This revised and extended third edition of How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8-13 is a practical, activity based resource of poetry writing workshops for teachers of primary age children.
Michaela Morgan is an award-winning poet, children's author, writer and former teacher, and runs workshops and courses both in the UK and internationally. She is also a National Poetry Day Ambassador, has been published in numerous poetry anthologies, and has edited and authored multiple books including Words to Whisper, Words to Shout, Wonderland: Alice in Poetry and Reaching the Stars. Her website is www.michaelamorgan.com.
Acknowledgements; A Note from the Author; Introduction: Writers' Workshop; A to Z of Poetry; Workshop 1: - Licensed to Thrill; Workshop 2: - Monday's Child; Workshop 3: - The Day the Zoo Escaped; Workshop 4: - Every Word Counts; Workshop 5: Fin Flapper; Workshop 6: - Waves; Workshop 7: - Further On; Workshop 8: - Space Rap; Workshop 9: - The Robin; Workshop 10: - The Poem Hunt; Workshop 11: - I am a Baggy T-Shirt; Workshop 12: - The Sound Collector; Workshop 13: - Nocturnophobia; Workshop 14: - Three; Workshop 15: - December; Workshop 16 - Hubble Bubble; Workshop 17: - The Charge of the Light Brigade; Workshop 18: - My First Day at School; Workshop 19: - Spag Alert!; Workshop 20: - Spelling It Out!; Workshop 21: - Hauntingly; Workshop 22: - Framed!; Bibliography; A to Z of Poets