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Welcome to Salt Kids. This site is dedicated to showcasing new children’s poetry from Salt and we hope also to provide fresh ideas on how to enjoy reading and listening to poetry, as well as how to teach it. It provides the perfect introduction to poetry for young people, offering ideas, insights, performances and much more.Children’s Poetry Library
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John Siddique – Making It Up
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsMaking It Up Fold yourself the mind you want. Make a paper hat and wear it on your head. Hold it tight when the wind blows. Paint yourself the heart you desire. Pin it on your jumper, be proud of your colours. Pin it fast... -
Make a Book with Angela Topping
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsA gorgeous project anyone can do and it even makes great gifts. -
Postcard Workshop: In a Rainbow World
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsPOSTCARD WORKSHOP: IN RAINBOW WORLD By Rupert Loydell Introduction This workshop focuses attention on the process of shaping and editing a poem. Like many of the workshops I use it initially takes the form of a word game. The workshop needs two sessions for this...



Angela Topping: The New Generation
John Mole: All the Frogs
John Siddique: Don’t Wear It On Your Head, Don’t Stick It Down Your Pants
Phil Bowen: Cuckoo Rock
Philip Gross: Off Road to Everywhere
Robert Hull: High Tide
Rupert Loydell: The Fantasy Kid