This National Poetry Day Live Lesson for KS2/2nd Level pupils explores the theme of 'change' and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and metaphors. The programme, presented ...

Poet Jasmine Gardosi was commissioned by the British charity National Literacy Trust to write a poem about the pandemic. So, she performed a poem while riding an actual roller coaster. Video by Paul ...

To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

Children’s author and poet Laura Mucha has teamed up with National Poetry Day to attempt a Guinness World Records title for giving the largest poetry lesson, with more than 200,000 children from 1,200 ...

This set of shorter video clips is taken from the Live Lesson programme and can be used to teach individual topics. If you enjoyed these clips, why not catch up with this Live Lesson and learn more ...