Nut Treeby Julia Donaldson

Small, brown, hard, round,The nut is lying underground.

Now a shoot begins to show.Now the shoot begins to grow.

Tall, taller, tall as can be,The shoot is growing into a tree.

And branches grow, and stretch and spreadWith twigs and leaves above your head.

And on a windy autumn dayThe nut tree bends, the branches sway,

The leaves fly off and whirl around,And nuts go tumbling to the ground:Small, brown, hard, round.

page 18, Wriggle and Roar

Unit 1: Day 1: Input Unit 1: Day 2: Input

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Performing Poetry Perfectly

An outstanding group performance will include:

Clear SpeakingMake each word clear and loud enough so everyone can hear you.

EmphasisSpecific words need to be noticed.

SpeedSay the poem together.

Eye contactLook at the audience; it will help them to hear you.

Enjoy itSmile and show the audience you like performing the poem.

Unit 1: Day 1: Example Strategies for Input

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Nut Treeby Julia Donaldson

Small, brown, hard, round,

The nut is lying underground.Now a shoot begins to show.

Now the shoot begins to grow.Tall, taller, tall as can be,

The shoot is growing into a tree.And branches grow, and stretch and spread

With twigs and leaves above your head.And on a windy autumn day

The nut tree bends, the branches sway,The leaves fly off and whirl around,

And nuts go tumbling to the ground:

Small, brown, hard, round.Unit 1: Day 1: Activity

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Nut Tree

Unit 1: Day 2: Input and Activity

What do you do on a Nature Walk?by Kate Williams

We have an adventure, that’s what –crunching through the undergrowth,

dodging thorns and stings,leaping logs and bridging bogs,

looking out for things:birds and frogs and shy hedgehogs

and flies with fairy wings,and slimy slugs and tiny bugs –

whatever nature brings!

Unit 1: Day 3: Input: Taken from page 106, A First Poetry Book

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Nature Walk Look at the beautiful natural objects. Select and draw your favourite three. Think of a range of descriptive words to describe them. Write your ideas next to each drawing.

Unit 1: Day 3: Activity

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An Indoor Nature Walk

Unit 1: Day 3: Activity: Pictures for an indoor nature walk

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Unit 1: Day 3: Activity: Pictures for an indoor nature walk

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What did we see on the Nature Walk?

Unit 1: Day 4: Activity

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