Here are some poems on the themes in No Kidding. Perhaps you could try writing your own poems on friends, falling out, sharing and arguments.
Co-operation
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Friendship
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Name-calling
They called me frog-face with ears like a bat.
I said, “I’m not – I’m worse than that”.
They called me rat-nose with a tongue like a shoe.
I said, “Is that the best you can do?”
They call me mouse-eyes, skunk-breath, dog head.
I said, “I’m worse than all that you’ve said”
They said. “It’s no fun calling you a name”.
I called, “That’s a pity – I’m enjoying this game”.
Charles Thomson
Write about a special friend. What is it about them that makes them special?
If each child finds one good thing to say about each of their class mates you will have a class full of positive poems and each child will have 30 positive comments about themselves.
Or try the acrostic structure:
Forever
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Always
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