Teaching Poetry with 4-8 Year Olds

This book is a companion volume to the popular "Teaching Poetry" with 7-12 year olds. It includes a broad selection of exciting and enjoyable poems that can be used to develop enthusiasm for poetry reading and writing. For ease of use each poem is specifically linked to both a 'Key Objective' and accompanying 'Teachers' Notes'. All of the poems in this book have been used successfully in school workshops with 4-8 year olds. Most are written buy Alan Peat, but the collection also includes poems by Wes Mcgee and Andrew Taylor. In this title, a broad range of poetry styles is included, and related 'language play' activities are discussed.