A First Poetry Book is a wonderful introduction to poetry. It includes hundreds of brand-new poems from the very best poets around, and some timeless gems too. Arranged by topic, it includes poems about: fairies, mermaids and princesses; monsters, mythical creatures and dinosaurs; transport; pets and animals; families; seasons and weather; school; people who help us; pirates; the senses; space; feelings; holidays and festivals; …
The Works 4 – chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan
The Works 4 is divided into twenty-six alphabetical sections featuring poems about: The ark and other creatures, boys’ stuff, celebrations and festivals, dinosaurs, dragons and dodos, elements, seasons and the natural world, friends and families, girls’ stuff, home life, impossible and incredible, journeys, kissing and other things best avoided, love, death, war and peace, monsters, ghosts and ghouls, nonsense, ourselves and others, people and places, queens, kings and historical stuff, rescuing the world, senses and feeling, teachers, unpleasant things, viewpoint, wonder, x-words and wordplay, young and old, and zapping aliens.
Teaching story in two languages – TfW in China
Jessica Waghorn explains how Talk for Writing works in a bilingual context in her school in Shenzhen province, China.
A new invention – inventing stories with young children
How do we guide young children to invent new stories? Jane Ralphs explains how she and Pie Corbett got the children using props and story maps to independently tell their own stories, through a project in Haringey.
Jumpstart Poetry by Pie Corbett
Jumpstart Poetry is about involving children as creative writers through writing poems. The book contains a bank of ideas that can be drawn upon when teaching poetry but also at other times to provide a source for creative writing that children relish. There are more than 100 quick warm-ups to fire up the brain.
Jumpstart Storymaking by Pie Corbett
Jumpstart Storymaking is a collection of ideas to develop the creative process of ‘storymaking’. Over 100 thought-provoking games and activities, intended to ‘jumpstart’ storytelling, reading and writing in Key Stage 1, 2 or 3 classrooms. Practical, easy and entertaining, the ‘jumpstarts’ will appeal to busy teachers.
Jumpstart Grammar by Pie Corbett and Julia Strong
Fully updated, the second edition of Jumpstart Grammar is a collection of simple-to-use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jumpstart pupils’ understanding of grammar in action. Jumpstart Grammar will prepare children for any grammar tests on the horizon in an engaging way.