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I’ve been rehearsing some firework actions to do with children in some upcoming poetry sessions, and thought I’d share them here for any teachers, parents or child carers who may find them handy. I also include – not shown here – Catherine wheels (curly whirlies), starting slowly, then building up speed until fast as a…
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π Hi teachers, parents, families and child carers!Here’s a fun firework rhyme that your children can join in! Make the sounds, do the shapes, join in the “Snap! Crackle!” chorus, and help your young creators think up more exciting verses! Click for YouTube link:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BwTBgF64M0w
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So touched to receive this photograph of a boy reading Squeak! Squawk! Roar!, seemingly absorbed in the poems during a train journey! Many thanks to both mother and son for sending me this charming picture, and for allowing me to share it here on my website. ππ»
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Choosing for kids can be tricky, but perhaps my fun, punchy book of animal rhymes, SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!, may offer a solution – lots to laugh at, plenty of pictures, shiny, bright cover, nice price, perfect present! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZusG_OMDY6c
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Help! Disaster! Fire and smoke! Robin’s trod on Batman’s cloak! Torn a rip right up the back! He’ll have to wear his anorak. π¦
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πHappy Halloween!πͺHere are some silly magic spells for the kids. (Harmless – no turning people into frogs!) Hopefully, children will get a chuckle out of these rhymes, and perhaps find themselves inventing their own, with this format as a framework. πͺπͺπͺ
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Β Here’s a lovable – if slightly daft – werewolf that no child need fear at Halloween:A Werewolf’s PleaYou’ll find lots more rhymes, poems and creative ideas for your family or school class on my YouTube channel too: KatesPoems111. https://www.youtube.com/@KatesPoems111. See also my spooky one for older children: Jack o’ Tricks – a fantasy rhyme for…
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Here’s ‘Nobody’ – an eerie Halloween poem for brave listeners aged about 8 and up. Click here for the link – if you dare! Can be enjoyed at home with all the family or in classrooms at school. π»π»π»
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When you buy your copy of ‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’ , let me know and I’ll send you my happy Magic Spells writing sheet + Firework writing/colouring sheets for your kids! (Younger & older).See demo versions below.Just contact me by email with photo confirmation of book purchase @katewilliams.poetry@gmail.com and I’ll send you the clear versions of…
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Rhyme needs rhythm, and rhythm calls for movement! Through a digital screen? Sure! Why not? Here – briefly – are Reception & Yr 1 at Hagbourne Primary, Oxon, and me… in Wales!https://x.com/Katypoet/status/1975494281717506343