Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright
I can read and understand the poem and give a personal response.
Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright
I can read and understand the poem and give a personal response.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Kit Wright is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children.
- ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright is a poem about putting a variety of unique and wonderful items into a special box.
- The poem explores themes including: imagination, magic and wonder, childhood, family and memories.
- We can read with expression to show meaning and emphasise words.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
Imaginative - having the ability to create vivid mental images or concepts that may not exist in reality
Imagery - the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the poet is limited to putting real items into the box.
Teach pupils that with poetry the possibilities are endless and a good poet is creative.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 1 english lessons from the 'The Magic Box': reading imaginative poetry unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Magic Box’ which is in the 2013 Macmillan Children's Books edition of ‘The Magic Box’ written by Kit Wright for this lesson.
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