A couple of months ago I had my inspection and gave feedback on here as we all do.

I forgot to say that I mentioned to the inspector that I make a conscious effort to read poems to children. I think we were talking about how I encourage language or literacy or something along those lines. Her ears pricked up and she said "Ooooh, that's a great example of cultural capital". I hadn't actually thought of it like that, but there you go - a little tip for you. She even mentioned it in my report.

I have always enjoyed sharing poetry with children. Some of my favourites are based on fireworks - there are some great examples on the internet. Lots of them describe fireworks as fountains, or showers and so always a great conversation starter which even pre-schoolers can join in with.

Another lovely one which children love is 'Cats Sleep Anywhere' by Eleanor Fargeon (spelling ?) and little toddlers enjoy putting a toy cat to sleep somewhere to extend the poem.

There are lots of lovely seasonal/weather poems out there too.