Monday 25^th

Drop-in anytime!

Choose a poem to share on our “poetry tree” or write one (templates will be available to help kids/adults write poems). A tree will be created in construction paper and the poems will be the leaves.

There will be a Poetry Charades game to act out the action/subject of the poems, and poetry books will be on display for children/parents to read and check out.

Also don’t forget to come to our Storytime at 10am, which will be poetry-themed.

Tuesday 26^th

1-2pm

Poetry Tea Time: children will be encouraged to dress up and attend a tea party with snacks and “tea”. During the tea time children and their caregivers will share poems. Miss Emily will also read poems to the group.

Thursday 28^th

Drop-in anytime!

Build a poem day!

Throughout the children’s room their will be poetry stations. Magnetic Poetry will be available for children to use to build a poem and building blocks will have words on them so the children can build poems that way too. Poem templates will be available too.

Writing Poetry with Matt Forrest Esenwine!

Local Author Matt Forrest Esenwine will share some of his poetry and support the children in building found poetry. Using the words form a book, pamphlet, magazine or anywhere else children pick out words that they speak to them and try to create a poem from those words.