14 rhyming couplets depicting autumn leaves - their colours, movements and other qualities, often with imagery. Bare, winter trees also feature towards the end. A handy resource for teachers and pupils to work from, spurring further ideas for poetry and prose creations. My animal poetry collection - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! - is due out on 9th January ('25) with Otter-Barry Books. Available now for pre-order.

Spooky rhyming couplets to complete, with prompts and rhyme choices. One PDF sheet of rhyme starters, in different colours, with picture. This is a teacher’s guide, for sharing with class as they wish - verbally, with written out selections, or photocopied and distributed (for older). Whole-school Halloween fun! Upcoming book - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! (54 animal poems for 6+) available to pre-order now from all good bookshops + Amazon. It’s the SQUAWK of the town!

Snow is … This simple, one-line picture poem will tempt any emergent writer to have a go at a word or more to describe snow, especially if they’ve just been out in some! Encourage with simple suggestions, such as soft, cold, fluffy, fun… For more adventurous writers, encourage interesting words like - smooth, gentle, swirly, floating, peaceful, pure white, white as icing sugar, calm, exciting, magical, twinkly, crunchy. See also my harder version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/snow-writing-ys-1-3-12466490 BOOK NEWS! ‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’ - my animal poetry book - comes out with Otter-Barry Books on 9th January! Available from all good bookstores.

The Thrill of December - this is the title of my 4-verse poem for children and their teachers. Enjoy the magical images, the rhythm and rhyme, the sparkle and glow of natural, outdoor Christmastime in this upbeat poem. Discuss, share similar experiences, add a verse of your own. BOOK NEWS! My animal poetry book - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! - comes out on 9th Jan. with Otter-Barry Books. Details: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squawk-Roar-Amazing-Animal/dp/1915659558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QGMI3DOA0ZAU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FvZglVbTBZCqICARsQkTRlDbVm7WyJaJ4yyZJQzy2vI.KkCtk-kzt5oxbxhaYynBMSZdrAoBpxAGaxgZqI_RKew&dib_tag=se&keywords=squeak+squawk+roar+amazing+animal+poems&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1733386904&sprefix=squeak+squaw%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1