Planning and Activities
Poetry
English Year 2 Autumn Poems by the Same Poet
J. Agard: The Rainmaker Danced
Use these quirky poems from The Rainmaker Danced by J. Agard as a stimulus. Poems like ‘On the run from colours’ & ‘Rooms’ provide forms & contexts for terrific imaginative writing.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to The Rainmaker poetry collection
(suggested as 3 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Rainmaker Danced by John Agard
Poems
All by John Agard:
Rooms
Saluting Laika, The Sputkni Dog
More Pointless Questions
The Naming of a City
Taking Sides
Unit 2 SPAG: Expanded noun phrases and description
(suggested as 2 days)
Unit 3 Comprehension: Poetry appreciation
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Rainmaker Danced by John Agard
Poems
All by John Agard:
On the run from colours (see resources)
The Encounter
Of course I believe in
The Balloons and the Pins
Dear Flower
Lost Sheep (see resources)
Seagull chant (see resources)
Hello Moon, Hello Pig (see resources)
I asked a little boy who cannot see by Anon
Antigonish by Hughes Mearnes
The Cow by Robert Louis Stevenson
Unit 4 SPAG: Grammatical terminology
(suggested as 2 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Rainmaker Danced by John Agard
Poems
Among the Hairyboos and Smoothyboos by John Agard
The Four Footed Olympians by John Agard
SPAG PDF Definitions of Grammar (see resources)
This document clearly outlines the definitions of the four word classes children need to identify at this stage: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Unit 5 Composition: Writing a poem based on those read in class
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Rainmaker Danced by John Agard
Poems
Dinosaur meets Electronic Mouse by John Agard
SPAG PDF Definitions of Grammar (see resources)
This document clearly outlines the definitions of the four word classes children need to identify at this stage: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.