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Michael Rosen on poetry in primary schools

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A recommended read for Curiously Good schools and libraries! Michael Rosen’s blog is a great resource, with many marvellous ideas for sparking a love of poetry in children.

“Make yourself a finder-out of poems for the class. Tell the children when you’ve discovered a poem. Tell them that you’re excited when they discover a poem you didn’t know. Encourage them to do that: be poem explorers!”

To read more, visit the blog here.

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