#Fowc #Historic Down our way is a place that’s stood since Tudor times royalty used to drop in, and engage in country pursuits as council housing en masse wasn’t a thing back then then neither were the motorcar or bikes if you wanted something to eat – you would cook it on an open fire …
Tag Archives: Learning
Going to School
#Writeclub #School Early morning september and they’re leaving their underwater house travelling through the seaweed like an above ground country mouse Its time for a spot of learning from their tutor – Mrs Spratt about living among the water seaweed – this and that And lessons about keeping fit with the crustaceans and Mr Ray …
Excel
#socs #cel #excel #school #xylophone #music Photo by Mu00e9line Waxx on Pexels.com Even the most junior of musicians need celebrating xylophone hammers beating out melodious melodies creating a tune, mum and dad enjoy even if you’re hitting the bars at the wrong moment loved by all who hear it in the school assembly hall
Perfectly Imperfect
#Octpowrimo #Imperfect Perfect/Imperfect – Image from Bing Little jim came home from school with something that he’d prepared a picture painted on a board of his favourite bear Now unofficial critics would pick holes in the picture he made but it didn’t stop his mum and dad on the wall it was displayed See while …
Listless
#Octpowrimo #Fowc #Listless Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com It’s Not as if you hadn’t prepared subject matter set out on the table in the middle of the classroom with easels primed for pencil and paint Inside the class they came like a legion of soulless zombies earphones have to be removed to say “Hello” Enthusiasm …
National Poetry Day
#Nationalpoetryday #UnitedKingdom #Education #Poetry A poem for National Poetry Day in UK – My Octpowrimo is on now too – just click the link.
Silent
#Socs #Silent Photo by Sound On on Pexels.com It’s no wonder the dictionary is so full today letters seem to have tip-toed in without a sound chorus of approval from teachers as characters wrangle their way in like dark knights entering the castle crescent as you write, the letters appear like ghosts but read them …
Family
family of swans :image by KL Caley For each family group a sense of togetherness is important Mum and dad teaching the basics of life so In time, when they leave the nest, they’re well prepared to yomp off on their own – not yet though – they need to find their feet.
Learning your Lesson
#Napowrimo #writeclub #Learning with a nod to Leanne @ Writeclub for the prompt I Learning begins as soon as your born as you’ve got to waddle across the floor to get to your soft toys II Instruction comes from your elders touching something hot if you don’t know what you’re doing leads to singed little …
Workshop
A response to Scott Coe’s #Syntax Poetry Festival Prompt Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com You can’t call it a school I don’t see blackboards, I don’t see books Drills , Hammers and Saws make up the look creative types – making things from wood or metal and plastic – if they think they should …
The Inkwell 