Year 1 - English
Reading 'Firework Poem' by James Carter
'Zim Zam Zoom' by James Carter: reading poetry
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore the poems of James Carter in 'Zim Zam Zoom'. Pupils learn to listen to, discuss and recite four different poems. They will consider rhyming words, rhythm, onomatopoeia, description and actions. They will learn to share their opinion on their preferred nursery rhyme.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to listen to and discuss 'Firework Poem'.
Key Notes
- Using the first person helps us think from someone or something else's perspective.
- Using "I" allows us to imagine we are someone or something else.
- Using exciting nouns and verbs help us to use our imagination to know what something looks or sounds like.
- James Carter is a poet who uses words that rhyme and onomatopoeia in his poems.
- Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rhyme: repetition in the sounds at the ends of words
- perspective: point of view
- first person: the 'I/we' perspective
- onomatopoeia: a type of word that sounds like what it describes
- imagination: forming a thought or picture of something or someone that is not actually there
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not be familiar with fireworks and how they look and sound.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Using the first person helps us think from someone or something else's perspective. Using "I" allows us to imagine we are someone or something else.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'rhyme'
repetition in the sounds at the ends of words.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not be familiar with fireworks and how they look and sound. Correction: Find a video of a fireworks display to show the children. Ensure the video is a good example of the different sounds and sights that are synonymous with firework displays.
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