🌟 Why Leavers’ Poetry Matters The end of Year 6 is such a special moment. Children are saying farewell to …

Introduction 🌟 Free verse removes the pressure of rhyme and strict patterns, letting children focus on voice, imagery, and line …

Introduction 🌟 Over 110,000 children are currently being home educated in the UK. If your family is one of them, …

Introduction 🌟 The following are 10 poetry books that I would love to have in my classroom if I were …

Why Start the Year with Poetry? 💭 The first weeks of January can be tricky in schools. Children return after …

Why Poetry Supports Wellbeing & Anti-Bullying 💭 The KS2 English curriculum encourages pupils to develop confidence in spoken language, vocabulary …

Start the Year with Poetry The first week of a new school year is full of excitement, nerves and fresh …

Introduction Every KS2 teacher knows the challenge of reluctant writers. Some children love filling the page, but others freeze at …

Why Funny Poems Work So Well in KS2 Children love to laugh — and poetry is one of the best …

Why Performance Poetry Works in Primary Schools Assemblies are the perfect stage for performance poetry. They give children the chance …