Lesson video

Hello everyone, how are you today? I hope you're feeling really, really good.

My name is Miss Afzal and I'm feeling great today.

Guess why? Because we're going to be sharing some poetry and I love poetry.

And the poetry we're gonna be sharing is really, really fun.

It's written by someone called James Carter.

You are going to need a copy of her book, "Zim Zam Zoom, Zippy Poems To Read Out Loud." Yep, we are gonna be reading some very fun poems out loud, so I will pause here while you go and get your copy of the book.

Okay, you are back.

You've got your poetry, but what else do you have? Have you got lots of ideas? Are you feeling creative? Are you feeling excited? Are you up for having some fun? Come on, let's do it then.

Let's begin exploring this poetry.

The outcome for today's lesson is, "I can explain what a poet is and name some poetic features." We have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Poet, Poem, Onomatopoeia.

Let's try that one again.

it's such a long word.

Onomatopoeia, fantastic.

Rhyme, Repetition.

Fantastic, I loved hearing those words.

Let's find out what our keywords mean.

A poet is a person who writes poetry.

A poem is a piece of creative writing that often has a specific rhythm, structure or pattern.

Onomatopoeia is a type of word that sounds like what it describes.

Rhyme is repetition in the sounds at the end of words, and repetition is the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases.

Let's go through our keywords one more time.

Are you ready? Poet, Poem, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme, Repetition.

Great stuff, so we did some repetition there, as we repeated our keywords.

Let's make sure we are looking out for our keywords.

Let's listen out for them in our lesson and let's think very carefully about them.

Today's lesson is called "Introduction to Poetry," "Zim Zam Zoom!" by James Carter.

The lesson has two parts to it, "Introduction to Poetry," and then, "Exploring a Poem." We will begin with our "Introduction to Poetry." James Carter is a poet and a poet is one of our keywords.

Can you remember what a poet does? Pause the video and tell someone nearby what does a poet do? Okay, let's see if you got the answer.

A poet is someone who writes poems, well done.

Well done if you got that.

Poem is also one of our keywords.

A poem is a piece of creative writing that has a specific rhythm, structure or pattern.

James Carter started writing poetry when he was a young boy.

He loves words.

Put your hand up if you love words.

Who here loves words? My hand's going straight up.

I love words, they are the best.

In fact, let's stop here for a minute.

Pause the video and tell someone nearby three of your favourite words.

Fantastic, well done for sharing those.

I'm gonna share three of mine.

I've got so many words.

Let me think of, what would be three, hmm.

I think I would go for happiness, sunshine, and chocolate.

Gotta sneak that one in there.

Back to James Carter.

He loves reading and writing poems because you can be playful with words when you're reading and writing poems. Tell your partner something that you love to do.

So we know James Carter loves reading and writing poems. What do you love to do? Pause the video.

Tell someone nearby something that you love to do.

I hope you enjoyed sharing with each other.

I wonder if you had similar things that you enjoyed doing or maybe something different.

I'll tell you one of mine.

I love swimming.

I love swimming, especially in the sea.

It's one of my favourite ever things.

Check for understanding.

What is a poet? Someone who sings songs? A type of nursery rhyme? Someone who writes poems? Pause the video while you decide which of these answers is correct.

What is a poet? Is it someone who sings songs? A type of nursery rhyme? Or someone who writes poems? Pause the video here.

Well done if you selected answer C.

A poet is someone who writes poems. Today we'll be exploring the poems of the poet James Carter.

A poem is a piece of writing that uses words in a special way.

Poems can tell stories, describe our feelings, imagine things, explore ideas, thoughts, emotions.

They could even tell jokes and describe our memories.

There are so many things that poems can do.

James Carter has written lots of poems. One of his poems is called, "Zim Zam Zoom." Can you say that? "Zim Zam Zoom." Let's all have a go at saying that.

First of all, my turn, your turn.

"Zim Zam Zoom.

' Your turn.

Fantastic.

I loved hearing that so loud and clear.

Zoom means to go really fast.

Can you think of anything that zooms? Pause the video and have a think.

Tell someone nearby something you can think of that zooms. Okay, great to be back with you.

I wonder what ideas you came up with? Let's hear from Jim.

"Aeroplanes zoom through the sky." Absolutely, they sure do.

I wonder if you've seen aeroplanes zooming through the sky? And here's Izzy.

"A racing car zooms along a racetrack." Oh yeah, I've seen that on TV.

I've seen some of those racing car races where they're zooming around the track.

And I wonder if you came up with similar ideas or maybe you thought of something different to an aeroplane or a racing car.

And now it's time to listen, to sit back and to really, really listen to the poem "Zim Zam Zoom." So pause the video while you do this.

Enjoy listening to the poem, "Zim Zam Zoom." Okay, fantastic, you've heard the poem.

What did you think? I hope you enjoyed it.

I've got a question for you.

What is "zooming" in this poem? Pause the video and tell someone nearby what was "zooming" in the poem.

Well done, yes, you've guessed it.

It was a rocket zooming in this poem.

Check for understanding.

What is the poem, "Zim Zam Zoom!" about? A motorbike zooming down the road? A roaring lion? A rocket zooming through the sky? Pause the video while you decide, what is the poem, "Zim Zam Zoom!" about? Is it about a motorbike zooming down the road? Is it about a roaring lion? Or is it about a rocket zooming through the sky? Tell someone nearby.

Well done if you selected a rocket zooming through the sky.

Yes, that's what the poem, "Zim Zam Zoom!" is all about.

Well done.

Okay, now we are gonna have a go at saying some of the words in this poem.

My turn, your turn.

I'm going to say the words "Zim Zam Zoom!" in a loud voice.

"Zim Zam Zoom!" I'm going to tell you how the words feel in my mouth.

"Zim Zam Zoom!" The words felt like they were fizzing with excitement.

The "Z" sound at the beginning of each word tickled my tongue and lips.

It felt pretty good.

And now it's your turn.

Say the words, "Zim Zam Zoom!" in a loud voice.

Pause the video while you do this now.

Oh my goodness, that was so loud.

That was amazing.

How did the words feel in your mouth? Pause the video here and tell someone nearby.

How did the words feel in your mouth? Thanks for sharing.

I'm going to add actions to the words, "Zim Zam Zoom!" And I'm going to use different parts of my body.

I am going to wiggle my fingers as I say, "Zim." I'm going to clap my hands quickly when I say, "Zam" and I'm gonna push my arms up into the air when I say, "Zoom." Let's put that all together.

"Zim Zam Zoom." Oh my goodness, well of fun.

So much fun I gotta do it again, "Zim Zam Zoom." All right, it's your turn.

I would like you to add some actions to the words, "Zim Zam Zoom." Pause the video while you do this.

Okay, that looked fantastic.

What a lot of fun.

And just checking.

Did you use different parts of your body? Pause the video and tell someone nearby which different parts of your body did you use, for the "Zim," for the "Zam," for the "Zoom." Okay, great stuff.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

Talking of sharing, we can share our opinion of a poem.

An opinion is a personal view about something.

Let's hear some opinions of this poem.

It's Jim.

"I liked the poem because I'd like to travel in a rocket to space." Oh, that's a really interesting view.

Here's Izzy.

"I didn't like the poem because it felt very rushed and I prefer things that make me feel calm." Okay, something quite different there from Izzy.

And it's okay to have different opinions because we all have different feelings.

We are all different, and that's something that makes us so beautiful.

It's time for your task.

I would like you to share your opinion of the poem, "Zim Zam Zoom.

' And you could begin your sentence like this.

"I liked the poem because-" Or like this, "I didn't like the poem because-" After you've shared your opinion of the poem, I would like you to move on to the next part of your task, which is to draw a picture of what this poem makes you think of.

So maybe you're going to draw a picture of the rocket.

Maybe it's out in space.

I wonder what else you're going to include? It's exciting to think about it.

So pause the video here while you have a go at this task.

First of all, share your opinion of the poem.

Next, draw a picture of what this poem makes you think of.

Enjoy your task.

Okay, it's great to be back with you.

How did you get on? Here are some opinions that you might have shared.

"I liked the poem because it sounded a bit like a song and the words were fun to say." Here is another opinion.

"I didn't like the poem because I'm not very interested in rockets or space." Fair enough, one more.

"I liked the poem because it made me imagine I was in a rocket zooming past the planets and stars." Oh my goodness, loved hearing these opinions and I hope you enjoyed sharing yours.

And I wonder what did you draw and why? Hmm.

And I hope you enjoyed your drawings.

And now let's move on to the next part of our lesson.

"Exploring a Poem." All poems are different just like we are all different.

James Carter likes using rhyme in his poems and rhyme is one of our keywords.

Do you remember it? Do you remember what a rhyme is? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

What does the word rhyme mean? I wonder if you shared something like this? Words that rhyme end in the same sound or sounds.

For example, hat rhymes with mat, and cat and bat.

They all have the- Which sound do they have at the end? Can you tell me? Yep, they all have the sound "at" at the end.

Curl rhymes with- Hmm.

I want you to think of a word that rhymes with curl.

So we want a word that has the sound "url" at the end.

Pause the video while you think of a word that rhymes with curl and tell someone nearby.

What did you come up with? Maybe twirl? Oh, that's a great one, love a twirl.

How about hurl? Hurl means to throw something.

What about pearl? Oh, beautiful, to wear some pearls.

And what's interesting with these words that rhyme with curl is that the sound is the same, even though they're spelt differently.

We've got three different spellings of the sound "url." Thanks for reminding us of that Jim.

And now I'd like you to listen to the poem again.

And this time, can you hear any rhyming words? So pause the video while you listen to the poem again and listen out for rhyming words.

Words that have the same sound at the end.

I hope you enjoyed finding some rhyming words.

In this poem the rhyming words are not at the end of the lines.

They're either at the start or in the middle of a line.

Sometimes the words don't rhyme exactly, but they contain very similar sounds.

Check for understanding.

Which words rhyme with raw? Road, more, poor, hair.

Pause the video while you decide which of these words rhyme with raw.

Well done if you chose more.

More and raw.

Both have the "or" sound at the end.

And poor.

Poor and raw both have the "or" sound at the end.

Well done if you made these choices.

There is a word that is repeated lots of times in this poem.

Do you remember, repetition is when something happens again and again.

When we say something again and again, we call it repetition.

Can you say that? It's one of our key words? Repetition.

Fantastic, repetition of repetition.

I like it.

Now, I'd like you to listen to the poem again.

Can you hear any repetition? Pause the video while you listen to the poem and listen out for repetition.

Words that are said again and again.

Okay, we are back together.

I'm wondering, which word did you hear? Did you hear any words repeated? Yeah, you got it.

The word rocket is repeated many times.

Listen to the poem again and I want you to count how many times you hear the word rocket.

Pause the video while you listen carefully and count.

Okay, I hope you got the magic number.

Why do you think the poet repeated the word rocket so many times? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Why do you think the poet repeated the word rocket so many times? Poets use repetition for many reasons.

In this poem, it sounds fun and catchy, a bit like a song.

It also makes the poem easier to remember.

Maybe you came up with these ideas.

Check for understanding.

True or false.

Saying a word over and over again is called competition.

Pause the video while you decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false.

It's not called competition, it's called repetition, When we say a word over and over again.

Hmm, now there's something else I'm curious about.

I wonder what do the words, "Zim Zam Zoom!" mean? Pause the video and talk to someone nearby.

Share with them what do the words, "Zim Zam Zoom!" mean? I wonder what ideas you came up with? We know that "Zoom" means to go fast, but "Zim" and "Zam" are not real words.

Let's shout 'em out loudly.

Are you ready? "Zim! Zam!" That was fun.

What shapes does your mouth make when you say these words? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

It's interesting to explore these things.

When a word sounds like what it is describing we call this onomatopoeia.

You have a go at saying that word, ready? I'll say it, my turn and then your turn.

Onomatopoeia.

Fantastic.

Onomatopoeia helps us to imagine what sounds can be heard in a poem or a story.

The words can be real or made up.

James Carter uses onomatopoeia in his poems. Check for understanding.

What words might you use to describe the sound of rain falling? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Maybe you said Splash! Maybe you said Drip-drop! Maybe you said Pitter patter! Tip-tip-tip! Or Plosh! These are all great ways of describing the sound of rain falling.

And now it is time for your task.

I would like you to read a verse of the poem, or if you like it, the whole poem, aloud.

Here are some things to have a go at whilst reading.

Say the words in your loudest voice, use actions, whisper the words.

Start quietly and get louder as you read through a verse.

Look at the shape the verses make on the page.

Think about what shapes your mouth makes as you say the words.

So have a go at this task.

Read the verse of the poem, or the whole poem, aloud and enjoy your reading.

I'll see you when you're finished.

It's great to be back with you, how did you get on? Did you read the poem out loud? Yes.

And what did you have a go at? I wonder if you used a loud voice, if you used actions, if you used a whisper or maybe some of the other ideas? Pause the video and tell someone nearby what you had a go at when you were reading the poem out loud.

Well done.

Whatever you tried, whatever you had a go at, I am so proud of you, well done everybody.

In our lesson "Introduction to Poetry," "Zim Zam Zoom!" by James Carter, we have covered the following.

A poet is someone who writes poems. Poems try to use words in a special way to create a feeling or to tell a story.

James Carter is a poet who uses words that rhyme in his poems. Repetition in poems can make them fun to say and easy to remember.

James Carter uses onomatopoeia, which helps us to imagine what sounds can be heard in the poem.

Well done everybody for joining in with this lesson.

I loved exploring, "Zim Zam Zoom!" with you.

I loved it when we said those words.

I loved it when we made actions for them.

And I loved it when we shouted those words out loud.

What a fun time.

I look forward to seeing you at another lesson soon.

Bye for now.