Here’s a poet – Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is a poet who makes words and ideas accessible – often with deep truths, and with themes and ideas that are familiar. And, frequently, very funny.
World Poetry Day 2022
It’s WORLD POETRY DAY, Monday 21 March 2022 – Hooray! This is the best excuse (if you ever need one) for spending the day with words and meaning. For yourself, revisit the poems you remember from your own childhood – the ones that moved you, the lines you keep in your head somewhere, the vague…
Time to reflect and enjoy
While we can’t actually ‘kick back’ and relax, it is time to ease the strain on our work with students, and on ourselves. Poetry and all that Poetry is one of those aspects of English that can really be delved into in the closing weeks of the year, as things start to wind down. Poetry…
The Question Mark
A recent conversation with a teacher-in-training colleague has prompted this blog. My friend was given the task of preparing and delivering a 45-minute lesson on the question mark. This is pretty typical of the type of lesson we work with in normal circumstances. Now I can’t think of anything more tedious. As a topic for…
CBCA, Poetry month continues, and making our own books
Australia publishes more children’s books per head of population than any other country. That’s something to be proud of, it’s something to celebrate, as we do every year in our classrooms, and with the Annual CBCA Book Week and book awards. Congratulations to all CBCA 2021 winners, and to honour book and shortlisted authors and…
Three resources for August
1. Poetry Month 1-31 August I love the idea of being able to devote a whole month to a focus on poetry. Red Room Poetry is has launched its inaugural Poetry Month on 1 August, 2021. The purpose is to increase the profile of Australian poetry, poets and publishers. Check it out on social media,…
World Poetry Day 21 March 2021
We’ve missed it by a day, but there is always room for poetry. We can honour poetry this week in our classrooms with a bit of history, lots of readings, and even more writing. It’s in the English syllabus so we have to. As I am preparing this, it is STILL raining, and I am…