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Hello teachers, As schools close, I’m offering Skype sessions for primary groups and individuals, to suit. Focus: Poetry, Creative Expression and all-round Literacy and Communication enhancement. Content: my sessions will be fun and action-packed, incorporating drama, music and vocabulary-stretching challenges, with pictures, props and games. They will also be educational in a broader sense, focusing on…
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At last, the days are growing longer and lighter again! Birds are skipping about, buds are peeping out, and poetry is everywhere. It’s humming and buzzing in schools around the country, in celebration of World Book Day and World Poetry Day – both happening this term, and it’s alive, too, in the burgeoning, blossoming spring. …
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Christmas is nearly here! Which means that the Spring Term is on the way. And so are my Spring Term Poetry Days. I have lots of topics to offer next term, so take five minutes out from the Nativity rehearsals or the carol practices and pick your favourite one – and your favourite date too,…
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Just to let you know, teachers, that my poetry topics after half term will be – no, not Brexit – Autumn Leaves while they last, Fireworks, and Winter Colours. I also offer a few perennially popular themes on a perennial basis. See Workshops page for details. Kate
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Quick message to schools about my poetry workshops: I have a few dates available around National Poetry Day still, if interested, although the day itself has been taken. Also, plenty of other dates between now and Christmas, though the calendar is fast filling so early booking recommended. Theme choices for the day: Autumn Leaves, Wild…
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Hello teachers! Yes, I know it’s holiday time, but it’s also planning time, especially with National Poetry Day just round the corner. If you’re interested in booking a poetry workshop to celebrate the date – 3rd October – this is the time to get planning and booking, before dates go! There are all sorts of…
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Hello schools! Summer’s here already, so let’s celebrate with bright, colourful poems on summery themes! Seaside, Jungle and Flight are my topics for the term, and I’ll be taking classes outside for inspiration wherever feasible. JUNGLE – you never know what’s lurking behind the next tree, weaving through the undergrowth or about to swoop from…
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London tube and train station names offer up wonderful scope for fairy-tale fantasies. I’ve been day-dreaming my way around the Underground and Overground lately, from one school to another, basking in the fascinating images conjured up by these history-rich names. Perhaps Seven Kings will step forth from the Mansion House and make their way through…
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Who’s the Unclucky One? I’ve a clip on my leg, and one on my wing. I’m a bird, but I don’t sing. I’m barred from the yard, shut up in a cage. I work all day for no wage. For meals, I peck at a pile of muck. No wonder my voice is a…
Kate Williams 