English Classic Poetry – Creative Learning Opportunities and Outcomes Creating interest Learning outcomes Generate ideas about the insects which can be found in a garden e.g. worm, spider, fly, wasp, beetle, woodlouse. Children will be able to generate ideas. Introduce a range of verbs e.g. wriggle, crawl, fly, buzz, scuttle, scurry, wander. Ensure the children understand the Children will be able to present to past meanings of these words; explore them through movement where necessary. tense verbs. Involve the children in switching the tenses of the verbs from present tense to past tense e.g. wriggle - wriggled; fly - Children will be able to select appropriate flew; float – floated. determiners linked to nouns. Link each insect with a verb to create a simple poem e.g. the worm wriggled, the wasp buzzed, the beetle scuttled and the Children will be able to identify word classes e.g. determiner, noun and verb. fly flew! Experiment with creating different combinations in present and past tense including determiners a / an / the, e.g. worms Children will be able to recite nursery rhymes wriggle, the worms wriggled; beetles scurry, a beetle scurried; flies fly, a fly flew. and/or learn orally. Model the labelling of the words using the correct terminology e.g. (determiner) (noun) (verb). a worm wriggled Remind children of a traditional nursery rhyme such as Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. Say the words aloud together. Explain that this is a nursery rhyme which is ‘traditional’ and has been passed down through generations. Explain that this unit focuses on classic poetry which has also been passed down through generations.
English Classic Poetry – Creative Learning Opportunities and Outcomes Creating interest Generate ideas about the insects which can be found in a garden e.g. worm, spider, fly, wasp, beetle, woodlouse. Introduce a range of verbs e.g. wriggle, crawl, fly, buzz, scuttle, scurry, wander. Ensure the children understand the meanings of these words; explore them through movement where necessary. Involve the children in switching the tenses of the verbs from present tense to past tense e.g. wriggle - wriggled; fly - flew; float – floated. Link each insect with a verb to create a simple poem e.g. the worm wriggled, the wasp buzzed, the beetle scuttled and the fly flew! Experiment with creating different combinations in present and past tense including determiners a / an / the, e.g. worms wriggle, the worms wriggled; beetles scurry, a beetle scurried; flies fly, a fly flew. Model the labelling of the words using the correct terminology e.g. a (determiner) worm (noun) wriggled (verb). Remind children of a traditional nursery rhyme such as Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. Say the words aloud together. Explain that this is a nursery rhyme which is ‘traditional’ and has been passed down through generations. Explain that this unit focuses on classic poetry which has also been passed down through generations. Learning outcomes Children will be able to generate ideas. Children will be able to present to past tense verbs. Children will be able to select appropriate determiners linked to nouns. Children will be able to identify word classes e.g. determiner, noun and verb. Children will be able to recite nursery rhymes and/or learn orally.