Exploring and performing 'River Lullaby' by Matt Goodfellow
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explore a poem and perform it for an audience.
Key learning points
- Matt Goodfellow is an award-winning poet and former teacher.
- The poem ‘River Lullaby’ tells a story about the journey of a river.
- The poet uses different poetic devices including onomatopoeia, alliteration and repetition.
- When performing a poem, we should try to have fun.
- Using gestures can make our performances fun and interesting for the audience to watch.
Keywords
Lullaby - a gentle, soothing song sung to help a child fall asleep
Repetition - the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
Onomatopoeia - a type of word that sounds like what it describes
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may not be confident in identifying or discussing the sounds that a river makes.
Play pupils a video of river sounds before reading and exploring the poem. If you have access to the book 'Caterpillar Cake' by Matt Goodfellow, it would be beneficial to share the illustrations accompanying the poem with the children.
Teacher tip
To extend this further, you could introduce musical instruments to create expressive soundscapes related to flowing water or to create a simple musical accompaniment.
Equipment
You need access to the poem 'River Lullaby', which is available in the additional materials for this lesson.
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