Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 4/5 Autumn Poems by the Same Poet
A.F. Harrold
Enthuse your class with the poetry of A.F. Harrold, by watching, exploring and performing a range of his poems from Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard. Investigate nouns, pronouns and relative clauses, and apply their learning to writing poems and stories.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Performing, exploring and discussing poems by A.F. Harrold
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Things You Find in a Poet's Beard by A.F. Harrold
Websites
Large collection of video performances by A.F. Harrold from www.afharroldkids.com
A selection of video performances from The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
‘Midnight Feasting’ from A.F. Harrold's YouTube channel
‘Poetry and the Dragon’ from clpe.org.uk
‘The Flavour of the Night’ from clpe.org.uk
What inspires you? A.F. Harrold from clpe.org.uk
Unit 2 SPAG: Nouns and Pronouns for Cohesion: Perilous Encounters
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Things You Find in a Poet's Beard by A.F. Harrold
Websites
'The Perils of Breakfast’ performed by A.F. Harrold on his YouTube channel
Unit 3 SPAG: Relative Clauses: Character Images
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Things You Find in a Poet's Beard by A.F. Harrold
Websites
‘Lesser Known, But Not Less Important’ performed by A.F. Harrold from clpe.org.uk
Unit 4 Composition: Writing family stories, inspired by narrative poetry
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Things You Find in a Poet's Beard by A.F. Harrold
Websites
‘A Poem About A Dog Having A Bath’ performed by A.F. Harrold on his YouTube channel
‘The Taste Of A Biscuit’ performed by A.F. Harrold from clpe.org.uk