Every year, young writers in Suffolk, UK, have the opportunity to enter the Suffolk Young Poets Competition which is run by the imaginative and generous Poetry People, who are based in Halesworth, Suffolk. It is wonderful to know how many young writers there are in the county, and to read their fresh and thoughtful work. … Continue reading Young Poets
Everybody needs poetry in their lives. And no one more than those of us learning to write. The great thing about poetry is that it is high octane -small but powerful. We can find many ways of filling our classrooms and our days with poems of every variety. We can choose poems that are sturdy … Continue reading Poetry
Today we are going to think about the sounds of a story. We are going to make a story using sounds. that we make from things around the house. These could be sounds of things that are happening: - wind blowing, footsteps running, a giant swallowing a large pudding or a spider tiptoeing across a table. … Continue reading Sounds like a story
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