September 11, 2020
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We have been reading Table a poem by Turkish poet Edip Cansever translated by Richard Tillinghast. The class have been writing their own poem basted on the ‘shape’ of this poem. Click the titles to read the poems. The featured image on this post is Our Table by cogdog on Flickr shared as Public domain Continue reading
June 3, 2020
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Comments Off on Descriptive Poetry
Last week in our Teams meeting the Biggies looked at and thought about the poem Long Trip by Langston Hughes. The children used it as a template to write their own poems. The Burn The Burn Is A Woosh Of Water. A Sound Of Relaxation. It Runs And Ripples, Glows And Glimmers, Down The Rocks. … Continue reading “Descriptive Poetry” Continue reading
March 19, 2020
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We have only half a class today, but the sun is shining so we went out and wrote some poems. We wrote some lunes and kennings to describe some of the signs of spring. birds are sing Up in the bright sky Feeling the wind Alana Crocuses poem Purple blooming in the air, On the … Continue reading “Playground Poetry” Continue reading
January 31, 2020
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A week ago we looked at the poem Sweetieraptors which as a lot of Scot’s words and is great fun. The biggies wrote their own verses, being careful to rhyme and follow the rhythm of the original. We put together the movie to show our poems. Each pupil made a keynote slide to cary the text and … Continue reading “The Bantiraptors” Continue reading
March 28, 2019
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A bit of outdoor learning. Continue reading
January 25, 2019
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Comments Off on Scots Week 2019
For Scots Week the Biggies have been listening to and reciting poems and writing their own. You can read the Poems, listen to the poets read them and see their illustrations on the Scots 2019 project page. Continue reading
December 18, 2018
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Comments Off on Candles for Christmas – Poetry
The Biggies haves been writing poems about candlelight. We watch candles burn and made a list of great words to use. Then we wrote poems in one of several forms: Lunes, Haiku or Kennings. Continue reading
December 5, 2018
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Fox poem Sly fox in a box, Eating food from a shop, Like pizza, pasta and potatoes. Scared fox in a rush, Hunted in city streets, by car, trucks and bikes. Silly fox in a park, Playing on the all the toys, Like swings, slides and climbing frames. Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on Autumn Poems
The Biggies took advantage of the good weather to take some photos in the playground this morning. We then wrote poems to go with them. Continue reading
August 22, 2018
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Comments Off on Life of a duck – Islay
I wrote a poem about being a duck hatching. Continue reading
