Unit 6 A Whole World
Listen up! Listen to your teacher read this poem. Shut your eyes and imagine children doing all the things the poet describes. There’s a whole world in my park
There’s a whole world in my park Of trees to climb and open space To run and jump and roll and race To take a kite and make it fly To sit and watch the world go by. There’s a whole world in my park A place to play, a place to hide To swing from ropes, to soar and glide To ride a bike, to kick a ball, To find the spot that’s best of all. Gabby Dawnay
1 How does the poet feel about the park? Why do you think that? 2 What can she climb in the park? 3 What can she ride? 4 Which words rhyme in each verse? 5 What is the meaning of soar ? a) flop down b) rise high in the air c) slide 6 What would you do in the park? • Read the poem aloud, emphasising the rhythm . Then read it again and ask pupils to follow the words with their finger or to read along with you. • Ask pupils about the features of poetry . The two poems here have short lines, grouped in verses. Compare the layout of a poem with that of a story (e.g. page 23). These poems rhyme but not all poems rhyme. • Talk about the word soar . It means more than just ‘fly’, implying going high with joy. Ask what else soars (e.g. a kite, a bird, a child on a swing).
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