Lesson video

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

My name is Ms. 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're going to need a copy of the book, "Zim Zam Zoom! Zappy 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 listen to and discuss "Firework Poem." We have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them, my turn, your turn.

Rhyme.

Perspective.

First person.

Onomatopoeia.

Oh, that's a long one, let's try that again, onomatopoeia.

Imagination.

Oh, I liked hearing those words.

Let's find out what they mean.

Rhyme, is repetition in the sounds at the end of words.

Perspective is a point of view.

First person is the I or we perspective.

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

And, imagination, is forming a thought or a picture of something, or someone that is not actually there.

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

Let's listen for them.

Let's think carefully about them.

They'll be coming up in our lesson today.

Today's lesson is called, Reading "Firework Poem," by James Carter.

It has two parts to it.

Introduction to the poem, and exploring the poem.

Let's begin with our introduction to the poem.

James Carter is a poet.

This means he writes poems. He loves writing poems, because he can be playful with words.

I wonder if you enjoy being playful with words.

It's so much fun.

I've got another question for you.

Do you know any poems? Pause the video and tell someone nearby if you know any poems. Thanks for sharing any poems that you know.

Check for understanding: Select the statement that is true.

James Carter is a famous actor.

James Carter is a poem.

James Carter is a poet.

Pause the video while you select which of these statements about James Carter is true? Well done, if you chose statement C.

Indeed, James Carter is a poet.

He's not a poem, he writes poems. He is a poet.

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

Poems can do so many wonderful things.

They can tell stories, they can describe feelings.

They can imagine things.

They can explore our ideas, thoughts, emotions.

They can tell jokes; they can be silly and funny.

They can describe our memories.

Wow, who knew poems could do so many amazing things? James Carter has written lots of poems. One of his poems is called, "Firework Poem." Can you say that? "Firework poem." Great stuff.

Here's a question for you.

What do you think this poem will be about? Pause the video and tell someone nearby what do you think this poem will be about? Okay, good to be back with you.

Yep, you got it, this poem is going to be about fireworks.

Fireworks explode with bright colours and they often make loud noises.

Look at that image of those fireworks.

Oh, my goodness, it's so beautiful.

Have you ever seen fireworks before? If so, how did they make you feel? So, pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Have you ever seen fireworks? And if so, how did you feel? And maybe you've seen them in real life or maybe you saw them on TV.

Pause and share with someone how they made you feel.

Thanks for sharing with each other.

And now it's time for us to sit back and listen to "Firework Poem." So pause the video while you hear this poem.

Okay, so you've heard the poem, question for you coming up.

Check for understanding: what is "Firework Poem" about? A person building a campfire.

A description of fireworks.

A description of a cosy fire on a cold day.

Pause the video while you decide which of these is what "Firework Poem" is about.

Well done, if you chose statement B.

"Firework Poem" is about a description of fireworks.

And now, I'm going to read the poem again.

I'm going to close my eyes and listen to the words, and I'm going to tell you how the poem made me feel.

I felt excited listening to the noises and imagining what the fireworks would look like.

And now it's your turn.

I'd like you to close your eyes and listen to the words in the poem, and I want you to consider how the poem makes you feel.

So pause the video while you close your eyes.

Listen to the words in the poem and notice how you feel.

Okay, and now I'd like you to tell someone next to you, how did the poem make you feel? And you can start your sentence, I felt.

So pause the video while you tell someone next to you how the poem made you feel.

Okay, I wonder if you felt the same as the person next to you, or maybe had different feelings.

I'm now going to add an action to a word.

I choose the word, dazzle.

I quite like that word.

I'm going to use my hands and my facial expressions.

I'm going to put my hands either side of my face.

I'm gonna spread my fingers apart and shake my hands.

I'm gonna widen my eyes and smile when I say, "Dazzle." Oh, my goodness, how exciting.

And now it's your turn to add an action to a word.

Choose a word from the poem and add an action.

Pause the video while you do this, and I hope you have lots of fun like I did with the word dazzle.

Well done.

Now what was your word and action.

Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Tell them your word, and tell them what you did for your action.

Fantastic job.

We can share our opinion of a poem.

An opinion is a personal view about something.

Here's Jun's opinion: "I liked the poem, because it reminded me of watching a fireworks display." And here's Izzy: "I didn't like the poem, because I wanted it to be longer.

It finished too quickly for me!" So we've got some different opinions there.

It's okay to have different opinions, because we all have different feelings.

We are all our own people.

We are all different and unique and wonderful.

It's time for your first task.

Number one, I would like you to share your opinion of "Firework Poem." You could begin your sentence.

I liked the poem, because.

Or you may begin, I didn't like the poem, because.

and then give your reasons.

And the second thing I'd like you to do is draw a picture of what this poem makes you think of.

Oh, my goodness, these pictures.

I can already imagine them, I think they're gonna be amazing.

So, pause the video here and have a go at your task.

Remember, number one, share your opinion of "Firework Poem," and two, draw a picture of what this poem makes you think of.

Enjoy your task.

Okay, you're back, you had a go at the task.

Here are some opinions you might have shared.

"I like the poem because some of the words were really fun to listen to and say out loud!" "I didn't like the poem, because I find the loud noises that fireworks make a bit scary." "I liked the poem, because it reminded me of seeing a big fireworks display in the park." Well done for sharing your opinions.

Maybe they were similar to these, or maybe they were different.

And I'm wondering what did you draw and why? Hmm.

Pause the video and tell someone nearby what you drew and why you chose to draw that.

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing, everyone.

Let's move on to the next part of our lesson, exploring the poem.

All poems are different.

At the beginning of "Firework Poem," James Carter asks us a question.

His question encourages us to imagine what it would be like to be a firework.

Can you imagine? Oh, my goodness! Using, I, allows us to imagine we are someone or something else.

In "Firework Poem," James Carter thinks from the perspective of a firework, and remember, perspective is one of our keywords, and it means a point of view.

I would like you to listen to "Firework Poem" again, and imagine being a firework.

So pause the video while you listen to the poem again, and imagine being a firework.

And now, I'm wondering what would you do if you were a firework? And you could begin your sentence, if I was a firework, I would.

So pause the video while you share with someone nearby what you would do if you were a firework.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

When we think from someone or something else's perspective, we speak or write in the first person.

We use words such as: I, me, my, and we.

Which first person words does James Carter use in "Firework Poem"? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Well done, if you chose the first person word, I, that's certainly used in this poem.

Check for understanding: Which of these words are used when we speak or write in the first person? She, they, I, you.

Pause the video while you decide.

Well done, if you selected I.

I, is the word that we use when we speak or write in the first person? Words also help us to use our imagination.

Imagination is one of our keywords, it's when we form a thought or an image of something or someone that isn't actually there, just in our imagination.

Exciting verbs and nouns can help us to imagine what something looks and sounds like.

Let's look for some exciting verbs and nouns in "Firework Poem." Pause the video while you look out for some exciting verbs and nouns in "Firework Poem." Okay, what did you find? Here are a few: dazzle, sizzle, crack, bang, whizz, boom, and sparkle.

Oh, my goodness, I love those words.

I'm going to choose my favourite verb or noun from the poem: sizzle.

I'm going to use my imagination to describe what this word makes me think of.

Mm.

"I imagine a firework to have bright lights that flicker.

I imagine the firework to make a hissing and crackling sound, like a sausage sizzling in a pan!" And now it's your turn.

You now choose your favourite verb or noun from the poem.

Pause the video while you do this.

Okay, which word have you chosen, I wonder? And now, use your imagination to describe what you think the firework looks and sounds like.

Pause the video while you have a go at this, and you can begin your sentence, I imagine a firework, and so on.

Well done for sharing what you imagine this firework looks and sounds like.

Now, let's have a go at saying these words together.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

Dazzle.

Sizzle.

Crack.

Bang.

Whizz.

Boom.

Sparkle.

Fantastic, I loved hearing those words.

Some of these words are examples of onomatopoeia.

That's one of our keywords.

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

Can you say that word? Let me try it first, and then it's your turn, onomatopoeia.

Wonderful.

With onomatopoeia, words can be real or made up.

Can you identify any made up words in "Firework Poem"? Pause the video while you do this.

And now, I'd like you to say these words out loud.

Aah.

Ooh.

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

Thank you for sharing.

Did you notice that your mouth has more of an open shape when you make the aah sounds, your mouth is open, and for the, ooh, your lips are together, they're kind of a round, small, round circle, making the ooh sound.

Check for understanding: What sounds might you make if you were watching a firework display.

Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Maybe you came up with some of these sounds: Ee! Aah! Wow! Ooh! Wee! Oh, my goodness! So many fun sounds to be made when watching a firework display.

James Carter likes using rhyme in his poems. Words that rhyme end in the same sound or sounds.

Fly rhymes with sky, and why, and my, they all have the ahy sound at the end.

Can you hear that? Fly, sky, why, my.

And now it's over to you.

Can you think of a word that rhymes with you? It's all about you.

So what can you hear at the end of you that's an ooh sound? So pause the video, and think of some words that rhyme with you.

What did you come up with? Maybe shoe, moo, and flew.

There's something interesting about all of these words.

Here's Jun to tell us: "The sound is the same even though they are spelt differently." Yeah, so shoe, moo, and flew, and you, they all have the oo sound, and they all have a different spelling.

Amazing.

Listen to the poem again.

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

In this poem, the rhyming words are at the end of some of the lines.

I rhymes with sky, and blue rhymes with, ooh.

Check for understanding: Which word rhymes with boom in the poem? Bam, zoom, book, bang.

Pause the video while you decide which of these words rhymes with boom.

Well done, if you selected zoom.

Zoom and boom each have an oo sound at the end.

And now it's time for your final task.

I would like you to read a verse of the poem, or if you like, the whole poem aloud, and here are some things to have a go at whilst reading.

Say the words in capital letters in your loudest voice.

Say the words in capital letters in a whisper.

Use actions and facial expressions.

Say the poem really quickly.

Look at the shape the poem makes on the page.

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

So, pause the video and have a go at reading a verse of the poem or the whole poem aloud.

Enjoy your reading.

Well done, everybody, I hope you enjoyed your reading.

I'm just wondering, did you read the poem out loud? Did you use a loud voice and a quiet voice? Did you use actions and facial expressions? Did you enjoy reading the poem? I really hope so.

Well done, everybody.

In our lesson, reading "Firework Poem" by James Carter, we have covered the following: Using the first person helps us think from someone or something else's perspective.

Using I allows us to imagine we are someone or something else.

Using exciting nouns and verbs helps us to use our imagination to know what something looks or sounds like.

James Carter is a poet who uses words that rhyme and onomatopoeia in his poems. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.

I would like to say, well done to everybody today.

It was so great to explore this poem, "Firework Poem" together.

Thank you for the way you joined in.

I loved your actions, your voices, your drawings.

You did a great job today, I hope you're proud of yourselves, and I'll see you at the next lesson.

Bye for now.