Perring, Christian (15 May 2005). "Michael Rosen's Sad Book". Metapsychology. 9 (19). Archived from the original on 13 March 2007 . Retrieved 30 June 2007. Michaelrosen (22 June 2012). "Michael Rosen: Why universities close down courses: my experience". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 10 June 2018. A perfect KS2 poems collection with a mix of themes and poetic forms. The poems use clever humour and wordplay as well as evocative imagery, which enables children to visualise and feel like they are in the moments being described. Rhythm and Poetryby Karl Nova Walker Books & The RNIB". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016 . Retrieved 25 December 2016.

I could then change that to a metaphor by saying that ‘its fire is a scorching wind, striking down anything in its path.’ Playing with grammar Anderson, Porter (28 June 2023). "In London, the PEN Pinter Prize Goes to Michael Rosen". Publishing Perspectives . Retrieved 2 July 2023.Give children the opportunity to hear and see a wide range of poets reading and performing their poetry” Busby, Mattha (6 June 2020). "Michael Rosen takes first steps as he recovers from Covid-19". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020 . Retrieved 6 June 2020. This approach helps children consider whether the vocabulary they are using is appropriate for the effect they wish to create. Is their dragon, for example, friendly? Might he be a hero? Or deadly?

There was a school prison underneath the school hall where they used to string you up from the wallbars. Sandhu, Sukhdev (23 September 2017). "So They Call You Pisher! by Michael Rosen review – Communism, Clive James and attitude". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023 . Retrieved 17 April 2023. Seeing poems performed by the poets who wrote them opens up children’s perceptions about poetry. It is important to make sure that children have access to the work of a wide range of poets, and to the work of poets that reflect the realities of children in our schools. Bearn, Emily (16 November 2008), "A novel approach to the classroom", The Sunday Times, archived from the original on 20 May 2013 , retrieved 25 November 2008Mansfield, Susan (24 August 2007), "Poetry is the greatest teacher", The Scotsman, archived from the original on 10 September 2007 . They can read, pass over, move on and then select one they’d like to talk about with someone else. This encourages children to enjoy the experience of simply reading a poem, to relish the uncertainties of meanings and the nature of the knowledge and emotional responses that poems invoke in them as readers.

Glynn, Paul (28 June 2023). "Michael Rosen 'honoured' to win PEN Pinter Prize". BBC News . Retrieved 2 July 2023. Read poetry aloud often. Drop it into every moment of the school day, with no preconceived agenda. Give children the opportunity to hear and see a wide range of poets reading and performing their poetry. Children need to see the universality of poetry and that poetry is for them. Make sure that poetry is available to children, and that the poetry on offer shows that it is a multi-dimensional and exciting form. 2 | Read poetry aloud Author Michael Rosen out of intensive care". BBC News. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020 . Retrieved 23 May 2020. Take a short poem or a verse from a poem you will be studying. Print it, using double line spacing, and then cut up the lines.a b c Rosen, Michael (23 May 2012). "Confessions of an accidental communist". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 . Retrieved 4 December 2016. Use these KS2 activities from Karen Hart, which cover mime, poetry, storytelling and writing, to explore thestories of King Cnut and King Midas. Repeat this process, with the next person writing four prepositions, eg beside, with, under, beneath.