Poetry

English Year 3/4 Summer Poems by the Same Poet

Valerie Bloom

Enjoy a selection of poems from Valerie Bloom's Stars with Flaming Tails. Revise prepositions and expanded noun phrases before writing a tribute poem as a gift to someone special.

The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Exploring poetry and performance by Valerie Bloom
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Prepositions for time, place and cause
(suggested as 2 days)

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Essential Text
Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Expanded noun phrases
(suggested as 3 days)

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Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Special people and places: gift poems and dreamscapes
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Stars with Flaming Tails by Valerie Bloom