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Wilful Words School Workshops

A one-hour poetry workshop led by poet Sarah Holding for KS1 and KS2

Aimed at children who are just starting to explore their relationship to language, showing them how they can use words to express their ideas and paint verbal pictures.

Age Groups

Y1 - Y6, Reception

what happens in this workshop?

 

ice-breaker
After briefly introducing myself I ask the class about their experiences of reading and writing poems.

topic
I usually ask children to focus on an aspect of nature or an animal that they feel strongly about to inspire their poem.

activity
I read my poem ‘A Lazy Story’ aloud and assign groups the task of writing poems without using one of the 5 vowels.

support & feedback
I help any children who feel stuck during the workshop, and at the end I invite a handful of children read their work aloud and I offer feedback to support what they’ve learned.

resources
Whiteboards and pens, or pencil and plain paper work best, plus access to a data projector to show some slides.

success criteria
Working with one less vowel I have found very quickly enables children to be more creative about their choice of words and frees them up as poets.

Cost

£60 for a virtual session for any number of pupils, £300 for a half-day in-person session, £450 for a whole-day in-person session.

About This Provider (Firehorse Enterprises Limited)
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Head Office: Firehorse Enterprises Limited, SURBITON, Surrey, KT6 6AH

Our mission is to free up young imaginations and deliver a lasting love of reading. We publish inspirational books & learning materials and provide bespoke author-led experiences to schools & libraries. Our author Sarah Holding is a wellknown middlegrade and YA writer and poet based in the UK, whose trilogy SeaBEAN is now being taught in many primary schools.

Event Days
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International Women's Day, National Poetry Day, World Book Day
Available Regions
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This service is available internationally
Anywhere in England
Anywhere in Northern Ireland
Anywhere in Scotland
Anywhere in Wales

Contact Firehorse Enterprises Limited (External Provider) to book this Workshop.
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