What Have You Got Planned For Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is going to be much different this year with the restrictions we are all under due to Coronavirus. Here are some ideas you might want to try with your children and they can all be done digitally.

What If Humpty Dumpty Didn’t Fall Off That Wall?

We all know the story of Humpty Dumpty and his fall off that wall. It is a very short, somewhat boring and nonsensical story. What might have happened if he hadn’t toppled off that wall? Read on to find out…

Can You Be As Rude As William Shakespeare?

As well as being known for enriching English Literature with his fantastic plays and sonnets, William Shakespeare also contributed something else to the world – he coined and used some absolutely excellent insults throughout his work.

How Can You Tell a Banana From a Bicycle?

This quick writing idea is just one of many that David, our poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, has put into his new book ‘Cracking Creative Writing’ published by Brilliant Publications.

What Happened to Peter Piper’s Pickled Peppers?

We all know about Peter Piper and the pickled peppers he picked but have you ever wondered what happened to those pickled peppers? Read on to find out and then get your class to create some alliterating tongue twister stories of their own.

Can You Create Some Awesome New Superstitions?

Imagine what some of the well-known, if somewhat silly, superstitions might look like if they were rewritten to make sense!

Your children are going to enjoy listening to David’s ‘Sensible Superstitions’ and then working through the suggestions below to create their some of their own.

Teach Your Class How To Write Lantern Poetry

Are you looking for a great writing idea to try out with your class?

This idea has lots of potential and your children will love it. We will start by explaining just what a lantern poem is and then look at some ideas you might want to try out with your class.

How To Write An Acrostic Autobiography

Here is a fun activity and a great way to get your class to tell you something about themselves.

Thirteen Amazing Things To Do With A Poem

Have you ever sat down and made a list of different, whacky things you could do with a poem?

That is what we are going to encourage you to do with your children. Here’s how.

Round The World In 26 Letters

Armed with a dictionary, a thesaurus and, of course, an atlas you are going to take your children on an exciting journey round the world in exactly 26 letters!

Here Is A Fun Poetry Writing Idea To Try With Your Class

What Is Tetractys Poetry?

The tetractys is a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows: one, two, three, and four points in each row, which is the geometrical representation of the fourth triangular number. It was an important mystical symbol to the secret worship of the Pythagoreans.

How To Get New Writing Ideas From Old Poems

In this post we are going to give you some suggestions as to how you might explore the magic of a classic poem and then use it to write a more modern one.