A Cross-Curricular Approach to The Poetry Basket
EYFS Lead, Emily Taylor, explains how she uses poems from The Poetry Basket across the curriculum, exploring maths, geography and the seasons of the y…
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Embracing The Poetry Basket across East Sussex
Discover how The Poetry Basket ignites enthusiasm, promoting oracy and supporting language development. “The impact on the children has been inspiri…
It Takes A Village: The Poetry Basket in North Somerset
To support Communication and Language in North Somerset, Early Years Advisor Gail Alder implemented The Poetry Basket across numerous settings in the …
The Poetry Basket: Why is Poetry Important?
Reciting poetry can ignite a love of language, but it also has the power to enhance the acquisition of vocabulary, as well as shaping the neural pathw…
EAL: Becoming Storytellers and Poets
Helen Prud'homme, is using three of our key programmes with EAL learners. In this blog, she talks about how she bridges the language gap with interact…
Trust the Child and Watch Them Grow
Joby Gifford discusses the magic of Helicopter Stories, and how it can be used as an intuitive way to nurture language skills, well-being, and confide…
Understanding Children Using Story and Poetry
Jo Berry from Thrussington C of E Primary School has been using Helicopter Stories and The Poetry Basket for a number of years. The children have thri…
The Poetry Basket for Children with Additional Needs
SEN Practitioner Nadine Jones explores the impact of The Poetry Basket in her setting, and how she has found it to be an accessible way for the childr…
The Poetry Basket: Poetry Happening Everywhere
Amanda Belbin explores how The Poetry Basket has supported language development in her setting, fostering children’s confidence and imagination. She…
Using The Poetry Basket on Zoom During Lockdown
Find out how The Poetry Basket was adapted for online learning during the Covid Lockdown, and how a session on Zoom is the perfect way to engage child…