National Poetry Day - October 5th
September 28, 2006Here are some ideas for National Poetry Day activities from Teachit
Isn’t my name magical?
Get your classes to create their own identity poems using this ‘crunched’ version of James Berry’s poem as a stimulus. The original poem is available in the identity poem ‘bookshelf’ on the National Poetry Day website.
New whizzy things > Cruncher > Free ‘crunched’ texts for everyone
http://www.teachit.co.uk/index.asp?crunchedtext=1
What am I?
Pupils can experiment with words from Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Metaphor’ and create their own unique poems using Teachit’s online fridge magnets.
New whizzy things > Magnet > Free samples for all > Metaphors
http://www.teachit.co.uk/index.asp?wordmags=1
Names
Why names are important, what they mean and where they come from.
KS3> Media & non fiction > Me, Myself and I
There are more free English teaching resources at http://www.teachit.co.uk/ - well worth a look!
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