Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection chosen by the Children's Laureate

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Research suggests that poems are great for improving reading, phonics and vocabulary skills. All of these aspects are important to build strong, confident readers. Inspire the principles of kindness and friendship in your learners with this Anti-Bullying Poem Poster. Why are poems good for children? Sue Cowling’s poem looks at all the ways of expressing happiness in this alternative weather forecast. I enjoyed the book itself, and will definitely be using it in the years to come. It took me a while longer to read as I was annotating and coming up with ideas of how I would use the poems that I enjoyed most in the classroom. This could be a good basis for children developing a piece of drama / art / music based on some of the poems (I particularly like the dinosaur rap).

From The Works: Every Poem You Will Ever Need at School chosen by Paul Cookson. ‘Uses’ by Rachel Rooney He was six feet tall, he was over eighty years old, his sons were massive, clean, bearded, tan-faced, handsome, Your poems of choice should be vivid and allow your child to create a clear mental picture of what’s going on. Inspire a love of literature and encourage children's passion for poetry with this fantastic confidence boosting resource aiding KS2 perfromacne poetry.Have fun with traditional action rhymes, rounds, songs and nursery rhymes. Explore verbs and sentence punctuation. Improvise dramas based on nursery rhymes. Write in roles. Most nursery rhymes are basic rhyming poems. Beyond that, there are endless examples of rhyming poems for kids, some more modern than others. A Million Little Diamonds Using poems about monsters, children read, discuss and write poems about one of their favourite subjects. Revise grammatical terminology and have a go at expanding noun phrases. Rhyming poetry gives children the opportunity to anticipate what’s coming next and sometimes have the satisfaction of being right.

Enjoy plenty of fun, laughter, and bunny-focused dance moves before the real Easter bunny comes to make his chocolatey deliveries. Hot Cross Buns The wildest largest passions, bliss that is utmost, sorrow that is utmost become him well, pride is for him, From What Are We Fighting For? by Brian Moses and Roger Stevens . ‘Let No One Steal Your Dreams’ by Paul CooksonI particularly like this book as it provides suggestions on how to perform the written pieces. An idea from this book could be used as a way of encouraging children to think of their own ways to perform a piece. This type of text really helps to build confidence in children and bring poetry to life. Teaching these core principles and providing children with the reassurance they need to try new things is vital in assisting the progression of KS2 learners.

I particularly enjoyed the poem ‘Walking the Dog’. I thought this poem may be excellent for use in a classroom as the subject matter, dogs, is something that interests many children, but also because of the many poetic features it includes, such as repetition, stanzas, and rhyme. These features make this book great to read aloud and perform but would also be appropriate for literacy lessons, to expose children to features of a poem. I also think the pictures make it appropriate for all ages. As well as analysing the poem, ‘Walking the Dog’ could be used as a template for early poetry writing, inspiring children to write their own poem about something that interests them. All this is accompanied by some lovely Twinkl illustrations that really bring the teaching to life. This is great for engaging all your students, as fun and colourful characters can help engage more visual learners. The Highwayman could also be the inspiration for children producing different types of writing e.g. Bess’s diary entries, a love letter from The Highwayman to Bess, a play depicting the meeting between Tim the ostler and the soldiers prior to the final shooting. A switch in perspective would also be intriguing, perhaps the poem could be re written as a story through the eyes of The Highwayman himself. Poetry is a wonderful gift to share with the children in your life. The best poems for kids can make them laugh, cry, consider the world in a different way and even inspire them to try penning a few lines of their own. Here, Gaby Morgan, Publisher of the Macmillan Children’s Poetry list, explains why she believes poetry for children is so important, and we share our edit of the best poems for kids.Try this Speaking and Listening Talking Frame Cards to improve your students speaking and listening skills. What are some tips for performing poetry? There is such a range of poems in this book that there is something for everyone - even someone who usually doesn’t care much for poetry like myself! I’m sure other children would feel the same, and the possibilities with this book are endless. Discuss what poetry is and find out children's previous knowledge and experience of poetry through discussion prompted by key questions: Ask the children what they think poetry is? Do they have any favourite poems? Do they know any poets? Do they like poetry? Why or why not? Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate by Julia Donaldson is has a vibrant collection of poems that are perfect to be performed by two or more voices! Julia Donaldson chose poems where children could perform them. The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden, and Eleanor Farjeon, to contemporary work by Michael Rosen, John Agard, and Clare Bevan.