Teachers, save “English - Day 2 - Grace Nichols Poetry:…” to assign it to your class.

Read the poem on the template and highlight the verbs. Listen to Grace Nichols talk about poetry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-grace-nichols-talking-poetry/zf3y2sg Find a picture on the internet that you think best represents this poem! Upload that photo or take one / draw something :draw: yourself! Voice record a verbal response to the poem – What did you like about it? Why? What’s your favourite line? Do you like this poem more than "The Sun is Laughing"? Explain your thoughts and feelings. Why do you think she wrote the poem? Use evidence from the words in the poem to support your answer.