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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 site holds an extensive bank of poems for children and teaching resources, videos of poet performances and interviews to support the teaching of poetry in the classroom. We are a National Poetry Day partner and have developed specific resources to help you celebrate this day in your school.
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
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.
National Poetry Day Anthology - Poetry for a Change
Nursery, Reception or Year 1 – Zim Zam Zoom! by James Carter
Years 2/3/4 - Where Zebras Go by Sue Hardy-Dawson
Years 4/5 – Rhythm and Poetry by Karl Nova
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 2019 and all shortlisted poets
See our videos of poet performances poet interviews and children performing poetry
Join us at Let's Write! Improving Reading and Writing Using Poetry Course with A. F Harrold
Learn how poetry can be used in cross-curricular ways to engage children, develop effective writing and boost attainment in this one day course led by professional poet and author, A.F. Harrold on 11 March 2020.
Let's Write! Improving Reading and Writing Using Poetry course 11 March 2020
Upcoming Training
Power of Reading - London
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 - 10:00am
Building Your English Curriculum - CLPE Information Evening
Thursday, 19 September 2019 - 5:30pm
Power of Reading - Kingston & Richmond
Friday, 20 September 2019 - 10:00am
Phonics in a Rich Reading Curriculum
Monday, 23 September 2019 - 10:00am
Inspiring Writing - Years 5/6
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 - 10:00am