I have been an SLT co-ordinating English, dance, drama and music. I have covered PPA by delivering drama and dance to children from EYFS - Y6. I have delivered INSET on drama, dance and music both in schools and at a county level. I have delivered the drama module for B.Ed students at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.
I write children's poems and have had some published in compilations. I have written drama and dance lessons based on poetry, for Early Years Educator and Scholastic.
I have been an SLT co-ordinating English, dance, drama and music. I have covered PPA by delivering drama and dance to children from EYFS - Y6. I have delivered INSET on drama, dance and music both in schools and at a county level. I have delivered the drama module for B.Ed students at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.
I write children's poems and have had some published in compilations. I have written drama and dance lessons based on poetry, for Early Years Educator and Scholastic.
This is a pack of 16 poems to cover ‘The Seasons’; four poems for each season. Each poem comes with an activity and writing frames where applicable. Two poems are accompanied by K.S.1 dance lessons.
The pack includes a 51 page resource booklet including the poems, activities and writing frames.
There are also four PPT presentations - one for each season. These contain the poems and teaching slides. There are two example pages from each PPT presentation in the preview section
See previews for full description, of the poems.
AUTUMN
AUTUMN - seven stanzas, rhyming & non-rhyming with a pattern
BONFIRE NIGHT - one stanza, non-rhyming using calligrams
FRIEND OR FOE? - presented in three different ways, rhyming
CRACKLE! SPIT! - four stanzas, rhyming poem using onomatopoeia and a pattern. Comes with two K.S.1 dance lessons
WINTER
I LOOKED OUTSIDE - four stanzas, rhyming. Comes with a K.S.1 dance lesson
THE WEATHER OF WINTER - six stanzas, non-rhyming performance poem using descriptive language and metaphors
SNOWDROP - two stanzas, rhyming shape poem
IT’S CHRISTMAS - eight stanzas, rhyming with a pattern
SPRING
A TALE OF SPRING - rhyming, conversation poem between two people. Also contains a list poem within it
GOLDEN ONE - one stanza, non-rhyming with a pattern, a simile and metaphors
SPRING’S HERE - six stanzas, non-rhyming containing a poem within a poem
SPRING ACROSTIC - one stanza, acrostic
SUMMER
THE SUN - one stanza, rhyming using similes
SUMMER HOLIDAY - two stanzas, rhyming, contrasting
YES, YES, YES, IT IS! - eight stanzas, non-rhyming question & answer poem with a pattern
LOLLIPOP - one stanza, rhyming shape poem
This bundle includes a story poem and a play script.
Story Poem: This is an original story poem telling the tale of Jonah and the Whale.
It has 11 eight line, rhyming stanzas.
This pack includes a 12 slide PPT presentation of the poem, as well as a written version.
It is ideal for telling the children this familiar story; doing so succinctly and with humour. It could also be used as the basis for a whole class assembly.
Play Script: This is a play suitable for an end of year production or Year 6 leavers’ assembly. It lasts about 30 minutes. It is set in the modern day which makes the story more accessible to the children. It is amusing and appeals to both boys and girls.
There are 24 speaking parts (including 11 narrators which could be condensed into less) and non-speaking parts for the football fans, the rock group, the storm sequence and the underwater sequence.
Music suggestions are made for the various sequences and these can be kept very basic or choreographed as full dances. Costume is left up to you as it is set in modern day.
This is an 11 stanza, rhyming poem about nine minibeasts.
Each stanza is about a different minibeast but doesn’t give away which on it is. The stanza is then followed by a stunning photograph of the minibeast.
The poem is presented as a 22 slide PPT presentation, with each verse being mounted on a background photograph.
There is also a written version of the poem.
This poem would be ideal for teaching basic facts about minibeasts, and would be very good for an assembly.
This is a 14 stanza, rhyming poem about creatures that live in the sea. It is ideal for K.S.1 children.
It is presented as a 15 slide PPT presentation. Each stanza is about a different creature and is accompanied by a beautiful picture of said creature.
There is also a written version of the poem.
This poem would be ideal for individual, paired, group or whole class poetry work, as well as perfect to support work on the sea. It would also be excellent for use in an assembly.
This is an original poem written to support a theme on food and shopping. It has 13 four line, rhyming stanzas
This pack includes a 14 slide PPT of the poem as well as a written version.
It is ideal for using to inspire the children to write their own list/rhyming poems, or for group/whole class poetry lessons, or to support the class work on shopping.
This is a unit of four lessons. Each lesson uses a poem with a different pattern:
Lesson one - Colours Say... (non-rhyming and descriptive)
Lesson two - Sounds Like School (rhyming couplets and performance)
Lesson three - What is This, What is This? (rhyming and nonsense words)
Lesson four - One Little Man (a rhyming number poem)
Includes all the necessary resources, frameworks and a 22 slide PPT presentation to support the lessons.
This is an original poem written for a Y6 leavers’ assembly.
It is made up of 12 four line, rhyming stanzas.
It can be used for individual, paired, group or whole class poetry writing. It is also ideal for using in the end of year leavers’ assembly.
It covers the topic of Y6s leaving primary school, and their hopes and dreams as they look forward to moving to secondary school. It can either be simply recited or acted out.
Included is a 13 slide PPT presentation.
This pack contains 14 drama lessons based on five popular fairy tales. It is accompanied by 22 resource sheets and a PPT presentation. The lessons include individual, paired and group work.
There are full descriptions of the drama strategies used.
The Three Little Pigs: three lessons using mime, freeze frame, hot seating, T.I.R and sculpture.
Hansel and Gretel: three lessons using mime, script work, sculpture and T.I.R
Little Red Riding Hood: three lessons using sculpture, thought circle, mime, hot seating and movement to music
The Enormous Turnip: two lessons using mime, thought circle, hot seating and movement to music
The Three Billy Goats Gruff: three lessons using sculpture, improvisation, script work, hot seating and movement to music
This bundle contains 25 detailed drama lessons.
KS1: This pack contains 14 drama lessons based on five popular fairy tales. It is accompanied by 22 resource sheets and a PPT presentation. The lessons include individual, paired and group work.
There are full descriptions of the drama strategies used.
The Three Little Pigs: three lessons using mime, freeze frame, hot seating, T.I.R and sculpture.
Hansel and Gretel: three lessons using mime, script work, sculpture and T.I.R
Little Red Riding Hood: three lessons using sculpture, thought circle, mime, hot seating and movement to music
The Enormous Turnip: two lessons using mime, thought circle, hot seating and movement to music
The Three Billy Goats Gruff: three lessons using sculpture, improvisation, script work, hot seating and movement to music
KS2: This pack contains 11 drama lessons based on four popular fairy tales. It is accompanied by 16 resources and a PPT presentation.
There are full descriptions of the drama strategies used.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff - two lessons based on script work. The strategies used are freeze frames, and performing a script as well as creating their own. There is also a short script for the whole story, which could be used for an assembly.
Jack & the Beanstalk - three lessons. The strategies used are: corporate brain, conscience alley, freeze frames, improvisation, movement to music, mime and T.I.R.
Dick Whittington - three lessons. A short version of the story is included. The strategies used are: hot seating, improvisation, freeze frames, mime, scripts and picture whoosh!
Little Red Riding Hood - three lessons. A full, new version of the story is included. The strategies used are: sculpture, improvisation, conscience alley, hot seating, thought circle, freeze frames and moving pictures
A 15-stanza rhyming, story, performance poem telling the story of
‘Saint George and the Dragon’.
The poem is presented as a 16 slide PowerPoint presentation, and accompanied with a written version as well as tips for performance. These performance tips have also been turned into PPT teaching slides.
The poem would be perfect for teaching the class this well-known story. It tells the story succinctly and is excellent for teaching performance poetry.
It would also be ideal for use in an assembly.
This is a 12 stanza rhyming, story, performance poem about the day the Vikings raided the monastery on Lindisfarne.
The poem is presented as an 11 slide PPT presentation, and accompanied by a written version too. There are also tips for performance poetry included. These tips are also presented as nine PPT slides.
The poem would be great for enhancing your teaching of this historical story. It is succinct and would be perfect for performing.
It would also be ideal for a whole class assembly.
Five poetry lessons about Spring:
Lesson 1. Umbrella Chant - a choral chant, performance poem
Lesson 2. Spring Acrostic - a non-rhyming acrostic poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 3. A Tale of Spring - a rhyming list poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 4. Golden One - a non-rhyming descriptive poem (includes a format)
Lesson 5. Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem (includes a framework)
All lessons are supported with power point slides and resources
This pack includes 16 original poems about Spring, Autumn and Christmas.
AUTUMN: This is a pack of six poems - spanning both key stages - using Autumn as the stimulus.
Autumn - a rhyming poem about the transition from autumn to winter
Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem about autumn
Friend or Foe? - a rhyming poem about Halloween which can be written in three different ways
Crackle! Spit! - a rhyming poem with a pattern, about Bonfire Night. There are two accompanying dance lessons for K.S.1 with this poem
Bonfire Night - a non-rhyming poem which can be written in a straightforward way, or as calligrams
We Dare You To! - a rhyming poem about the dangers of playing with fireworks, and also the issue of wanting to fit in. This has an accompanying Y5/6 drama lesson
The pack includes general activities to do with the poems, as well as specific activities for the individual poems.
There is a 40 slide PPT presentation to support the activities.
SPRING: This is a pack of five poems about Spring for Y2/3. Each poem is accompanied by a full lesson.
Lesson 1. Umbrella Chant - a choral chant, performance poem
Lesson 2. Spring Acrostic - a non-rhyming acrostic poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 3. A Tale of Spring - a rhyming list poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 4. Golden One - a non-rhyming descriptive poem (includes a format)
Lesson 5. Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem (includes a framework)
All lessons are supported with power point slides and resources
CHRISTMAS: This is a pack of five poems about Christmas, spanning both key stages. Four are based on Christmas itself and one is about snow.
I Looked Outside - a rhyming poem about a snowfall in the night
No Crown of Jewels - a rhyming poem about the birth of Jesus, and the truth about Christmas rather than the glitz
It’s Christmas! - a rhyming poem using a different Christmas element for each stanza, for example; the tree, Santa and a present. This poem also follows an obvious pattern
What? - a rhyming poem comparing the baby Jesus to the latest toy that children desperately want at Christmas
Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer (verse and chorus) poem, again with an obvious pattern.
The poems are supported with a 43 slide power point presentation
There are general activities which can be used with all of the poems, as well as specific activities for some of them.
