In Conversation with… Helen Prud’homme – On Adapting Resources for EAL Children
“Having such a high proportion of EAL learners has been a real learning curve. The Poetry Basket and The Story Basket are really high-quality resources,…
Category: The Poetry Basket
The Poetry Basket: A Community Project
When I heard about The Poetry Basket and saw Trish performing the poems on the Helicopter Stories website, I knew this was something special that had …
Zoom: Embracing the Opportunities
There has been a lot of negative things written about using video conferencing as a teaching tool in education, (particularly regarding Zoom). I have also…
Poetry for Children with Additional Needs: One of the Lucky Ones
Nadine Jones, Special Needs Practitioner I am one of the lucky ones. I work with children with additional needs. It can bring a roller-coaster of…
The Poetry Basket: Poetry Happens Everywhere
Amanda Belbin, Nursery Teacher, Bincombe Valley Primary, Dorset ‘Chop Chop, Choppity Chop.’ Since my Nursery Class signed up to The Poetry Basket, the words keep…
Poetry: Magic that is older than the hills
One of the questions I am asked the most about Helicopter Stories is how can we enhance children’s language acquisition if we are scribing their…