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Yesterday was WORLD ANIMAL DAY, and the cruelty goes on, along with disappearances of whole species, and the long shadows reach even into my little book of animal poems. They have to. In Squeak! Squawk! Roar! the elephant guards his sought-after tusks, the song thrush loses her nesting tree, the jungle animals watch their forest…
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I have 6 downloadable sheets to offer – 5 Autumn Leaf writing frames, prompts, ideas and rhymes, PLUS a Friendly Spells writing sheet. See demonstration copies below.🍂All are downloadable for FREE in exchange for purchase of a copy of my new book of animal poems, Squeak! Squawk! Roar!, 5-star-rated with super reviews and recommended for…
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Chuffed to bits to see Squeak! Squawk! Roar! re-selected by the excellent SCHOOL READING LIST in their September’s updated recommendations list – poetry, ages 7-11!https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetry-books-for-7-11-year-olds/ And in fine company too! Well done everyone else and thank you Tom Tolkien – the mind behind School Reading List.
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Ideal for any young reader or animal-lover aged about 7-11.
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A teacher at a school the other side of Britain from me has just bought 5 copies of ‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’ and sent me a photo of the receipt, so their school is now entitled to a FREE 30 min. digital poetry workshop! Simple as that! They’ve picked Yr 4 for this fun, creative boost,…
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When a school books a FREE assembly, I email them this 2-page flyer – gaps filled in appropriately – to pass on to parents. It tells them about my upcoming visit and also my after-school book sale, with my new book SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!
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In this poetry assembly, we’re building ideas and language for short, expressive animal verses – they could be cinquains. But what exactly are cinquains, and how can you get a whole class to write them? You’ll find my tried and tested tips on my YouTube channel, YouTube: @KatesPoems111 – scroll down the shorts to TeachPoetry…
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Exciting to be focusing in on gorgeous, floaty autumn leaves, dramatic, mysterious fireworks and more as I prepare for my autumn/winter workshops. Both themes call out to be enacted, one with hushed whooshes and flutters, the other with BOOMS, SHRIEKS and POPS! Serious themes? Who says? Having a leaf land on your nose – or…
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Today, it’s like this, here in S. Wales, UK. Familiar scene? An old poem of mine, published here in The School Magazine, Australia, who also made this video of it.
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EMPATHY in animal poems: if you’re discussing empathy with your class, many of the poems in SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! could help. With animals rather than people as the focus, their feelings are a step away from us and less painful or personal to discuss. Take ‘Exhibit No. 42’ for instance, or ‘Hungry Hedgehog’ – snippets…
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