Poetry

I am a poetic teacher

Which poetic device is my best feature?

You guessed it right, I like to rhyme

Do my thoughts string a song all day?

Yes they do, I have so much to say!

The one unit I love to teach is poetry

Highway man, discussions about love and sacrifice

Everything in life comes at a price.

We started by reviewing the poetic devices students learnt in Year 5 - simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, rhythm, imagery, alliteration with the addition of assonance.

Clearly, students love poetic devices - they remembered almost all. The next step was to give them images from the highway man and getting them to brainstorm words. Using these words, students were expected to describe the image by including poetic devices in their description.

Here's some 'WAND'ERFUL WORK

Ha'pp'y Potter

            How to welcome your students to Year 6: work  your magic with  poems

EYFS, you were a bud

Year one, ready to learn

Year two, school was no longer new

Year three, you were on a learning spree

Year four, you were independent enough to do chores

Year five, you strived to achieve your full potential

Now you are in Year 6

the uppermost class in primary

with that comes great responsibility

You will continue to learn and grow

hopefully learn things you were keen to know

You'll take independent steps to success

You'll shine like a diamond, nothing less

We'll work with you, to bring out the best

come on wizards, there's no time to rest

Let's respect, reflect and inspire

Learn like your hair is on fire..