Oxford Literacy Web: Poetry

Web Poetry is part of the Oxford Literacy Web which is designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum in Northern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. These Stages 6-9 poetry books are six Year 2/P3 poetry books, each on a different theme: Festivals and Celebrations; Sports and Games; Fantasy; Weather; Poems from Around the World; Word Play Poems. The books contain a range of poetic forms and styles and include significant classical and modern poems and poets many of whom are from other cultures. They include both humorous and serious poems and have a wide variety of attractive illustrations. The poems cover NC/NLS and 5-14 requirements and the accompanying Teacher's Notes give advice on how to teach poetry in the classroom with particular reference to Shared Reading.