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From my poem, ‘Sea Monster Sighting’. You can listen to the whole poem here: https://youtu.be/p9BrZJ6SgdU More snippets from my published poems to come. Kate
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I’ll be posting these daily for a while – until I tire of browsing, choosing, snipping and posting these tiny tasters of my poetry – there’s no shortage to pick from! Here’s the first, from ‘Feeling Fantastic’ – Check back tomorrow for the next snippet! Kate
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Reluctant or hesitant creative writers in your class? No worries! There are umpteen ways to get them going. Poetry – a word some children dread and fear – can actually be a great way to melt tension and set pens flowing. A poem can be short or long, funny or serious, beautiful, crazy, cheeky, spooky……
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The wind is getting up in my back garden. Yours too? Here’s my poem Windy Day, in video form, for any children you may have, tend or teach: https://youtube.com/shorts/rqfhv0S5M Published in print form in The School Magazine, Australia. For more of my video poems for children, visit my YouTube channel: Kate Williams Poet Enjoy! Kate
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Here’s my latest video-poem: My Place: https://youtu.be/8qm6-pzbH1E. It’s a reassuring little piece for children in a big, noisy school, or for any child needing a self-assurance boost. Out of all the hundreds of children in the school, it shows, YOU are the only you there, with your face, in your place. My Place is a…
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What better to inspire your class than a summer’s day sea? Set them poetry-writing with this delicious word and simile bank (£2.50 to download, or just take a look at the preview!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-sea-words-and-similes-2-sheets-12682767 Zillions more poetry, creativity and literacy resources, plus colouring sheets, at my online store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/katewilliams_poetry , including freebies! Kate
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Excited to announce I’ll be running Animal Poetry Workshops in conjunction with my forthcoming book, SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! from next January onwards – World Book Day term! Taking bookings now, via agent Authors Abroad: Tel. 01535 656015Email: UKBookings@caboodlebooks.co.uk Competitive pricing! Workshops will involve short readings from my book, whole-class actions, sounding out, miming, you name…
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Thrilled to announce that my upcoming poetry book with Otter-Barry Books is to be titled:SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! Amazing Animal Poems PUBLICATION DATE – THURSDAY, 9TH JANUARY, 2025 Cover picture coming soon!
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Hello teachers! I’m all geared up and ready for a summer of poetry writing with your classes! But not just writing – acting, miming, sounding out, stepping outside (weather permitting) to feel, look, listen and breathe in the summer air. We’ll be racking our brains for exciting, expressive words to enrich our poems,…
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Hi, thanks for looking in! Buttercups are dainty and delicate, yet bright and bold, lighting up gardens and meadows from spring to summer. Here’s a little rhyme of mine to celebrate them, with ukulele chords to start and finish, and a merry picture sequence – with thanks to Pixabay contributors: Buttercup Party –…
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