Teach Primary Magazine Reading & Writing 23 Special Issue

Welcome…

Speaking to teachers recently, a recurring theme has been that poems, aside from their own inherent worth, are invaluable and accessible teaching tools – but that good poetry lessons are difficult to source. That being so, I think lots of you will love the lively and thoughtful activities that Jo Cummins has put together for Zaro Weil’s nature-inspired poetry collection, I Hear the Trees (p.49).
Then, on page 12, the Poetry By Heart team recommend 10 books of poems that are perfect to read and share aloud. Suitable for Early Years through to UKS2, these titles – and teaching tips – will help your pupils to develop strong, intuitive and expressive poetry voices.
This summer sees the return of Sophie Anderson’s House with Chicken Legs, and we were delighted that the author herself could pop in to give us a writing masterclass based around her new book (p.20).

Someone else who’s back is Pie Corbett – who has a thrilling new KS2 WAGOLL for you, along with full notes on how to use it with
your class (p.42).