LO: To listen to and to perform poems.
A. F. Harrold is really good at reading his poems out loud. He really enjoys the words and the rhythms of his poems. He performs them to bring them to life. Today's lesson is focussed on some really short poems by A.F. Harrold. They are all about animals. each poem gives you little clues about the animal.
1. Listen to the poet perform theses short poems. https://vimeo.com/220898701 .
Which animal is each poem describing. Can you guess them? Jot your answers.
2. Read along with the poet using the sheet below. Maybe you could learn a couple of these poems by heart? His shortest poem only has 7 words!