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CAGE BIRD, SKY BIRD
CONTENTS
YEAR 3
        Sheet No
TWO COBWEB POEMS  T1.6,13 1, 2
  Cobweb Morning
June Crebbin Comparing different views of same subject; discussing choice of words; writing poems  
  Cobwebs on a Foggy Day Girl, aged 10  
         
POEMS ABOUT THE RAIN  T1.6,13 3, 4
  Rain Elizabeth Jennings  As above.  
  Rain Irene, aged 11  
         
POEMS ABOUT COLOUR  T1.6,7,8,13 5, 6, 7
  What is Pink? Christina Rossetti As above, plus: rhyming and non-rhyming poetry, expressing views about a poem.
 
  Grey James Reeves  
  Grey Carol, aged 11  
  What is White? Mary O’Neill  
         
SHAPE POEMS  T1.7,14 8,9
  Nothing June Crebbin Impact of layout; writing shape poems  
  Kite June Crebbin  
  Skyscrapers Tony Langham  
  Poppy Taken from “Passwords”  
         
TWO PERFORMANCE POEMS   T2.4,5,11 10,11
  Puppy and IA A Milne  Poems for performance, write new verses based on models.  
  Cock Robin Anonymous  
         
FOUR FUNNY POEMS USING WORDS WELL  T3.6,15 12,13
  Baby’s Drinking Song James Kirkup Different humorous poetry, writing poetry, alliteration.  
  Dinner-Time Rhyme June Crebbin  
  Jargon James Reeves  
  Pocket June Crebbin  
         
TWO NONSENSE POEMS BY EDWARD LEAR  T3.6,15 14,15
  The Owl and the Pussy-cat    Classic nonsense verse.  
  The Quangle-Wangle’s Hat    
         
TWO CAUTIONARY TALES  T3.6,15 16,17
  The Story of Fidgety Philip Heinrich Hoffman  Cautionary tales.  
  The Story of Augustus who would not have any Soup Heinrich Hoffman  
         
JOKES AND STUFF AND NONSENSE  T3 18,19
  Miscellaneous humorous poems   Humorous poetry.  
         
YEAR 4
         
POEMS ABOUT THE WIND  T1.7,14 20, 21, 22
  Who has seen the Wind? Christina Rossetti Comparing poems on similar themes; writing poems;  
  The Wind James Reeves  
  Rags Judith Thurman T2.7,11  
  The Wind Gareth Owen Patterns of rhyme, similes  
      T3.6,14,15  
      Rhyme and non-rhyme.  
         
TWO POEMS ABOUT SNAILS T1.7 23,24
  The Snail James Reeves Comparing poems on similar themes.  
  Upon the Snail John Bunyan  
      T2.6,11  
      Older language.  
       
CATS AND DOGS T1.7,14 25,26,27,28
  Cats Eleanor Farjeon Comparing poems on similar themes, writing poems.  
  Cats Francis Scarfe  
  A Cat Edward Thomas T3.5,6,15  
  Five Eyes Walter de la Mare Syllables, rhyme, writing poetry.   
  Sunning James Tippett  
  Dogs W H Davies    
         
TWO POEMS ABOUT QUARRELS T1.7 29,30
  Small Quarrel Allan Ahlberg Comparing poems.  
  The Quarrel Eleanor Farjeon    
         
A PSALM, A HYMN AND A PRAYER   31,32
  Psalm 23      
  Father, Hear the Prayer we Offer L M Willis T3  
  The Reign of Peace Sri Aurobindo Poetry in different forms.  
         
HAIKU T3 33,34
  A selection of Haiku      
         
 YEAR 5
         
POEMS BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON T1.6,7 35,36,37
  Where go the Boats?   Poems by significant poets; comparing with other poets.   
  My Treasures    
  From a Railway Carriage      
  Windy Nights      
  A Good Play      
         
POEMS BY MICHAEL ROSEN T1.6,7 38,39
  5 poems (not reprinted in pack) found in:    Poems by significant poets; comparing with other poets   
  “You Tell Me” (McGough and Rosen)    
  “Wouldn’t You Like to Know”      
  “Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here”      
         
THREE CONCRETE POEMS T1.8,16 40,41,42
  Earthworm Leonard Clark Concrete poetry.   
  Bodies Gina Douthwaite    
  Belt John Foster    
         
TWO CLASSIC SONNETS T2.6 43,44,45
  Composed upon Westminster Bridge William Wordsworth Different kinds of poems.   
  Spring Gerard Manley Hopkins T3.6  
      Older literature.  
         
A CLASSIC NARRATIVE POEM T2.4,11 46,47
  The Inchcape Rock Robert Southey A narrative poem.  
         
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN T2.4,5 48,49
      A narrative poem with performance.    
       
      T3.4,6  
      Older literature.  
         
 YEAR 6
         
POEMS ABOUT SNOW T2.3 50,51
  Velvet Shoes Elinor Wylie How poets manipulate words.   
  Snow Toward Evening Melville Cane  
         
POEMS ABOUT CREATURES IN CAGES T2.5,6 52,53
  Cage Bird and Sky Bird Leslie Norris Messages, moods, feelings; implied meanings.  
  Leonardo Charles Causley  
  Our Hamster’s Life Kit Wright  
         
TWO POEMS ABOUT PATHS T2.3,5,6 54,55
  The Road Not Taken Robert Frost Figurative language, multiple layers of meaning.  
  The Terrible Path Brian Patten  
         
TWO POIGNANT POEMS ABOUT CHILDHOOD T2.5,6 56,57,58
  The Apple-Raid Vernon Scannell Messages, moods, feelings.   
  Tavistock Goose Fair Charles Causley  
         
JOKES AND STUFF AND NONSENSE T2.4 59,60
  Miscellaneous humorous poems   Humour, word-play.  
         
A SEQUENCE OF POEMS T3.2.13 61,62
  Kensington Gardens: its Birds Humbert Wolfe Linked poems.  
         
CHARLES CAUSLEY T3.3 63
  Ten poems from:      
  “Selected Poems for Children” (Macmillan)
(not reprinted in pack)
   
         
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