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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…
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NEW! Literacy Fun for Under-Achievers Starting next term, I’m offering Exciting Writing classes for hesitant and reluctant writers. My action-packed, 60-minute sessions will address all aspects of literacy, especially writing, engaging children through drama, music, rhyme with percussion, word games and more. This approach has been seen to draw out less confident speakers and writers…
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School budgets are tighter than ever now, and finding money for a visiting writer can be tricky – unless there’s funding to be had. It’s surprising how many funding sources you can find for schools in the UK, once you start searching. It’s also worth noting what a range of funds a poetry workshop could…
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Hello, there’s a buzz of spring around already, isn’t there? And a buzz of New Year poetry! My workshop topics this term are: Spring Animals, Castles, Dragons, Mini-beasts, and Space. I offer one topic per day, adapting it to suit the different age and ability levels from Nursery to Yr 8. They’re all open-ended, with…
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Hello schools! Just to let you know my poetry workshops will be available as usual next term, and my topic choices per day will be: Castles ~ Spring Animals ~ Mini-Beasts ~ Dragons ~ Wild Woods ~ Space Most of these are now permanent fixtures, being popular year-round. Best wishes for Christmas and the New…
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Christmas Lights and Colours are on offer for my end-of-term workshops, with just a few dates still available. Other topics available are Fireworks, Space, Wild Woods, and Dragons. Brighten up a murky winter’s day with lively workshops for all your classes! With pictures, fun props, acting out, songs and rhymes, your children will be inspired to write…
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Picture: Yr 2 exploring autumn leaves before writing about them. Late autumn is a wonderfully eloquent time of year – ideal for poetry-writing. I’m taking bookings now for after half term, with exciting topics to choose from (see below). Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening in my poetry sessions so far this term,…
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This is just a quick update to say I’m taking bookings now for the new term and new academic year, with dates going fast, so it’s advisable to check availability soon if interested. My topic choices from now to Christmas are: Autumn Leaves Wild Woods (& their creatures) Migrating Birds Fireworks Winter Colours I adapt…
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Children abandon their anxieties about writing when they’re whisked up in a whirl of exciting ideas, especially when there’s an irresistible poetry frame at their fingertips and a buzz of topical words in the air – and so it is in my workshops. I remind children that I’m not a teacher and won’t be marking their…
Kate Williams 