The four poems in this collection are all by Tony Mitton, and the materials are the first to be designed by BritLit for the age range 9 – 11 year olds. Each collection includes text and audio of the poem as well as learning activities, teachers' notes and visual support.

Robin Hood Rap

• Rap poem - The text of the poem
  • Rap poem - Audio file mp3

• Flash cards
  • Story flash cards - Power Point
• Worksheet 1 - A quiz

• Worksheet 2 - Map of Sherwood Forest

• Worksheet 3 - Rhythm and Rhyme

• Worksheet 4 - Scroll book

• Worksheet 5 - Wordsearch

• Teachers' notes and key

I Wanna Be A Star

• Star poem - The text of the poem
  • Star poem - Audio file mp3

• Poem flashcards

• Worksheet 1 - Jobs and Bingo

• Job flashcards

• Job flashcards with words

• Worksheet 2 - Text messaging

• Teachers' notes and key

Key

• Key poem - The text of the poem
  • Key poem - Audio file mp3

• Worksheet 1 - Magic Box

• Worksheet 2 - Word Maze

• Worksheet 3 - Formatted poem

• Teachers' notes and key

Arabian Nights

• Arabian Nights poem - The text of the poem
  • Arabian Nights poem - Audio file mp3

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  • Flashcards - Power Point

• Worksheet 1 - Matching pictures to blanks

• Worksheet 2 - Gapped poem

• Teachers' notes and key

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About BritLit
This kit was made by a group of Portuguese teachers who attended one of the two week intensive training courses for materials writers at the Norwich Institute of Language and Education (NILE), funded by the EU Comenius fund. Their principle trainers were Claudia Ferradas and Susan Hillyard, and they worked with Tony Mitton during the course. This group also wrote the ‘Down by the Cool of the Pool’, available on this website, for younger children.

The team of teachers were:
Ivone Parreira Pinto
Fernanda Cássio Pêra
Mafalda Ferrari
Paula Aires
Cristiana Cabral
Sofia Botelho Ribeiro
Veríssimo Toste
Teresa Verdade Ferreira
Fernanda Roque
Rosa Santos
Graça Baleizão
Irene Galrito
Florêncio Moniz
Adelina Santos
Paula Döbele
Isabel Brites (group leader)

The poems are read by Tony Mitton and original artwork is by Rob Lenihan

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