Poetry

Learning short poems by rote helps to develop students’ memories, their sense of rhythm and rhyme. Through poetry, students learn an alternative way to express themselves and their ideas. Short poems provide opportunities for students to practise tricky sound patterns, or fun alliteration. They are good vehicles for humour, and actions can also be added.

Reciting a short poem in front of the class, either solo or in concert with one or two other students, also helps to develop students’ confidence, as well as their performance skills.

Remember – all the world’s a stage! Every social interaction is, in a sense, a performance. The more students can look up, make eye contact, speak clearly, project their voice, or remember the “script” for that occasion, the more these everyday life “performances” will be successful.