Guest Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Anyone know of any good poems for year ones to read? I have to follow the literacy units so we're doing all about the senses and looking at various smells/tastes/sounds etc ourselves, but I'm finding it difficult to turn up examples of poems like these to read to the children. Online ones would be prefereable so I don't have to go out and buy books myself. Also on a more general theme, anyone know of any poems suitable for year one which don't rhyme? I'm trying to teach mine that they don't have to, but the limited number of big books we have in the school all have rhyming poetry and all the children ever say when I ask them what they think of the poem is "it rhymes". I think it's a real shame that they get stuck on this point when there's so much more to poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 A past topic on this subject can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Ah thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LornaW Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) as well as the other thread The Spot on my bum Gez Walsh Pillow Talk Roger McGough Grow your own poems Peter Dixon then Oxford University Press do a series of poetry books with Poetry Paintbox titles such as - Twins, Night, Monkey, Space poems and then I really love this from Roger McGough Learning to Read Learning to read during the war wasn't easy, as books were few and far between. But Mother made sure I didn't go to sleep without a bedtime story. Because of the blackout the warm, comforting glow of a bedside lamp was not permitted. So Mum would pull back the curtains and open wide the window. And by the light of a blazing factory or a crashed Messerschmitt, cuddled up together, she would read saucebottles, jamjars, and. my all-time favourite, a tin of Ovaltine. So many years ago, but still I remember her gentle guidance as I read aloud my first sentence: 'S-p-r-i-n-k-l-e t-w-o h-e-a-p-e-d t-e-a-s-p-o-o-n-s-f-u-l o-f... Edited October 17, 2009 by LornaW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Anyone know of any good poems for year ones to read? I have to follow the literacy units so we're doing all about the senses and looking at various smells/tastes/sounds etc ourselves, but I'm finding it difficult to turn up examples of poems like these to read to the children. Online ones would be prefereable so I don't have to go out and buy books myself. We did 'sound collector' last year but much preferred the NIng Nang Nong this year- if you have Smart board, PM me and I can send you my file with it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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