🌟 Why Try Valentine’s Day Poetry in KS2? Valentine’s Day is a fantastic chance to bring humour, fun, and creativity …

🌟 Why Explore Winter Poetry in KS2? As a children’s poet visiting schools across the UK, I’ve found that the …

🌟 Why Explore Chinese New Year Poetry in KS2? As a children’s poet working across the UK, I love how …

🌟 Why Explore Music and Rhythm Poetry in KS2? As a children’s poet visiting hundreds of schools across the UK, …

🌟 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 …