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Wet weekends can be a trial for parents and grandparents with restless youngsters to manage, and even TV can get boring after a few episodes of the same old cartoon series. But I have a whirl of short, fun little rhyme videos to offer at https://www.youtube.com/@KatesPoems111 . These little nuggets of entertainment are fun for…
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This tiny rhyme has fun with a pun, and always wins a slow, stretching smile from children when I read it out, as the two meanings click in their heads. There’s the familiar zebra crossing that we all use at times to get safely across the road, and then there’s the zebra – zoo escapee?…
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Alliteration is fabulous fun for clever kids to craft! Here’s a cool, creepy, cunning l–l-l-lion poem to get your class started: ‘L-L-L-Look Out!’ It’s from my book of animal poems – Squeak! Squawk! Roar! – where you’ll find countless other handy launch pads for creative writing too! Your children can also watch and listen to…
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My first-ever published poem is also my very first entry in my YouTube collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gtNTg6xcd8 A daft, humorous, rhyming story in verse about a boy missing on a school trip to a museum. Everyone – staff, parents, children – ordered to search the building. So where was Liam? The teacher in charge finds a clue…
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Are you sitting comfortably? Or at least, are you children sitting comfortably?And how about this snake?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVG5yWKJr8s (click for YouTube link) How many rhymes can your children spot? What other twisty words could I have chosen (rhyming or not)? Does this snake look scary, or just ridiculous – and a touch haughty at the end? Or…
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Sunday is a great day for getting the kids out of the house to burn off all that excess energy! Where does it all come from? And why can’t we poor, worn-out adults get some of it??? This little rhyme looks at that conundrum from the child’s point of view. This one feels ready to…
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Sometimes a pet can be your secret friend, and sometimes your secret friend can be an (imaginary?) pet. Is Ruth’s pony real… or imaginary? You can find this poignant, moving poem in Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tHwDdEq0-UQ
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Elephants may be big and strong, but you couldn’t really call them elegant, could you? How do you think they feel when a graceful giraffe glides past? But if you were a giraffe, would you just eat leaves all day? Here’s ‘Elephantine Problem’ and ‘If You Were a Giraffe’ from by book SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!…
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In this video, I explain how my own early struggles with reading spurred me to write short, punchy, accessible poems for today’s new and learner readers. Of course there are plenty of other great reasons to write poems for children, and I begin by mentioning some – such as the fun both writer and reader…
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Dragons, Space, Animals – with my book of animal poems! Choose your theme. Fun, inspiring, empowering sessions for Reception to Year 6! In class or online, depending where you are. See Workshops page for details, photos and feedback.Book via me or via Authors Abroad. Looking forward to hearing from you!!!Kate
Kate Williams 