Where My Wellies Take Me

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The project will be remembered by children when they leave school, give them a treasured scrap book they can share with their own children, and plant the poetry seed for life. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow… Since its creation, the Historical Writers' Association has launched the first Festival of Historical Writing in association with English Heritage as part of their Festival of History at Kelmarsh in Northamptonshire. Whatever you do with your scrapbooks should be celebrated. You could market and sell them to family members to raise money for the Morpurgo’s Farms for City Children charity; run a competition for the best scrapbook; even create a whole-class display of the project for parents, complete with a poetry recital.

In the book we follow Pippa, who is visiting her Aunty Peggy, as she takes a long walk through the countryside, going where ever her Wellies take her. As the journey unfolds we experience the idyllic surroundings, rolling hills, village churches, farm animals grazing. We see the rich variety of wildlife and the different people Pippa encounters along the way. participate in discussion about ... poems and other works that are read to them and those that they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say (Y2) Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-05-19 13:01:35 Associated-names Morpurgo, Michael, author; Lomenech Gill, Olivia, illustrator Boxid IA40119424 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier To develop pleasure in reading by listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of poetry (From English National Curriculum: KS1) Resources Tell the children that just like ‘Pippa’, the children are going to take a walk through the countryside and see what they can see! ActivityYou could market and sell them to family members to raise money for the Morpurgo’s Farms for City Children charity (farmsforcitychildren.co.uk); run a competition for the best scrapbook; even create a wholeclass display of the project for parents, complete with a poetry recital. As an inspiration and model for pupils’ own scrapbooks and journals, it’s unsurpassed. 1 The place of poetry Take some of your favourite poems to read and share. Children love to see you recite a poem and poetry performance tends to be contagious: once you start, pupils will add more and more to their repertoire. Encourage children to bring in poems they love, or ask them to bring poems their family members love.

continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some (Y2)What better way to dress for the rain than with a pair of wellies? Built from a waterproof rubber material, Merry People wellies are made to withstand wet weather and muddy conditions.

As developing readers and writers, pupils need to understand and explore the first part of the writing process – that thought, the spark of an idea, an experience, passion or observation. Morpurgo has always been wonderful at sharing his inspirations and discussing these with the children is always powerful.There are many inspirations for this book, but the importance of an early love of poetry is high on the list. As a child, Clare Morpurgo – who chose the 40 wonderful poems in the book – was encouraged by her headmistress to learn a new poem a week by heart. Michael himself had a mother who instilled a love of poetry by reading to him at bedtimes.