At the (pretend) seaside
For many of us, the seaside is off the agenda this year, and for children that means missing out on a potentially huge embellishment to their education. But there’s no problem with a pretend seaside, in your classroom or school grounds, or if you’re a parent, in your living room, kitchen or garden – suitably […]
How to help kids get rhyming
First, why do rhymes with kids anyway? True, poetry doesn’t have to rhyme, and rhymes can sound very trite in a thoughtful, atmospheric verse. But I’m looking at rhyme for rhyme’s sake, and all that rhymes offer in themselves. Children love rhymes, especially funny ones, so I’ve put a stack of my own in my […]