 Micklefield is an independent, girls' primary school, situated in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town. There is a spectacular view of Table Mountain, Cape Town's main attraction. Last year our Grade 2 girls began looking at the book called The Important Book, as recommended by the project website. We all loved the layout and simplicity of the poems. We had to take a break over our long summer holidays, but as soon as we came back, we brainstormed places in our town. These lessons were all done during computer time, which was 1/2 hour a week (not very long indeed!) The girls worked with the librarian to discuss in detail what they would like to write about. They then split into pairs, each group taking a different topic that they liked. It took 3 weeks to write as they also had to type them out themselves! We then made a class website where all the poems could be viewed. The girls loved this project and are so excited to look at other school's poems.
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