Teaching Poetry with 7 - 12 year olds
By Alan Peat
(Imaginative Minds Limited) Price £17.95

Many teachers are devoting substantial amounts of time searching for resources to effectively teach poetry. This pack has been specifically developed to link poems with key objectives and a wealth of practical teaching ideas. A 'Notes for Teachers' section accompanies each poem and includes both suggestions for using the poem with either a whole class or a a group, and extension activities.

All of the poems in the pack have been used onschool workshops with 7 - 12 year old children. Most are written by Alan Peat, but the collection also includes poems by Colin McNaughton and Michael Rosen. All poetry styles are covered, including rhyming and non - rhyming, haiku, expanding / contracting poems, shape poems, rap and free verse. Alan Peat also includes five writing frames to help children to structure their responses to poems effectively.

Alan Peat Ltd is an International Educational Consultancy and Advisory Service dedicated to promoting creative teaching practices across the curriculum. Details of the company and its activities can be found on www.alanpeat.com