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This volume of poetry are based on Alan Ahlberg’s experiences as a teacher. They’re highly accessible in terms of structure, and the subject matter is familiar to anyone who has ever set foot in a primary school. Ahlberg’s voice is clear and strong, regardless of whether he’s describing the frustrations of a stressed out teacher in charge of thirty 7 year olds, a longest kiss contest taking place in the cloakroom or the delight and sheer chaos of a dog in the playground. Verse is often overlooked when identifying books for young readers, but it can provide an amazing opportunity for confident and middle ability readers to develop their understanding of different genres. For strugglers, poetry can be less daunting than a novel or even a short story and can also more easily capture children's emotions and reflect them in a more accessible and concise way. This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and, if you're a stressed teacher sing the Mrs Butler Blues. About This Edition ISBN: Allan is perfectly tuned in to the language of the classroom, the playground and the kitchen table. His first book of school poems was published over thirty years ago, but you will almost certainly recognise some of the things that the children, teachers and parents say. (So will your teachers, we’re willing to bet!) In ‘Please Mrs Butler’, you can hear him speak with voice of the teacher and the child. Both sound more and more desperate.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-10-16 19:08:42 Associated-names Wegner, Fritz Boxid IA1972109 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This is a great book to read for children as not only does it give an insight into school life - it lets children know that we all experience similar things at school. With songs and poems such as: Allan Ahlberg is best known for his school poems. There are poems about lost scissors, the class hamster, making friends and falling out, the excitement of a stray dog in playground – and the infamous Derek Drew! He captures the noisy playground moments as well as the quiet -thinking-in-the-corner moments. He notices the small, absurd things that go on all the time in every school.

I think that this book could be used in a variety of different ways within a classroom to familiarise children with poetry. The strong rhythm and rhymes within this collection combined with the comical use of nonsense words make the poems perfect for performance. This will allow the children the opportunity to focus on the rhythm, rhyme, language and tone of poetry. However, the different aspects of language can also be explored with the class following a dramatic reading by the class teacher. Listening to the poem being read expressively will allow the children to detect patterns and get a real feel for rhythm and rhyme. Heard It in the Playground' by Allan Ahlberg is a fantastic book consisting of a collection of long and short poems and songs. It is aimed at children aged 7 - 11 years old and is based around life in a primary school. As this book connects to the childrens lives I think it may inspire them to write some of their own songs or poems. Using school experiences in a clever and fun way, this book really engages you - there are even instructions on how to sing some of the songs. Allan often uses traditional verse forms like the ballad. Many of his poems have a very strong rhythm, and some sound like playground rhymes and chants. Some are actually written to be sung to a traditional tune. You can sing ’What shall we do with a grumpy teacher?’ to the tune of ‘What shall we do with a drunken sailor?’! Allan has collaborated with many illustrators, including Andre Amstutz, Gillian Tyler and Katharine McEwen, as well as his late wife, Janet Ahlberg (nee Hall) and his daughter Jessica Ahlberg. He has won numerous awards for his books including, the Kurt Maschler Award in 1986, The Children's Book Award in 1987, the Blue Peter Book Award 2001, and The Children's Book Award: Books for Young Children award 2002. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home >Allan Ahlberg is one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful authors of children's books - including the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born in Croydon in 1938, he was educated at Sunderland Technical College. Although he dreamed of becoming a writer since the age of twelve, his route to that goal was somewhat circuitous. Other jobs along the way included postman (not an especially jolly one, he recalls), gravedigger, plumber, and teacher. Whether you are a pupil or a teacher ‘Heard it in the playground’ is a collection of poems and songs that will strike a chord. Allan Ahlberg masterfully conjures a portrait of what it means to a part of primary school, encompassing all the joy, stress and mayhem of daily life. The poems are very comical and each child should be able to relate the topics to their own school experiences. The excellent use of rhythm and rhyme mean this book would be a great introduction to poetry in year 4 and upwards classrooms. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if you're a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Allan Ahlberg's collection of poems and songs paint a funny and accurate portrait of primary school life, with highly appealing and atmospheric illustrations by Fritz Wegner. Heard it in the Playground is a collection of poems based on primary school life. The book is presented in three sections: short poems, songs and long poems. The collection is mostly light-hearted and humorous covering everything from grumpy teachers to the school’s escapee pet hamster.

lessons worth of planning and resources based on three poems from Allan Ahlberg's 'Heard it in the playground' book. Heard it in the playground is a wonderful collection of poems, based on the setting of a primary school. The book is divided into sections of short, medium and long poems, which means it could adapted to many classes and also to the school day and time constraints. I feel this could make a great group read at the beginning or end of the school day as the short poems could be easily used. Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN - both winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction for older readers. Allan always dreamed of being a writer, but first he became a primary school teacher. However, nothing has been wasted. The children in his class, his daughter, his passion for football and even being a postman for a while … all have found their way into Allan’s stories and poems.Many children and young people engage with poetry every day through music, but view poems as elite and inaccessible. This is simply not the case, as this collections demonstrate. The songs in the book have particular tunes with one exception. The song 'The Mrs Butler Blues'' can be sing to the tune of any blues song. What a fantastic way of exploring blues music and the differences in tempo, pitch and rhythm. It also explores the approach behind lyric writing. What makes this poem enjoyable to read however, is Ahlberg's creative use of language and imagery through metaphor. The line "While the teachers in vein, tried to burgle his brain" is particularly original and imaginative, and therefore causes amusement. This one certainly is a blast from the past! I remember my mum (a primary school teacher) carrying a very battered copy of this in her bag to and from school. I remember the boys in my class turning the poem ‘Heard it in the Playground’ into a rap in the style of Vanilla Ice!! And I remember ‘Leavers’ Song’ from my primary school leavers’ assembly. Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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A great poem also is Heard it in the Playground. This poem, Ahlberg states, is for performance. It has repetition, rhyme, different sounds, nonsense words and changing dynamics which would be great to perform with a class. It would be an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. I really like the humorous approach as I think it makes the poems very relatable to children who will be able to compare themes within the poems to their own school day. Billy McBone is a light hearted and amusing poem about a boy in school who is a bit of a day dreamer. The structure and rhythm is rigid throughout with repetition of the first two lines: "Billy McBone, Had a mind of his own" used to begin each stanza. The end of each line rhymes in the format 'aabccb' and this adds to the repetition to create a feeling of frustration and going through the motions on the part of Billy. Allan always dreamed of being a writer, but tried his hand at many other jobs before he achieved his ambition. He was a postman, grave-digger, plumber's mate and teacher - it was teaching that gave him such sharp insights into the minds of children, and enabled him to write his perfectly observed poetry about primary school life This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor’s Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and – if you’re a stressed teacher – sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Heard it in the Playground by Allan Ahlberg – eBook Details