In this resource for primary English teachers, Joseph Coelho explains how poetry is relatable, fun, and achievable and can open up new ways of understanding and expressing your own emotions and thoughts.
Themes:
Key Stage 1
- Listen to, discuss and express views on a wide range of poetry
- Talk about and draft ideas for writing
- Explore and play with the patterns of sound and language
- Explore and use sounds and words, discovering how they can work together to form ideas in poems
- Respond to poems heard, discussing personal preferences
Key Stage 2
- Express thoughts and feelings in imaginative writing
- Understand and use a range of vocabulary by investigating and experimenting with language
- Assess the effectiveness of own writing and suggest improvements
- Write own poetry without prompting, making decisions about form and content
- Experiment with all kinds of wordplay
- Explore poetic devices, such as onomatopoeia
- Experiment with ideas for humorous writing and nonsense verse
Suitable for: Primary English and literacy in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and Level 1/2 in Scotland.
How to perform poetry. video
Joseph Coelho explores all the different ways you can perform a poem.
How to express yourself with poetry. video
Joseph Coelho explores the way we can express our feelings using poetry.
How to have fun writing poetry. video
Joseph Coelho explores onomatopoeia, phonics and all the ways you can have fun writing a poem.
How to write poetry about your life. video
Joe Coelho explains how to write poetry about experience.
Playing with words. video
Joseph Coelho explores how poetic devices can enable children to develop their literacy skill.
How to understand a poem. video
Joseph Coelho looks at how poems make you feel and what they mean to you.
Does poetry need to rhyme? video
Joseph Coelho shows that poetry doesn’t have to rhyme, but when it does, it can be inventive and witty.
Poetry formats. video
Joseph Coelho explores haiku, limericks, sonnets and varying forms of poetry.
Making pictures with words. video
Joseph Coelho shows us how to utilise figurative and descriptive language to the best effect.
How are music and poetry connected? video
Joseph Coelho demonstrates how many of the elements that make up poems are often mirrored in music.
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