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Hi! Here’s a little verse for children and their teachers, parents and others, celebrating family, with tips and ideas below for discussion and writing. FAMILY TIME Peachy, balmy, cosy, calm,scented with a rose’s charm,gentle, playful, friendly, fond,humming with our happy bond. Kate Williams DISCUSSION & WRITING IDEAS Ask children what good family times they can…
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First in a series of occasional Not Quite Write posts, zooming up too close to call to the wibbly-wobbly, crash-crunch meetings of writing with living. Today: Writing and Cooking: Today I’m preparing a veggie spag bol: ingredients – sliced onion, diced aubergine, cubed poetry – I mean peppers… Just got to jot an idea down,…
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Why Dragons? DRAGONS are my No. 1 most popular topic choice for poetry workshops, be they for Reception or Year 6! (Or even Years 7 and 8 though my focus is on primary.) So, not to disappoint, they’re on offer again next term – i.e. from January ’25! And guess what – they’re my favourites…
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Many thanks for looking in! My Teach Poetry series is on hold for a while, due to commitments with launching my upcoming book, Squeak! Squawk! Roar!, to be released on 9th January by Otter-Barry Books. By the way, have you pre-ROARdered your copies yet for those classroom bookshelves?!? It’s the SQUAWK of the town! (Lowest…
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STOP PRESS! My new book – Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems – publishes on 9th January ’25. Publisher: Otter-Barry Books. Available from Amazon and all good bookshops, or your local library – if you still have one!________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello, thanks for visiting. Here is my Teach Poetry Tip – or idea – 12: Emotion body…
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Hi, here’s today’s Teach Poetry idea: Use a poem from a children’s poetry book as a frame or starting point. Today I’m unveiling the cover of my upcoming poetry book – Squeak! Squawk! Roar! – so naturally I’ve chosen it as my example book here! But of course, there are zillions of others to choose…
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Hi, thanks for looking in! Here is my 10th suggestion for helping your class to write poetry: Rhyme practice Here’s part of my rhyme ‘Beetle Business’, in which every short line ends in the ‘ee’ sound. It was fun to craft! Poems don’t have to rhyme, and fitting in rhymes can come at a cost,…
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Hi, and welcome to my Teach Poetry series – and all the rest of my children’s poetry site! Today’s idea: list poem Why a list? A list poem offers a simple and compelling format that children of all writing abilities can get to grips with. Able writers can take it as a springboard to more…
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Hi, thanks for your visit! Here’s my 8th tip or suggestion for helping your class create quality poetry: ENCOURAGE SHORT LINES for PUNCH and RHYTHM Here’s an example, with THE WIND as my theme: Short lines aid rhythm In my little poem here, there are only about 4 or 5 words per line – only…
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Unable to post today, Thursday, 4th September – apologies. So my next Teach Poetry Tip will be tomorrow, Friday 4th, and it’ll take us into the nitty-gritty of poetry-writing itself – in particular, how to make a non-rhyming poem look and sound like a poem, rather than just a prosy ramble.🤔 Hope you can look…
Kate Williams 