Workshop Description These workshops can last between 30 and 90-minutes, depending on the number of classes you would like to take part – and, as they can lead to poems on any subject of your choice, they provide a fantastic way of linking poetry to other areas of the curriculum! After exploring what makes a … Read More
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Cinquains of Truth – People Whose Choices Shaped the World
Progress towards equality in a diverse world has been made possible by people who made choices that, while sometimes causing personal difficulties, led brighter futures for the rest of us.
Poetry Live!
Poetry Live – Join one of our team for live workshops, beamed straight to the classroom! (Streamed Workshop) “Thank you so much – it was lovely to work with you. The children all had a wonderful day. According to one of mine it was the BEST day EVER!” Braywood CE First School (Streamed Poetry … Read More
Messages from Space
What do we know about Neptune? What’s the science of Saturn? And what’s our understanding of Uranus? “The workshops were great and the children thoroughly enjoyed them. The whole year group are very excited about what they have learned about the space race and are looking forward to publishing their poems to go on … Read More
The Poetry of Shakespeare
With many of Shakespeare’s characters, it’s definitely not a case of “what you see is what you get”. So this engaging activity puts them centre stage by bringing out both the visible and the invisible. Macbeth plays the role of the loyal subject – but inside he’s a mass of seething ambition.
The Poet-Tree
From tiny acorns … great verses grow … Every tree starts as a seed – a seed that germinates and flourishes. And every poem starts with an idea – an idea that finds its form in words. In both cases, the journey to fruition is an organic one. And while neither topiarist nor poet can … Read More
A Home is More Than a House
Thinking positively about the value of “home”
Anne Frank: Standing Together in Hope
Faced with deportation to the Nazi concentration camps, Anne Frank, her family and friends were forced into hiding.
Welcome Gems
Reflecting on ways we can Stand Together with newcomers, to make them feel at home
Rosa Parks – Sitting Down to Stand Together
Celebrating the lives of an amazing role model – through poetry
Outdoor Poetry
Across both the centuries and the continents, poets have taken inspiration from the outdoor world. And this intriguing workshop gives your children the chance to do the same! Using your own school grounds as a resource in themselves, we’ll guide pupils through a process enabling them to see ordinary things in extraordinary ways – and … Read More
Performance Poetry: Rhythm, Rhyme and Action
A magical route to seeing how poems can be changed and transformed through choral speaking “We welcomed back Jackson from As Creatives today for a spot of performance poetry. Our class poem was all about the dangers posed to coral reefs. We made tableaus and created actions to go with our poems. … Read More
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