Big Cat – I Never Know How Poems Start: Band 10

Inspiration for poetry can come from anywhere – a memory, an insight and even broccoli! Former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen explains the inspiration behind a selection of his own quirky poems, highlighting that ideas can come from many different places.

• White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
• Text type: A poetry book
• Pages 22 and 23 summarise some of the inspirations and resulting poems, allowing children to discuss and explore the ideas from the book.
• Curriculum links: Literacy: Really Looking; Language play