{"id":8928,"date":"2020-08-13T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/pinewoodschoolblog\/?p=8928"},"modified":"2020-08-12T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:28:17","slug":"language-skills-secondary-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/pinewoodschoolblog\/2020\/08\/13\/language-skills-secondary-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Skills (Secondary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning everyone,<\/p>\n<p>Our theme today for home-school learning is <strong>summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some activities to choose from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read and or listen to some poems. <a href=\"https:\/\/childrens.poetryarchive.org\/explore\/?key=&amp;type=&amp;poet=&amp;theme=127&amp;form=&amp;age=\">https:\/\/childrens.poetryarchive.org\/explore\/?key=&amp;type=&amp;poet=&amp;theme=127&amp;form=&amp;age=<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read and or listen to some poems and think about what they mean. <a href=\"https:\/\/childrens.poetryarchive.org\/explore\/?key=&amp;type=&amp;poet=&amp;theme=127&amp;form=&amp;age=\">https:\/\/childrens.poetryarchive.org\/explore\/?key=&amp;type=&amp;poet=&amp;theme=127&amp;form=&amp;age=<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Research <strong>acrostic<\/strong> poems and create your own about <strong>SUMMER<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z4mmn39\/articles\/ztdvw6f\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z4mmn39\/articles\/ztdvw6f<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Research <strong>haiku<\/strong> poems and create your own about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngwriters.co.uk\/info\/other\/poetry-types\/haiku-poem\">https:\/\/www.youngwriters.co.uk\/info\/other\/poetry-types\/haiku-poem<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a poem about <strong>summer<\/strong> (it doesn\u2019t have to rhyme).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the following poems about summer (they may also give you some ideas for your own poems):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m looking for a hot spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A what spot?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A hot spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m looking for a hot spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To lie out in the sun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m looking for a hot spot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To play and have some fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m looking for a hot spot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To hit a ball and run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh, I\u2019m looking for a hot spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A what spot?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A hot spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m looking for a hot spot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now summer has begun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Anne English<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>By the sand between my toes,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the waves behind my ears,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the sunburn on my nose,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the little salty tears<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>That make rainbows in the sun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When I squeeze my eyes and run,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the way the seagulls screech,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guess where I am? <em>At the<\/em> \u2026\u2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the way the children shout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guess what happened? <em>School is<\/em> \u2026\u2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the way I sing this song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guess if summer lasts too long:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You must answer <em>Right or<\/em> \u2026\u2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>John Ciardi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Laura Leathem (Language and Communication Teacher)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning everyone, Our theme today for home-school learning is summer. 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