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Introduction
Welcome to Poetryline
This is the home of CLPE's poetry resources including award winning poets performing their poems and a wealth of teaching resources.
CLPE is the National Poetry Centre for Primary Schools
Poetry is a fundamental element in the development of children’s literacy. This website is packed with resources to support the teaching of poetry in primary schools; from teaching sequences to guide you and the children through a poetry collection to films of well known poets performances and resources to help you create a poetry classroom.
For more insight into CLPE's work with poetry view our video Poetry at CLPE, with poets Joseph Coelho, Karl Nova, CLPE Chief Executive Louise Johns-Shepherd and Learning Programme Leader Charlotte Hacking.
Use our free poetry teaching resources
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Poets
Introduce children to poets through film
Find out more about favourite children’s poets. Read their poems, watch their performance films and listen to their interviews. Enjoy well-loved poets and discover new ones through our resources.
Poems
Discover hundreds of poems
Listen to award winning poets read their poems out loud with your children. Inspire them with classic favourites and introduce them to new poems from a variety of books and verse novels.
Teaching Sequences
Explore poetry in depth
Use our free teaching sequences to guide your planning and use the teaching approaches to explore poetry in depth; enhancing reading comprehension and providing meaningful contexts and purposes for writing and performance.
Nursery, Reception or Year 1 – Zim Zam Zoom! by James Carter
Years 2/3/4 - Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen
Years 4/5 – Moonjuice by Kate Wakeling
Years 5/6 - Wonderland: Alice in Poetry, edited by Michaela Morgan
Create a Poetry Classroom
We have created extensive materials to support best practice in the teaching of poetry supporting teachers and children to become confident poetry readers and writers
CLPE Poetry Award (CLiPPA)
We run a school’s shadowing scheme alongside CLiPPA, which celebrates outstanding poetry published for children. Use the films of the shortlisted poets performing and the specially written teaching sequences for their books to inspire your children
Teaching Sequences for CLiPPA 2018 shortlisted poets
Reading for Pleasure
We work to emphasise the importance of books and literature in enabling children to become confident, happy and enthusiastic readers and writers. Discover our range of Reading for Pleasure resources
CPD
All CLPE training is designed to help you develop practical approaches to literacy learning that inspire a love of reading and writing for all children. Teachers attending our training receive strategies and resources that can be put into immediate practise and support EYFS 2014 and NC 2014.
Upcoming Training
Power of Reading - Ipswich
Thursday, 20 September 2018 - 10:00am
Power of Reading - Kirkby
Tuesday, 25 September 2018 - 10:00am
Power of Reading - Kingston & Richmond
Thursday, 27 September 2018 - 10:00am
Power of Reading - Norfolk
Wednesday, 3 October 2018 - 10:00am
Power of Reading
Thursday, 4 October 2018 - 10:00am