July 2011
2 posts
Dust on the Mirror Exhibition and Creative Writing →
This was our first exhibition. We explored the problem of ‘blank page’ sydrome, generating ideas from abstract images and video films, using poetry as a medium to build confident writers and storytellers, from Year 2 upwards.
Write Here Project Mexican Revolution on Paper... →
This slide show demonstrates how the gallery visit can be the heart of a programme of work with a writer, developing both the children’s voices and skills as writers through visual and kinaesthetic activities. Thanks to the staff and children of Year 5 Mellers Primary School! We worked with and extended the Talk for Writing process to develop the children’s understanding of and...
