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 …

👉 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 …

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

👉 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 …

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 …