Writing poetry: ABC Animal Adjective Poems

Mrs Horsford asked me to post these ABC poems.

With Mrs. Horsford we also looked at another form of poetry, acrostic where a pattern of the first letter starts each line…not easy but Mrs. Horsford was sure they were up to the challenge. Like with Ms. Oakley the originals are in their patterns class books but here are the typed versions for you to enjoy and share at home. Similarly as with the Morning poems you can see, the amount written in the time available varies considerably but very impressive when you consider the concept of acrostic writing and using adjectives! I was impressed as I am sure you will be!

Ants small and black
Bear strong and big
Cat brown and black
Russell

Alligator swimming in the sea
Bear strong as a strong bear
Cat scary
Dog fast
Jan

An ostrich long claws and can kill a person.
Bear loves honey and is very loud.
Cheetah runs fast and hungry
Dog fast and fun
Elephant huge and loud.
Peter

Ant hungry and small.
Bee flying and buzzing.
Cat creepy and scared
Dolphin jumps and swims
Elephant big and fat.
Adam

Ants is looking and running
Bat fly at night scary and black.
Cheetah fastest
Faizal

Alligator fast and big
Baboon big and hairy
Cat hairy and huge
Kate

Alligator hungry and scary
Bear big and scary
Cat fast and eating
Ali

Alligator long and strong
Bear scary and strong
Cat eating and hunting
Deer hunting and eating
Octavia

Alligator hungry and scary
Bee sting and fly
Cat fluffy and stripy
Dinosaur big and huge
Elephant giant and huge
Federica

Alligator is swimming and long
Bees collecting nectar and buzzing
Cat miaou and sleep.
Dog barking and chasing cats
Elephant stomping and drinking
Fish swimming in the deep blue sea
Gorilla swinging to tree to tree
Horse galloping and trotting
Emilie

Alligator scary and creepy
Bear is very big and strong
Cheetah is very fast and scary.
Deer is spotty and strong
Elephant huge and fat
Fish diving and hides
Gorillas mean and bossy
Shouq

An ostrich is pink and strong
Bear scary and strong
Cat eating and hunting
Deer hunting and eating
Pascale

Alligator long and strong
Bear brown and scary
Cow eat grass and sleeping
Deer camouflage and running
Elephant big and grey
Fish swimming and brilliant
Gorilla black and angry
Hen dark and red
I ????
Jellyfish swim fast and golden
Koalas climbing and grey
Lion brown and eating
Mouse squeak and cute
Newt fast and orange
Ostrich blue and tall
Panda eating and black
Quail little and fat
Rabbit jumping and carrot eating
Snake green and long
Turtle swimming and green
Unicorn wings and colourful
Vixen yellow and beautiful
Whale huge and blue
Ox muscles and black
Yak brown and mountain
Zebra stripy and blacky
Yona

An ostrich is pink and strong
Bear fighting and sleeping
Cat sharp nails and scary face
Dog catching cats and sharp teeth
Elephant big and strong
Frog small and eats flies
Gorilla strong and black
Hen brown and funny
Iguana hungry and green
J (Giraffe) long and spotty
Koala grey and cute
Lion scary and hungry
Monkey funny and cool
Newt fast and cool
Octopus purple and yucky
Panda fat and white
Quail small and fat
Rooster funny and funky
Snake yucky and poison
Turtle green and small
Unicorn one horn and white
Vixen girl and it is a fox
Whale huge and blue
Fox brown and vixen husband
Yak black, white and it is a cow
Zebra fast and stripes
Ko

Alligator scary and terrible
Bear creeping in his cave
Cheetah strong and fast
Dog big and that strong
Elephant big and fat
Frog jump and little
Goat slow and
Horse fast and eating
Iguana spiky and scary
J (giraffe) spot and strong
Koala climbs and fat
Little and smart
Monkey funny and cool
Newt small and looks like a lizard
Octopus swallows food
Penguin cold in the North Pole
Quail small and fat
Rabbit jump around
Snake slider and long
Turtle small and
Umbrella people hold it
Vase is small
Miguel

Ant looks for food and doesn’t give up
Bear loves chicken and very strong
Cheetah runs very fast
Deer an animal with horns
Elephant an animal with a long nose
Fish lives in water
Goat white and hairy
Hedgehog is spiky and small
I (Eagle) eats dead animal and can fly
Jaguar runs and is big
Kangaroo jumps and crawls
Lion hairy and yellow
Mouse small and furry
Newt small and looks like a lizard
Octopus slimy and big
Pig has a big nose and it is fat
Quail is fat and is small
Rat small and fat
Snake long and thin
Turtle has a shell and lives a 100 years
Clara

Alligator hungry and fishing
Bear angry and brilliant
Cheetah leaping and creeping
Deer cross and big
Elephant fat and tired
Fish swimming and playing
Goat jumping and tired
Horse gallop and tired
Iguana green and creepy
Jaguar fighting and hungry
Kangaroo jump and fast
Lion creepy and cross
Mole big and scared
Newt green and fat
Quentin

Ant thin and short
Bear black and fat
Cat sleep and scream
Deer brown and thin
Elephant fat and huge
Fish short and yellow
Goat white and thin
Horse riding and thin
Iguana green and spiky
Sree

Alligator hungry and swimming
Bear hungry and strong
Cat eating and hunting
Dog swimming and diving
Elephant stamping and resting
Fish swimming and hiding
Goose fishing and diving
Horse galloping and diving
Iguana spiky and hurting
Jaguar hunting and strong
Kangaroo jumping and fighting
Lion working and strong
M ????
Newt small and lizardy
Philip

Alligator is strong and big
Bear scared and big
Cat is strong and long
Dog long and fat
Rik


Alligator sharp and dangerous
Bee buzzing and stinging
Cheetah fast and scared
Dog fun and great
Eagle fast and light
Fish small and yummy
Goose nosey and mean
Hedgehog spiky and quiet
Cillian

Alligator is swimming and long
Bear is scary and fat
Cheetah is creeping and funny
D ????
Elephant is enormous and stomping
Fish is jumping and orange
G ?????
Horse trot and gallops
Iguana this go and goes on the trees
Jellyfish has lots of legs and it swims
Kangaroo does jump and has a pouch
Lamb has white wool
Monkey jumps. The colour of the monkey is brown.
N ????
Octopus. This has lots of long legs.
Lizzie

Alligator long and scary
Bear big and scary
Cow medium and it moos
Deer it is big and it is scary
Elephant huge and stomps
Fish is small and swims fast
Goat is big and snorts
Horse gallops and trots
Iguana small and it is like a lizard
Jellyfish stings and it has lots of legs
Kangaroo it jumps and it has a pocket.
Lamb maas and it is white.
Mouse small and it squeaks
Newt small and it has a tail
Octopus, it has 8 legs and big
Pig pink and eats
Quail bird and medium
Rhinoceros it has a horn and big
Snake long and small
Tiger scary and big
Sofia

Lots on Top

In class we read a very simple early reading book about food, called: "Lots on Top." When I asked the children to write their own versions, I was astonished by the sophisticated food some of them like and by the adventurous language others of them were brave enough to use.

Lots on Top

I eat cheese with pizza on top.
I like syrup with pancake on top.
I hate ketchup with meat on top.
I love ice cream with sprinkles on top.
I eat hamburger with French fries on top.
Lots on Top
By Philip

Lots on Top
I hate fish with spaghetti on top.
I like pie with pie on top.
I love cake with cream on top.
I eat fish with honey on top.
I munch cake with sprinkles on top.
Lots on Top
By Faizal

Lots on Top
I eat pizza with ice cream on top.
I hate apple with strawberry on top.
I eat apple with apple on top.
I love strawberry with cream on top.
I eat potatoes with sauce on top.
Lots on Top
By Ali

Lots on Top
I eat pizza with olives on top.
I eat pasta with meatballs on top.
I love bread with jam on top.
I love cake with cream on top.
I like ice cream with strawberry on top.
I eat lasagna with sauce on top.
I love cake with apple on top.
I like salad with tomato on top.
Lots on Top
By Ko

Lots on Top
I love pie with apple on top
I love orange juice with lemon on top.
I love a cat with a kitten on top
I eat bread with jam on top
I like ice cream with biscuit on top.
I eat carrot with tomato sauce on top
Lots on Top
By Yona

Lots on Top
I like pizza with chocolate on top.
I eat cake with chocolate on top.
I love pancakes with sugar on top.
I like ice cream with strawberry on top.
I eat pizza with jam on top.
I love cake with strawberry on top.
Lots on Top
By Octavia

Lots on Top
I eat hamburger with ketchup on top.
I like pizza with cheese on top.
I munch couscous with sauce on top.
I eat meat with sauce on top.
I eat cake with strawberry on top.
Lots on Top
By Miguel

Lots on Top
I eat cake with raspberries on top.
I hate T-Rex with sauce on top.
I like pizza with sausage on top.
I like bread with honey on top.
I like spaghetti with butter on top.
Lots on Top
By Federica

Lots on Top
I eat bread with jam on top.
I eat bread with peanut butter on top.
I love bread with ketchup on top.
I hate worms with mice on top.
I like pizza with jam on top.
Lots on Top
By Quentin

Lots on Top
I love pizza with fish on the top.
I love pasta with tomato sauce on top.
I hate spinach with cheese on top.
I love bread with butter on top.
I love pumpkin soup with apple at the top.
Lots on Top
By Rik

Lots on Top
I hate pizza with honey on top.
I love ice cream with popcorn on top.
I like fish with icing on top.
I love spaghetti with peanuts on top.
I like tomato sauce with pumpkin on top.
Lots on Top
By Emilie

Lots on Top
I like toast with cinnamon on top.
I like ice cream with chocolate on top.
I hate pasta with sauce on top.
I like cakes with chocolate on top.
I like hot chocolate with sugar on top.
I like cake with strawberry on top.
Lots on Top
By Pascale

Lots on Top
I love pasta with cheese on top.
I hate pizza with mushroom on top.
I like cake with chocolate on top.
I like lasagna with cheese on top.
I like chips with mayonnaise on top.
Lots on Top
By Shouq

Lots on Top
I hate cake with books on top.
I love spaghetti with sauce on top.
I have pizza with cheese on top.
I love sausage with ketchup on top.
I have noodles with soy sauce on top.
Lots on Top
By Peter

Lots on Top
I like ice cream with cookies on top.
I like cream with raspberries on top.
I like meat with chips on top.
I like bread with cheese on top.
Lots on Top
By Russell

Lots on Top
I like ice cream with cherries on top.
I like cake with chocolate on top.
I eat hamburger with cheese on top.
I hate honey with chocolate on top.
I like honey with bread on top.
Lots on Top
By Sofia

Lots on Top
I love soup with bread on top.
I eat hamburger with apple mousse on top.
I eat pizza with pizza on top.
I hate sausage with roasted fish on top.
I eat potato with orange juice on top.
Lots on Top
By Jan

Lots on Top
I like bread with honey on top.
I like cake with strawberries on top.
I like yoghurt with strawberries on top.
I eat spaghetti with meatballs on top.
I eat meat with potatoes on top.
Lots on Top
By Adam

Lots on Top
I have pizza with mushrooms on top.
I eat pancakes with Nutella on top.
I like toast with butter on top.
I hate bread with mushroom on top.
I love cake with chocolate on top.
Lots on Top
By Cillian

Lots on Top
I have ice cream with honey on top.
I love pasta with meatballs on top.
I like milk with honey on top.
I have strawberries with ice cream on top.
I make pizza with pepperoni on top.
Lots on Top
By Kate

Lots On Top

I eat ice cream with biscuits on top.

I hate biscuits with ketchup on top.

I like pizza with fish on top.

I love cake with chocolate on top.

I like biscuits with strawberry on top.

Lots On Top

By Asedria

Lots On Top

I love pizza with a chip on top.

I like cake with pizza on top.

I like a banana with orange on top.

I love a burger with bread on top.

I hate banana with jam on top.

Lots On Top

By Lizzie

After reading all the children's work I couldn't resist writing my own version:

Lots on Top
Miss Oakley loves curry with coriander on top.
Miss Oakley likes baked potatoes with pepper and butter on top.
Miss Oakley enjoys pancakes with maple syrup on top.
Miss Oakley loves pizza with chorizo on top.
Miss Oakley eats fish with lemon on top
Lots on Top

Why not have fun sharing with your children what you like to eat and what you like to put on top!

Festive Patterns

Although I am sure you will have enjoyed receiving your child's festive gift, I thought you might like to admire all of the wonderful festive decorations the children drew just before the winter break, and the wonderful patterns they used to decorate the frames. Catrin really supported them all in this activity which demanded a great deal of care and precision. I am sure they were really happy to be able to hand over such lovely gifts.

Writing poetry: Morning Sounds.

In class 2o we were learning about the verb ending "ing", and the challenge of writing a poem about sounds we might hear in the morning, seemed a great way to reinforce this spelling rule. I was pretty surprised by some of the sounds your children hear..... The original poems are in the children's writing books. I typed and edited them for the blog. As you can see, the amount written in the time available varies considerably!


Birds tweeting, wind blowing,
Dogs barking, babies crying,
Airplane flying, taps dripping,
Toast popping, bus coming,
Telephone ringing, storm striking,
Car speeding, rain falling,
Clock ringing, humans eating,
Train going,
It must be morning.
By Ko

Music playing
Dad calling,
Cats meowing,
Birds cheeping,
Doors slamming,
It must be morning.
By Russell

Bird singing,
Tea boiling,
Shower raining,
Birds tweeting,
Children running,
Eggs boiling,
Dogs barking,
Cat jumping,
It must be morning.
By Sofia

My bird singing,
Airplanes flying,
Alarm ringing,
Cats meowing,
It must be morning.
By Emilie

Clock dinging,
Dog barking,
Toast popping
Egg bubbling,
Cat purring,
Birds singing
Shower raining,
Dad brushing his teeth,
Dad is drinking,
It must be morning.
By Philip



A dog barking,
A bird squeaking,
The clock clicking
The shower raining
The eggs boiling,
The cereal cracking,
Bees buzzing,
Airplanes flying
Mouse squeaking,
Cat meowing,
It must be morning.
By Quentin


Eggs bubbling, cats meowing
People jogging, dogs barking
Radio singing, the post coming
Shower dripping, people talking,
A car revving, someone selling,
Sausages popping, eggs sizzling,
Mum brushing, birds singing,
People planting, planes landing,
Kids playing,
It must be morning.
By Peter


A plane flying,
A car driving,
Fox stealing,
Kettle boiling,
Birds singing,
Cat jumping,
Bread toasting,
Dad talking,
Mum eating,
It must be morning.
By Faizal

Clocks ticking,
Microwave tinging,
Cats purring,
Toast popping,
Kettles boiling,
Persons brushing teeth,
Mums calling,
Dogs barking,
Airplanes flying,
It must be morning.
By Clara


Birds singing in the trees,
The alarm ringing,
Eggs boiling,
Dogs barking,
Cars driving,
Airplanes flying,
It must be morning.
By Adam

Kettle boiling,
Birds tweeting,
Baby crying,
Toast popping,
Airplane flying,
Shower raining,
It must be morning.
By Pascale

Mum calling,
My sister rustling her blanket,
My light turning on,
My cats purring,
My dolls falling,
My sister brushing,
It must be morning.
By Kate

Cats purring,
Teeth washing
Toast popping,
Shower raining,
Dogs barking,
Cats meowing
Eggs boiling
Birds tweeting,
Milk drinking,
It must be morning.
By Federica


Dogs barking,
Birds singing,
The shower raining,
An airplane flying
The wind blowing
The cat meowing.
It must be morning.
By Ali

Dogs barking,
Telephone ringing,
Cats meowing and purring,
My sister crying,
My sister trying to clean,
My mum chatting,
The airplanes coming,
It must be morning.
By Octavia

Bird tweeting,
Wind blowing,
Cat meowing,
Kettle boiling,
Dogs barking,
Shower raining,
Lady singing,
Car brumming,
Radio talking,
Sausage popping,
Mum brushing,
Tap dripping,
It must be morning.
By Yona

Cat purring
Shower drying,
Kitten meowing,
Radio talking,
Tap steaming,
Wind blowing,
Bell ringing,
Car starting,
Storm striking,
Rain falling.
Clock ringing,
Dogs barking,
It must be morning,
By Shouq

Bells ringing,
Airplanes flying,
Telephone ringing,
Dogs woofing,
Cats meowing,
Cows mooing,
It must be morning.
By Jan

Dogs barking,
Toast popping,
Birds tweeting,
Cats meowing,
Shower running,
Clock dinging,
Cars starting,
The baby crying.
It must be morning.
By Lizzie


Milk drinking,
Dad brushing teeth
Mum showering
Me singing,
It must be morning.
By Asedria


Dogs barking,
Cat meowing,
Wind blowing,
Cars starting,
Airplane flying
Baby crying
Lady singing
Telephone ringing
Bell ringing
Egg boiling
It must be morning.
By Sree