Ready for Spaghetti ~ Class Sets
From two of the biggest names in children's publishing, this is an inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers. Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems in Ready for Spaghetti delight in the details of children's daily routines.
"Up, up, uppity-up!", the first poem announces, while the artwork shows a child leaping out of bed, ready to begin their morning; "Hush and a hush, soft and low", chants the final poem, as children snuggle under their blankets after their day's adventures. Full of affectionate observations of young children, which are beautifully continued in Polly Dunbar's warm-hearted pictures, Michael Rosen's poems are ideal for reading aloud with toddlers ... and many grown-ups will soon know them by heart!
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
From two of the biggest names in children's publishing, this is an inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers. Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems in Ready for Spaghetti delight in the details of children's daily routines.
"Up, up, uppity-up!", the first poem announces, while the artwork shows a child leaping out of bed, ready to begin their morning; "Hush and a hush, soft and low", chants the final poem, as children snuggle under their blankets after their day's adventures. Full of affectionate observations of young children, which are beautifully continued in Polly Dunbar's warm-hearted pictures, Michael Rosen's poems are ideal for reading aloud with toddlers ... and many grown-ups will soon know them by heart!
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
From two of the biggest names in children's publishing, this is an inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers. Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems in Ready for Spaghetti delight in the details of children's daily routines.
"Up, up, uppity-up!", the first poem announces, while the artwork shows a child leaping out of bed, ready to begin their morning; "Hush and a hush, soft and low", chants the final poem, as children snuggle under their blankets after their day's adventures. Full of affectionate observations of young children, which are beautifully continued in Polly Dunbar's warm-hearted pictures, Michael Rosen's poems are ideal for reading aloud with toddlers ... and many grown-ups will soon know them by heart!
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
We love this anthology because it is:
a fantastic introduction to playing with language
great for sharing with your class and performing together
introduces children to the sound of writing
filled with lots of opportunity to practise rhythm and rhyme
fizzing with energy and fun
Learning opportunities:
CLL ~ rhyme, rhythm, repetition and allliteration
PSHE ~ daily routine
Art ~ how were the endpapers created? Can you create some wiggly paint lines in a rainbow of colours?
Up ~ who likes getting up in the morning? Act out the poem together. What kind of voice would you use to say the repeated line? How do we know it’s morning? Where is the little girl going?
Mirror ~ use a mirror to look at yourself and draw a self portrait. Can you recite the poem whilst using the mirror as a prop? Read CVC words in a mirror. Investigate writing letters backwards and seeing them the correct way round in the mirror.
Where’s My Brush? ~ introduce onomatopoeic words and spot them in the poem. Join in and say these lines together. Discuss the importance of personal hygiene.
Here They Come ~ listen to the poem together. Clap out the rhythm. Can you find another item of clothing to add to the poem?
Silly Old Sun ~ why does the sun only come up during the day? When can we see the stars and the moon? What would happen if the sun came out at night?
Come Back Soon ~ read a stanza at a time and ask the children to predict the ending of the poem. Can the balloon come back? How does the boy feel in each stanza of the poem?
Raining Flowers ~ Would you like it to rain flowers or peas instead of rain? Can the children think of a different rhyme to replace peas? Try writing your own stanza by thinking of a new object and finding a rhyme for it.
The Itch ~ personification. What is it like to feel itchy? When might you get itchy? How does the little boy in the poem feel? Can an itch really talk? Try imaging a tummy ache could talk. What would it say?
