on June 29th, 2011%

Once you’re passed the nursery rhyme stage, do you still enjoy sharing poetry with your children?
We recognise the important value of nursery rhymes for very young children, as they pass on the sounds and rhythms of our native languages, but the value of poetry doesn’t diminish as children get older. Approached with passion, poetry can be inspiring, and how it’s shared with children makes a vital difference to their engagement with it. Read more »
on August 19th, 2010%
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Have you ever tried writing poetry with children? So far this summer the Sunflower Club has inspired us with measurement, science, art, numbers and biology and today we’re tried out some poems about sunflowers.
We had a go with two different prompts. The first was to . . . → Read More: Poems about sunflowers

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