Extended Deadline - Closing Date: Friday 1st March 2019
Let pupils explore poem themes in a fun and exciting way before writing their own original poem. Our optional lesson plan gets pupils out of their seats and lets creativity soar...
The theme is open, so let pupils decide what they’d like to write about; tailor Poetry Wonderland to your latest topic, a book or choose from the suggestions we’ve provided in the pupils’ colourful worksheets.
In Poetry Wonderland anything is possible, where will your pupils’ imaginations take them...?
See what others think of Poetry Wonderland…
Only one entry per pupil, there is no limit to the number of entries per school
Independent entrants are welcome, please provide your full postal address rather than the school's details
Poems can be on the entry form or A4 sheet of paper
Poems must be your pupils' own work
Ensure that all pupils include their name and age on their entries
Extended Deadline - Closing Date: Friday 1st March 2019
The school with the best set of entries will win the Young Writers’ Award of Excellence, which they can showcase in their school. They will also win a Huge bundle of books for their school library.
10x Poetry Wonderland goody bags packed full of fun...
If you need more colourful worksheets, please go to Downloads / Resources Request
Send your entries, along with your school entry form, to:
FREEPOST RSLY-AUJA-RAHY
Young Writers PS
Remus House
Peterborough
PE2 9BF
Alternatively, you can upload poems to Online Entries. Or email them to competitions@youngwriters.co.uk
Extended Deadline - Closing Date: Friday 1st March 2019
To see the competition pack, including Full Competition Information, Poster, Lesson Plan, resources, and more… please fill in the short form below. All download links will appear once the form is sent and the links will also be emailed to you.
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Creating original ideas might seem daunting for some kids, but it’s about encouraging them to think outside the box and just have fun with their ideas.
Here is a cool video from Mark Grist, who is a poet and an Education Consultant. He created this fun activity for us, to help get pupils thinking of original ideas…
We’re sure your pupils will have some amazing, original ideas in no time!
An acrostic is a fun poem type that is easy to adapt to all ages and abilities.
Pupils can use their name as the acrostic word and base their wacky idea around this. Pupils could pick a word or two from their idea to use as the acrostic word(s) or even use the title of their poem as the base of their acrostic.
The acrostic adds another dimension to their poetry writing and it’s engaging for both the writer and the reader!
We’re going to write a poem based on a recipe!
Firstly pupils need to decide on their weird, wild or wonderful idea, then they need to think of the ingredients they’d need and encourage creativity!
Then pupils need to write a recipe telling the reader how to make their idea. This could be a surfing a volcano or speaking alien, or even polishing a dragon’s false teeth!
Here’s an example:
10 tbsp of courage
500 tons of lava
1 large volcano
1 surfboard
250g of good luck
100g of joy
A pinch of salt
In a really big bowl mix up
500 tons of lava, 1 volcano and 100g of joy
Mix really well, until the lava has cooled a little and is bursting with colour
Fold in the 250g of good luck, carefully and gently, so no splashes escape
Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until wonderfully crispy
Throw a pinch of salt and 10 tbsp of courage
And cover the lava cake in this while it’s still warm
Finally place the surfboard on the top
Cut a big slice and eat. Mmmmmmm!
Make sure it’s not too hot!
Poetry Wonderland is the perfect way for pupils to put into practise all the adjectives they have learnt so far this academic year, to show off their creative skills as they describe their idea with wonderful words!
E.g.
Instead of
BIG
Use huge, large, gigantic, massive, enormous
Or
Use adjectives to describe their idea in detail – what does surfing on a volcano feel like…? Hot, scary, exciting, bumpy, controlled, exhilarating, dangerous etc
Showcase both their technical writing skills and their creativity – two birds with one stone… what’s not to love!
Poems can be in any style from amazing acrostics or fantastic free verse to super sense poems and everything in-between!
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FREEPOST RSLY-AUJA-RAHY
Young Writers PS
Remus House
Peterborough
PE2 9BF
Tel: 01733 890066 / 898110
Fax: 01733 313524
Email: info@youngwriters.co.uk
Alternatively, you can upload your entries!
Send school entries online
For teachers to upload their pupils' submissions
Extended Deadline - Closing Date: Friday 1st March 2019