Performing 'The Shockadile Crocodile!' by Joseph Coelho
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can perform an interactive poem for an audience.
Key learning points
- The poem ‘The Shockadile Crocodile!’ is an interactive poem where the audience join in saying parts of the poem.
- When performing a poem, we can use actions to make it more exciting.
- The poem ‘The Shockadile Crocodile!’ is a tongue twister, so it is important to slow down when we perform it.
- We should think about volume as well as pace when we perform poetry.
Keywords
Interactive poem - a poem that encourages the audience to actively participate, either by responding, repeating words, or performing actions as they listen
Tongue twister - a fun group of words that are tricky to say quickly because they have lots of similar sounds
Pace - how fast or slow we speak
Volume - the loudness or softness of your voice when speaking or reading a poem
Common misconception
Pupils might not understand what a 'tongue twister' is.
Use the example 'She sells seashells by the seashore' and discuss why this is a tongue twister. Use this example to demonstrate how it becomes easier to say if we slow down.
Teacher tip
The poetry collection 'Poems Aloud' by Joseph Coelho, has a range of poems perfect for young children to read aoud. Read and explore this anthology with your pupils and allow them to choose other poems to learn and perform.
Equipment
You need access to the poem 'The Shockadile Crocodile!', which is available in the additional materials for this lesson.
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