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Books See also - Latest Poetry Books. Poetry book reviews with classroom guide. If you see any books you would like to buy - please buy
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Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary by Pie Corbett and Ruth Thomson
Catapults and Kingfishers This is a National Strategy recommended title. And it has to be one of the best books ever written about teaching children to write poetry. It was the first poetry teaching book I ever read and I still find it useful. I would also suggest you check out other publications in amazon for Brian Moses. The Oxford Primary English series - Mrs Noah's Notebook, The Hamster's Diary etc. are also an excellent teaching resource. No longer in print - but can still be picked up second hand. How To Be A Brilliant Teacher
- and keep your sanity "This teacher's guide, for newly qualified teachers or for everyone to read in the staffroom, is a truly inspirational read. The light-hearted self-assessment section covers everything from self image to the power of purpose. It is a practical guide to improving your teaching class and classroom, and deals with rewards, enthusiasm, action plans, helping children learn, creativity and much more. As a photocopiable resource buying one copy enables you to reproduce sections time and time again to hand out to others." Black's
Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary A fantastic school resource. Every primary classroom should have half a dozen. (See the review in Latest Poetry Books) As well as a well laid out rhyming dictionary it contains hints on writing poems and lots of examples.
Poems With Attitude
by Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters (Hodder-Wayland) Don't Put Mustard in the Custard
by Michael Rosen If you're not familiar with Michael Rosen's poems (as many of our American friends aren't) then you really must buy this book. Read this and you'll want more! The illustrations are brilliant, too. Other recommended books - the classic Wouldn't You Like To Know and You Wait Till I'm Older Than You all found in amazon under Michael Rosen. (RS) The Hutchinson Treasury of Poetry If you're looking for one of
those big, glossy, poem-packed anthologies, then I think this superbly
illustrated treasury is about the best. Poems range from traditional ballads
and old favourites to brand new verse. A wonderful gift. I wish they'd
had books like this when I was a boy. (RS) Unzip
Your Lips Edited by Paul Cookson A brilliant collection of poems to read aloud. It has 144 pages packed with poems from just about every children's poet around. When I visit schools I always take this book with me. (RS) Front
Page Story by Roger Stevens Sam and Lisa are reporters on their class newspaper. But what can they write about? Then ten pounds goes missing and the friends are on the trail of a mystery that really makes the front page. This story is written for nine year olds and above who find reading a bit tricky! This is an excellent series for less confident readers. Check it out. (RS)
Children’s Poetry Bookshelf The Children's Poetry Bookshelf scheme, run by the Poetry Book Society, offers schools a specialist selection of quality children’s poetry books for the 7-11 year old age range by post each year. Poetry experts sift through new books from all the publishers in the UK and Ireland and select works which are particularly suitable for Key Stage 2 level. The Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, is a keen supporter of the scheme, describing it as ‘a wonderful initiative’. The Best New Children’s Poetry Three times a year our Selectors choose the best three poetry books published for children aged 7-11; two single-author collections and one anthology. Their choices are based simply on the quality of the poetry. Our first two Selectors are Pie Corbett and Philip Gross. Annual subscribers receive either six or nine poetry books per year (depending on the type of subscription). The cost of subscription means these books are supplied at a discount and sent directly at three points in the year. Books include both paperbacks and hardbacks, with a value of up to £10 per title. Subscriptions cost £30 (for six books) and £42 (for nine books) per year. Added Value
First and Best in Education can be found on www.schools.co.uk , an excellent, expanding web site for schools. It sells books and educational material as well as offering other services for schools. It's well worth a visit. top of page
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