Poetry
We enjoy exploring words and being creative
We provide rich opportunities for the children to explore poetry and to work with poets. This gives the children experience of creating poetry to express themselves and of performing for different audiences. Our annual anthologies follow the National Poetry Day themes each year. in 2021 the theme was 'Choice'. We always enjoy our launch events where we can share our work with an appreciative audience.
In June 2021 we also launched an anthology, entitled 'Would you Rather?'. We featured four Spotlight Poems who each contributed a number of poems, and also poetry from other children (and staff) across the school. Our launch event was held online, with children attending virtually from home or from their classroom. It was a great success and we had some wonderful readings from our poets. if you would like to purchase a copy of the anthology, you can do so for £2.50.
Here are some links to sites we use and a selection of poems for you to listen to:
John Agard: Checking Out Me History
John Agard: Children's Poetry Archive
James Berry: Isn't My Name Magical?
The British by Benjamin Zephaniah
The Loch Ness Monster's Song Recording
My Parents Sent Me to the Store
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening Animation
Stopping By Woods Read By Robert Frost
The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost
