The Animal of your Heart / Poetry


Animal of Your
Heart .me. uk

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      The Elephant of My Heart

       

      E is for Elephant
      with extra

      L arge ears. I hold onto them

      E njoying the ride down my 

      P erfect river. I am up ever so 

      H igh tucked into his neck. He

      A lways strides strong & soft under me.

      N ever failing me, always

      T rusting I will succeed.

  
      
 

      
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      "Opened my eyes to a
      new world of animal visualisation."

      The last part of my workshop
      gives the children an opportunity to create their Heart's Animal
      in tangible form.

      Literacy

      The children are then encouraged to write poems about their experience.

      These are usually shape or acrostic poems.

      Arts & Crafts

      The children paint their animals and the journey their animal
      took them on.

      They can also make masks of their animals. (link to photos of
      workshops)

      Rhythm

      Recreate the rhythm of their animal's heartbeat using African
      Drums.

      This leads on to the sounds their animal makes as it moves and
      the child's dance begins.

      Jewellery Making

      The children make friendship bracelets for their Heart's Animal
      and then wear them home.

      Diary Writing

      I always encourage the children to start a diary of their work
      with their Heart's Animal. In this I suggest they write their
      adventures and stick photos or their own drawings of their Heart's
      Animal.

      Independent Learning.

      Introduces the idea to the children that they know much more
      than they might think.

      One little girl was drawing a picture of her Heart's
      Animal, a giraffe and she stopped not knowing what colour a giraffe's
      spots were. She asked me and I suggested that she ask her giraffe.
      So she closed her eyes and a few moments later returned to her
      colouring. I came over and asked her what her giraffe had said.
      She looked up and with quiet, calm confidence said "brown"
      and she returned to her drawing.

*Workshops*	Poetry	*Workshops*
	The Elephant of My Heart E is for Elephant with extra L arge ears. I hold onto them E njoying the ride down my P erfect river. I am up ever so H igh tucked into his neck. He A lways strides strong & soft under me. N ever failing me, always T rusting I will succeed.
	Listen To the Poem
	"Opened my eyes to a new world of animal visualisation." The last part of my workshop gives the children an opportunity to create their Heart's Animal in tangible form. Literacy The children are then encouraged to write poems about their experience. These are usually shape or acrostic poems. Arts & Crafts The children paint their animals and the journey their animal took them on. They can also make masks of their animals. (link to photos of workshops) Rhythm Recreate the rhythm of their animal's heartbeat using African Drums. This leads on to the sounds their animal makes as it moves and the child's dance begins. Jewellery Making The children make friendship bracelets for their Heart's Animal and then wear them home. Diary Writing I always encourage the children to start a diary of their work with their Heart's Animal. In this I suggest they write their adventures and stick photos or their own drawings of their Heart's Animal. Independent Learning. Introduces the idea to the children that they know much more than they might think. One little girl was drawing a picture of her Heart's Animal, a giraffe and she stopped not knowing what colour a giraffe's spots were. She asked me and I suggested that she ask her giraffe. So she closed her eyes and a few moments later returned to her colouring. I came over and asked her what her giraffe had said. She looked up and with quiet, calm confidence said "brown" and she returned to her drawing.

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