visitors at Hallowe’en is a brilliant way to bring …

The FIFA World Cup of Football is coming next year in the USA, Mexico and Canada, and this is the …

Poetry should be fun.Poetry should make you laugh.Poetry should bring joy to your classroom. And what could be funnier than …

Asking children to write a poem with rhythm and rhyme can be tricky. Without guidance, their writing often becomes muddled, …

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