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Now in a fully revised and extended second edition, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5-9 is a practical, activity based resource of poetry writing workshops for teachers of primary age children. Each workshop provides enjoyable activities for pupils aimed at building a thorough understanding of what poetry is and how to write it. Aiming to encourage speaking and listening skills, this book includes:
- three new workshops - Feelings, Licensed to Thrill and The Jumblies
- redrafting and revising activities
- poetry writing frames
- traditional and contemporary poems from varied cultures
- children’s’ own poems on their favourite subjects
- guidance on how to write poems
- word games and notes on performing poetry
- an A-Z Guide to Poetry.
Updated to include cross-curricular links and a new expansive bibliography, this book provides teachers with a wealth of material andall the necessary skills to create a class of enthusiastic poetry writers.
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Poet, Children's Author and Writer, UK
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book prior to a Teaching Practice in Key Stage 1. Having read and purchased other titles from this series (including the excellent How to Teach Fiction Writing at KS2) I was really disappointed by this title. Most of the activities rely heavily on the use of unimaginative worksheets and much of the poetry is not of the high standard I expected. There is no excuse for this as there is so much high quality children's poetry available. ...
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I'm glad I bought this to teach a Yr2 class at KS1. It has some photocopiables but I wouldn't rely on them since I find they make the lessons really boring. But once you understand the concepts of what to teach you can adapt the lessons around your own resources. I'm glad I got this.
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