11 Plus Poetry Comprehension Skills

11+ Poetry Workshop (Year 4)

Unlock the Joy of Poetry!

A perfect introduction to poetry comprehension for Year 4 children preparing on their 11 Plus English journey. Your child will explore the richness of language, build stronger inference skills and improve their written answers.

£75.00

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Introducing 11+ Poetry Comprehension

In a world chasing fast results, I will encourage your child to slow down - because understanding cannot be rushed.

What will be covered?

a relaxed discussion to open curiosity and ease nerves.

Exploration: Gentle reading, first impressions and discovering key emotions and images.

Discuss words and phrases within a context to improve your ability to tackle unfamiliar words.

What’s not said? Learn to read between the lines and understand there are often multiple answers for open-ended questions.

Write a few lines inspired by the chosen poem to build your creative voice.

Group share, encouragement and a confidence boost!

Reviews from parents

(8 reviews)

Thanks a lot Clare for the class today. X enjoyed it a lot. I read her essay afterwards it was impressive and I thought she has improved a lot since taking your class. Thank you!

Year 5 Parent

Your passion for creative writing has rubbed off on my daughter and she learned a lot from your workshop. Thank you so much Clare!

Year 4 parent

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed Claire's story writing workshop, which provided a safe and inviting space and story prompts to inspire creativity. My daughter loved writing her story and learnt to craft her story (beginning to end) in a structured and thoughtful way.

Parent

She liked the tiger picture to give her an idea where to start and because it was an interesting idea. She says her writing is more fun and easier now that she knows where her stories are going. She learned to have a plan which she has used again. She's also learned that it’s ok (and actually even good) to cross things out in her stories. Encouraged to edit. Given lots of positive encouragement and feedback.

Parent

What was your child's favourite aspect of course? Mainly creating that space for him to do what he enjoys the most by allowing him to learn more about creative writing while receiving very quickly nurturing and professional feedback, which allow him to grow and learn. It increased his confidence, which is helping him so much not only in terms of creative writing but at a personal level in other areas of his day to day life. I just think that Clare has set up an extremely well thought through structure for this sessions. For my son a plus was having other kids attending the session as encouraged him to be more active within the group.

Parent

Claire's poetry workshop is absolutly amazing and I will highly recommend her! My 8 year old child truly loved it and learnt so much. Claire has a great way of teaching and is very knowledgeable, we can't wait to attend her next session.

Parent - South Devon

I'd like to let you know that Sarah got an offer from Latymer. Although it was a very short period of time for her to prepare for the exam, she managed to get this positive result. As you know, Latymer mark the maths and verbal reasoning tests first then proceed to mark English for top 750 applicants. Her rank moved up more than 100 after her English got marked. She did really well in English. We sincerely thank you for all the support and effort. Although it was a very limited number of sessions she could have due to our short notice, it really helped her. Thank you very much.

Year 6 Parent

Clare is a very personable and engaging tutor who helped my 11 year old son improve his English comprehension and composition skills through a weekly zoom session. In particular Clare built confidence in creative writing which was highlighted as a strength in his successful 11+ application to Whitgift School.

Year 6 parent

Frequently Asked Questions

Children who are preparing for their 11 Plus English exams are welcome to join. This workshop will cover open-ended questions, vocabulary, the language of poetry and literary devices.

The workshop will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 13th August at 10.30 am-12.00 noon.

The group size is kept to a maximum of six children to give every child the personal and gentle attention they deserve.

Your child will deepen their understanding of poetry, sharpen their inference skills and grow confidence with expressing their ideas clearly and with heart.

The workshop fee is £75.00.

To secure a place for your child simply use the online checkout or email clare@creativehare.co.uk with any questions. The workshop resources and Zoom link will be emailed to you once your booking has been confirmed.

If you need to cancel, I do not offer a refund unless your child's place can be filled. However, you can transfer your booking to a different workshop date.

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11+ Poetry Workshop (Year 4)

Unlock the Joy of Poetry!

Introducing 11+ Poetry Comprehension

What will be covered?

What is Poetry?

Introduce a Children's Classic Poem

Word Meanings

Boost Inference Skills

Creative Expression

Calm Reflection

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