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“The best thing about poetry is that it needs to be read aloud. And once that has happened, it needs to be read again” Michael Rosen wrote this and often students favourite thing about poetry is the performance aspect. It helps build sounds, rhythm intonation and fluency.
Young and Lily recommend:
Things That Should Be in a Poem by Coral Rumble
Reading Age: Reception - year 3
Genre: poetry, illustration & nature

If you are looking for a KS2 poetry book, the top three I would recommend is:
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
Cloudbusting by Malorie Blackman
Overheard in a Tower Block by Benjamin Zephaniah
Read on to find out what we have been up to in Gems this week.
Read on to find out what we have been up to in Years 5 & 6 this week.
Read on to find out what we have been up to in Years 3 & 4 this week.
Read on to find out what we have been up to in Years 1 & 2 this week.
Read on to find out what we have been up to in Reception this week.
Year 6 Athletics Team finishes 10th in Richmond Borough - a fantastic achievement