A Fantastically Silly Michael Rosen Poetry Day!

Today, our school was filled with laughter, creativity and some wonderfully silly ideas as we celebrated Michael Rosen Poetry Day!

Throughout the day, children explored the wonderful world of Michael Rosen's poetry, taking part in activities involving silly school rules, ridiculous lessons, unusual lunchtimes, extraordinary school trips and imaginative ways of getting to school!

One of the highlights was joining Michael Rosen himself for a live webinar, where he performed some of his most famous poems, shared extracts from his books and explained where he gets his fantastic ideas from.

The children particularly enjoyed his poem 'Moe Breathing', which inspired them to write their own hilarious versions. There was some fantastic writing across the school, with children exploring figurative language, including hyperbole, and discovering how exaggeration and humour can bring poetry to life.

We also focused on oracy and performance skills, learning how Michael Rosen uses facial expressions, tone of voice and expression to captivate his audience. The children had great fun putting these techniques into practice, building their confidence as performers.

The day culminated in a wonderful whole-school poetry performance, where children had the opportunity to share their creativity and bring their poems to life!

It was fantastic to see so much enthusiasm for poetry, both in the children's writing and, perhaps even more importantly, in their performances.

A brilliant day celebrating poetry, imagination and the joy of playing with words!