This is something I have done with children in key stage two but it can be done with any age group. I sometimes call it the ‘furniture game’ because I often use a piece of furniture as the starting point.
- So imagine someone as a piece of furniture, a flower, car, animal, book, etc and jot down words and phrases that could be used to describe them
- Furniture – a large comfy sofa
- Car – fast, expensive, colour
- Flower – rose the smells, attracting insects
- Animal – cheetah , lion, rabbit
Book– mystery, poetry, adventure
- As you extend you can begin to import phrases to elaborate.
My Mum
My mum is a comfy armchair that I can cuddle in when I’m feeling low.
She allows me to sink into her and share my deepest thoughts.
She is like a warm blanket on the coldest of nights.
She is an adventure story that unravels the mysteries of life with openness and sincerity.
She is a sweet smelling red rose, but be careful she can be prickly at times!
She is a lioness, providing for her family needs day after day and fiercely protecting them from harm.
She is a car cruising along, taking life one day at a time.
She is my adorable mother!
A poem like this uses metaphors and similes. Please remember that poems do NOT have to rhyme. Sometimes the most powerful poems are those without rhymes.
- I am often inspired by nature. I see a beautiful sunset and I am lost in wonder.
Find your self an image that inspires you. Ask yourself ‘Why does this touch my soul?
Are you ready to start creating? Go on them!