Winter Poetry – Live Lesson: Monday, 7 December

Live Lessons

Curriculum links:

• National Curriculum, England - KS2 English
• National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - KS1 and 2 Language and Literacy
• Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - Literacy and English 1st and 2nd Level
• Curriculum for Wales - Language, Literacy and Communication, progression step 2

Help your class bring words to life in our winter words workshop.

Get your class creating, performing and enjoying poetry with this fun, winter-themed Live Lesson. Pupils will discover where poets find their inspiration, experiment with words and ideas, and start writing a poem of their own.

They'll then explore how performance can bring poetry to life, experimenting with voice, expression, rhythm and delivery before preparing to perform their words. By the end of the lesson, every pupil will have the beginnings of their own poem and the confidence to bring it to life – making it a brilliant way to inspire an end-of-term performance.

How to get involved:

• This programme is pre-recorded and will be accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools on this page. We’ll be updating it with your comments and shout-outs live throughout the broadcast.

• Email your shout-outs to live.lessons@bbc.co.uk with Poetry as the subject, or get in touch using the get in touch form.

If you are sending in any images or videos that feature children, please confirm in your email that you have parental or guardian permission.