KS2/Second Level – Poetry | BBC Teach Live Lessons

01: Observation | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

Series exploring reading and writing poetry in all its diversity. The children are challenged to write a free verse poem o...

S02E14: The Windsock | Old Jack's Boat

Join Old Jack by the rockpools for more wondrous stories of childhood adventures.

S01E02: The Sword in the Stone | Tellytales

The well-known Welsh legend of Arthur and his sword. Meet Merlin and other colourful characters.

S01E08: King Midas | Tellytales

An adaptation of the Greek myth about King Midas.

S01E05: The Moon Maiden | Old Jack's Boat

Old Jack tells the story of the time he helped the Moon Maiden find her way home.

02: Memories | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

Four children are taken to Devon for a crash course in poetry. Sunesh, Corey, Aziza and Frandella must write a free verse poe...

09: The Sun and the Wind | Happy Tent Tales

The wind and the sun have a competition to see who is strongest. The challenge is to see who can remove the coats from the backs ...

A poetry workshop using surroundings and settings as inspiration | How to Write

In the Great Hall of Oxfordshire's Broughton Castle, writer and teacher Kate Clanchy leads a ...

Episode 1 | Poetry Pie

Freda the flat-footed fairy is unhappy, and the animals find out what never to do with a potty.

Episode 5 | Poetry Pie

A cow is doing ballet, and the friends ask how all those kettles ended up under the sea.

How to Write

Michael Morpurgo, the author of War Horse, and Philip Pullman, writer of the His Dark Materials trilogy, reveal their inspiration and share the secrets of their...

KS1/First Level - Michael Rosen Poetry | BBC Teach Live Lessons

After hearing poems from Michael Rosen's A Great Big Cuddle collection, Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith learn ab...

Poet Michael Rosen | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

Michael Rosen comes to perform his routine about chocolate cake and the kids have some questions for him.

S01E01: Jack and the Beanstalk | Tellytales

The English tale in which Jack sells the family cow for some magic beans.

S01E04: The Dancing Rose | Tellytales

An Egyptian version of the traditional Cinderella story.

S01E05: The Snake Charmer | Tellytales

A traditional Indian story about Ashok and his snake.

S01E07: The Elves and the Shoemaker | Tellytales

An adaptation of the well-known tale by the Grimm Brothers. The shoemaker and his wife have some very surprising visitors in...

S01E09: Muri on the Moon | Tellytales

A story based on a traditional African tale from Kenya.

S01E10: The Magic Porridge | Tellytales

Featuring a Russian tale about Lilya and the squirrel boy.

S01E11: The Baby Bunyip | Tellytales

Featuring a traditional Aboriginal tale from Australia.