I shall try to put subtitles on, but google/youtube have made the process more complicated...
Here is a song using homophones: words that sound the same but have different meanings:
Sing Up | Songbank | Songs
Another one of my favourites by Tom Lehrer: Silent 'E' from the Electric Company
and while we're with Tom Lehrer, how about some 'New Maths'? (rhyming/rhythm and subtraction!)
and finally... rhyming chemistry?
Back to English... how about some grammar from Schoolhouse Rocks with "Conjunction Junction"
..and what about 'Verbs' also by Schoolhouse Rock?
'Pronouns' are also very useful for keeping your sentences shorter by replacing nouns (also by Schoolhouse Rock)
'Prepositions' by Schoolhouse Rock...
The Train Ride Crebbins, June
A little girl and her mother board the train in town and set off on a journey through the countryside. As they travel, the girl looks out of the train window, asking "What shall I see? What shall I see?". Then, when she's named what she sees, she says, "That's what I see, that's what I see." This double refrain continues throughout the book, as she sees sheep and cows, a mare and her foal, a shiny red tractor, a ticket collector, her own face in the glass, a gaggle of geese, and a giant balloon. Meanwhile, the train climbs a hill, passes a farm, goes through a tunnel until, eventually, it slows down and comes into a seaside town with a market square and a lighthouse, arriving finally at the station. And who is there waiting? Grandma!;June Crebbin is the author of "Fly by Night", "Carrie Climbs a Mountain", "Danny's Duck" and two volumes of verse, "The Jungle Sale" and "The Dinosaur's Dinner".;Stephen Lambert illustrated "The Snow Maiden" and "The Magpie and the Star", as well as "Fly by Night" and "What is the Sun?".
Pass the Jam, Jim, Jam by Umansky, Kaye
All Jim has to do is pass the jam, but unfortunately he's more interested in eating it. 'Pass the Jam, Jim', is an amusing tale with a quirky rhyming text.
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Scarface Claw by Lynley Dodd
There's nothing that frightens the toughest tomcat of them all, Scarface Claw. He's definitely not a scaredy cat.... or is he?
PSHE maybe in conjunction with Frog is frightened...
Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake
How many rhymes can you think of with the word boot? Because that is what Mr Magnolia has lost, his boot.
Great nonsense rhyme, complimented with Quentin Blake's unmistakable illustration style.
The Nursery Collection by Shirley Hughes (Bathwater's hot, When we went to the Park, Colours, All Shapes & Sizes, Noisy)
A wealth of material that could provide months of material in the Nursery.
Peepo! by Ahlberg, Janet
A charming rhyming picture book with holes on every other page that allow the reader to peep into the next scene of the story before turning over to reveal the whole spread. It follows a baby through his day from waking in his cot and playing in the park with his sisters to getting a goodnight kiss from his father.
'Pardon' said the Giraffe by Colin West
This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a punch line. Designed for young readers, a simple scenario is established, and the repetitive text builds up to the end twist. The story features an inquisitive frog who wants to know what it's like up where the giraffe is.
Only Joking Laughed the Lobster by Colin West
Part of the jungle series: check out his website here:
http://www.colinwest.com/picturebooks/
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
With all the MOOing and HISSing, QUACKing and NEIGHing, and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day! A marvellous new rhyming tale from the creators of the best-selling THE PRINCESS AND THE WIZARD and SHARING A SHELL.
How do dinosaurs eat their food? by Jane Yolen
The popular HOW DO DINOSAURS. series continues with a hilarious look at dinosaurs at dinner time! When dinosaurs eat their food, what do they do? This book runs through the gamut of mealtime bad behaviour, satisfyingly concluding with impeccably behaved dinosaur dinner guests: 'Eat up. Eat up, little dinosaur.' - an invaluable help with meal time manners.
Tanka Tanka Skunk
Peepo by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
A charming rhyming picture book with holes on every other page that allow the reader to peep into the next scene of the story before turning over to reveal the whole spread. It follows a baby through his day from waking in his cot and playing in the park with his sisters to getting a goodnight kiss from his father.
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
'In this book with your little eye, take a look and play 'I spy' - so starts the classic story from best-selling author/illustrator team Janet and Allan Ahlberg. A poem on each spread gives the clue as to what is hiding in the picture opposite. Many well-known nursery characters are included so that young children can follow the rhymes and enjoy the story.
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
George was very happy being the scruffiest giant in town. But one day, when he sees a shop stocking giant-size clothes, he decides it's time to up-date his image. With smart trousers, a shirt, tie and shiny shoes, George is a new man. However, as he goes home, he meets various animals who desperately need his help...and clothes! He may no longer be the smartest giant in town, but he's certainly the kindest!
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the snail feels very small in the vastness of the world. But when the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day.
Don't put your finger in the jelly, Nelly! by Nick Sharrat
This book is aimed at all those people who like to dip their fingers into anything that looks tasty, though they might be in for a bit of a shock!
Here is a selection of poetry, starting with the former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen and his dramatic poem "Breathing"
It is followed by his classic poem "We're going on a Bear Hunt"
Here is a favourite from Spike Milligan's "Silly Verse for Kids"
Ning Nang Nong
and if like me you can't get enough Milligan, then here is a cornucopia of material:
A Children's Treasury of Milligan by Spike Milligan
Anthology including "Silly Verse for Kids" (1959); "The Bald Twit Lion" (1968); "A Book of Milliganimals" (1968); "Unspun Socks From a Chicken's Laundry" (1981); "Sir Nobonk and the Terrible, Awful, Dreadful, Naughty, Nasty Dragon" (1982); and "Startling Verse for all the Family" (1987).
"Amazing news! After seaarching the world they managed to get together six separate books of mine: one was found in a haddock stretching factory; another was found in a dead whale in Newfoundland; another was ound in the back pocket of my trousers; anotherwas found by a diver 500 feet down in the Irish Sea; another was found in an elephant's trunk in Zambia and the 6th one was just found..." Spike Milligan 1999
Too many gems to cover here..
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Children's Laureate Poetry Resources
some of which are based on Michael Rosen's poetry collections:
And here is Michael Rosen's video collection The Hypnotizer
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The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems
edited by June Crebbin
The poems in this text range in time from Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter de la Mare to Roger McGough and Michael Rosen. Themes covered include mealtimes, playtime, animals, family and bedtime.
Earthways, Earthwise; Poems on Conservation Selected by Judith Nicholls
A collection of poems, aimed at age 8+ imparts the message that the landscape, forests, flowers and animals have to be nurtured. Everything has its place, and if the earth is spoiled it cannot be repaired.
Thawing frozen frogs by Brian Patten
Teachercreature, Utter Butter Nutter and the Invisiible Man's Invisible Dog are amongst the fun poems in this collection
Everest and Chips by Robert Hull
If you like playing with words - or yodelling - or rumbling tums - or wondering how the world began - or even if you just like chips - then here is a book full of wonderful, magical, funny, serious, spine-tingling poems for you.
Sky in the Pie by Roger McGough
Waiter, there's a sky in my pie! Roger McGough has cooked up a delicious feast of poems. This spicy collection contains only the finest ingredients - wit, sparkle and thought-provoking insight from a very superior source. Get ready to have your tastebuds tickled! Warning: some poems will make you choke with laughter, some need to be chewed very carefully.
Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon, the scorpion who likes to sting, the giant toad who can jump from England into France, and lots more. . . (P.S. Beware of ALL the animals in this book!)
Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
This is a collection of comic and often gory versions of popular fairy tales. Meet Cinderella, a young woman who wants to marry a nice ordinary man; and Goldilocks, that house-breaker who gobbles up your porridge and then breaks up the Chippendale.
Michael Rosen's A to Z selected by Michael Rosen
There is a poet for every letter of the alphabet – with a few exceptions – Rosen has played around with some of the tricky letters, giving the reader something extra to think about!
From Grace Nicholl’s poem about her Caribbean Gran visiting England to Rosen’s own domestic account of his Father’s intolerance to ‘The Noise’, there are poems to entertain everyone. 7+
New and Collected Poems for Children by Carol Ann Duffy
New poems are mixed in with verse from Duffy’s previous four collections for children -from a poem about Johann Sebastian Baa (a very talented sheep), to poems about friendship and school, there is something for children of all ages to enjoy.
Atmospheric black and white line drawings enhance each poem and help ensure that this beautiful collection is one readers will want to return to time and time again. 9+
Collected Poems by Allan Ahlberg
Drawing together poems from five of Ahlberg’s collections, the now famous school poems Please Mrs Butler and Dog in the Playground are included alongside many other of Ahlberg’s favourites.
Perfect for sharing in a classroom or at home, many of the poems will evoke laughter and cries of recognition, as well as moments of thoughtfulness. Reading age: 8+
Interest level: 6+
My First Day at School by Roger McGough
