100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Poetry
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Adam Bushnell and Frankie O'Reilly present 100 poetry activities for the primary classroom that are quick, engaging and effective.
Poetry's rhythmic and repetitive nature helps children develop phonemic awareness, vocabulary and reading fluency. This must-have book provides pages of quick and easy ideas for poetry lessons, including how to create a poetry-friendly classroom, interpreting poetry, writing structured poems, performance poetry and many more. Including cross-curricular ideas so that poetry is not limited to English lessons, this book will help you inspire your class to enjoy poetry through art, drama, history, dance and music.
Written by experts in their field, 100 Ideas books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include step-by-step instructions, teaching tips, taking it further ideas and online resources.
Adam Bushnell is a fiction and non-fiction author who delivers creative writing workshops in the UK and internationally, in both state and private education and to all ages. Previously a teacher, Adam also delivers CPD to teachers and others working in education on how to inspire writing in the classroom. Follow Adam @authoradam.
Frankie O'Reilly is an experienced Senior Leader, SENDCo, Mental Health Lead and Safeguarding Lead within the Primary School sector in the North East of England. Frankie is a writer with various awards and published work including, The Boy with his Head Stuck in a Book (Tyne Bridge Publishing, 2017). Additionally, her YA novel was long listed for a Novel Opening and Synopsis Award.