Year 1 - English
Reading 'Splish! Splash! Splosh!' 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 'Splish! Splash! Splosh!'.
Key Notes
- A chorus is a part of a poem that repeats again and again.
- Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.
- Poems can make the listener think about their own experiences.
- Repetition adds to the rhythm of the poem helping to make it fun to read and easy to remember.
- Splish! Splash! Splosh! uses lots of descriptive words to talk about different sensory experiences about water.
Vocabulary To Learn
- chorus: part of a song or rhyme that is repeated after every verse
- senses: seeing, smelling, hearing, touching and tasting
- repetition: the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
- onomatopoeia: a type of word that sounds like what it describes
- rhyme: repetition in the sounds at the end of words
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that all words with similar sounds rhyme.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A chorus is a part of a poem that repeats again and again. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'chorus'
part of a song or rhyme that is repeated after every verse.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that all words with similar sounds rhyme. Correction: Explain that words need to have the same sound at the end to rhyme. Look at words that rhyme and words that do not rhyme, but have the same sound in the middle.
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