Kate
@katepoet.bsky.social
Children's poet. Author - 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! Amazing Animal Poems' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squawk-Roar-Amazing-Animal/dp/1915659558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=47TAAYCNKFE6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qPKNR7Vxfhy6bDj6uskSl09zQU3A4epr2_kV5MA2aQ.PQ-cHwE7SPhIxZik7UCA
Feels good to be stocking up for Christmas!
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Feels good to be stocking up for Christmas!
💨Funny how some things catch on against the odds! My little rhyme 'The Wind' is one of those, always getting top views on my channel despite muzzy sound and one still image! But tonight it has the real wind of Storm Claudia to spin with! Take care all! www.youtube.com/shorts/rqfhv...
The Wind - a rhyme for children
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
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November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
💨Funny how some things catch on against the odds! My little rhyme 'The Wind' is one of those, always getting top views on my channel despite muzzy sound and one still image! But tonight it has the real wind of Storm Claudia to spin with! Take care all! www.youtube.com/shorts/rqfhv...
📚🚸Today is National Young Readers' Day, so - noses into books, kids! Or snuggle up close to whoever may be reading to you! There's plenty to choose from...
Sitting comfortably?
Sitting comfortably?
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📚🚸Today is National Young Readers' Day, so - noses into books, kids! Or snuggle up close to whoever may be reading to you! There's plenty to choose from...
Sitting comfortably?
Sitting comfortably?
Hi teachers, parents and child carers - If you're celebrating fireworks, here are some warm-up actions I use to get creative ideas going in my poetry workshops (excuse the background mess!):
www.youtube.com/shorts/TlEa3...
www.youtube.com/shorts/TlEa3...
Firework Actions - for Teachers & Parents
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
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November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hi teachers, parents and child carers - If you're celebrating fireworks, here are some warm-up actions I use to get creative ideas going in my poetry workshops (excuse the background mess!):
www.youtube.com/shorts/TlEa3...
www.youtube.com/shorts/TlEa3...
So true - what Ana Sampson says here:
"For readers intimidated by a whole book, poetry can expand their imaginations and vocabularies in small, easy steps. Pick up a poem, and you’re on the road to raising a reader."
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"For readers intimidated by a whole book, poetry can expand their imaginations and vocabularies in small, easy steps. Pick up a poem, and you’re on the road to raising a reader."
childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/11/06/a...
Ana Sampson: Raising Readers
We know that reading sets children up for success, and is the key to a world of comfort, empathy and joy. And yet children’s literacy – and that of adults – has declined rapidly. How, then, can we …
childrenspoetrysummit.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
So true - what Ana Sampson says here:
"For readers intimidated by a whole book, poetry can expand their imaginations and vocabularies in small, easy steps. Pick up a poem, and you’re on the road to raising a reader."
childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/11/06/a...
"For readers intimidated by a whole book, poetry can expand their imaginations and vocabularies in small, easy steps. Pick up a poem, and you’re on the road to raising a reader."
childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/11/06/a...
🎇Teachers and families! Here's a fun, punchy fireworks rhyme to share with your classes. Join in the Snap! Crackle! chorus, act out the firework actions, make the sounds, and make up more verses!
Kate Williams
Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' Animal poems.
Kate Williams
Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' Animal poems.
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎇Teachers and families! Here's a fun, punchy fireworks rhyme to share with your classes. Join in the Snap! Crackle! chorus, act out the firework actions, make the sounds, and make up more verses!
Kate Williams
Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' Animal poems.
Kate Williams
Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' Animal poems.
Schools and families! Here's an array of firework-celebrating poetry ideas and examples! Chuffed to have my 'Snap Crackle' included! brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/nove...
Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel
NOVEMBER 5th POEMS For KS1 (Copyright to all poems remains with their creators. My thanks to everyone who contributed) A Poetry Lesson fro...
brian-moses.blogspot.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Schools and families! Here's an array of firework-celebrating poetry ideas and examples! Chuffed to have my 'Snap Crackle' included! brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/nove...
🦇? Too late for Halloween, but all those bats flying about put me in mind of my batty old rhyme:
Batman Comes Undone
Help! Disaster! Fire and smoke!
Robin's trod on Batman's cloak!
Torn a rip right up the back!
He'll have to wear his anorak.
Batman Comes Undone
Help! Disaster! Fire and smoke!
Robin's trod on Batman's cloak!
Torn a rip right up the back!
He'll have to wear his anorak.
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🦇? Too late for Halloween, but all those bats flying about put me in mind of my batty old rhyme:
Batman Comes Undone
Help! Disaster! Fire and smoke!
Robin's trod on Batman's cloak!
Torn a rip right up the back!
He'll have to wear his anorak.
Batman Comes Undone
Help! Disaster! Fire and smoke!
Robin's trod on Batman's cloak!
Torn a rip right up the back!
He'll have to wear his anorak.
🎃Hope you're all surviving Halloween!
🪄Here are some silly magic spells for the kids. (Harmless - no turning people into frogs!)
www.youtube.com/shorts/vgwWL...
🪄Here are some silly magic spells for the kids. (Harmless - no turning people into frogs!)
www.youtube.com/shorts/vgwWL...
Lucky Spells
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
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October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🎃Hope you're all surviving Halloween!
🪄Here are some silly magic spells for the kids. (Harmless - no turning people into frogs!)
www.youtube.com/shorts/vgwWL...
🪄Here are some silly magic spells for the kids. (Harmless - no turning people into frogs!)
www.youtube.com/shorts/vgwWL...
🎃🪄Friendly Halloween rhymes are fun to concoct, and can keep children happily busy at this exciting time, so - parents, families, teachers, carers - feel free to take a screenshot of this, or message me for a downloadable version. 🌛
Used rewardingly in my October school workshops.
Used rewardingly in my October school workshops.
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🎃🪄Friendly Halloween rhymes are fun to concoct, and can keep children happily busy at this exciting time, so - parents, families, teachers, carers - feel free to take a screenshot of this, or message me for a downloadable version. 🌛
Used rewardingly in my October school workshops.
Used rewardingly in my October school workshops.
🎃A spooky Halloween rhyme for older children -
Jack o' Tricks: www.youtube.com/shorts/9QZvW...
Plenty more rhymes, poems & ideas for home & school creative fun on my channel to browse while you're there too!
Jack o' Tricks: www.youtube.com/shorts/9QZvW...
Plenty more rhymes, poems & ideas for home & school creative fun on my channel to browse while you're there too!
Jack o' Tricks
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
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October 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🎃A spooky Halloween rhyme for older children -
Jack o' Tricks: www.youtube.com/shorts/9QZvW...
Plenty more rhymes, poems & ideas for home & school creative fun on my channel to browse while you're there too!
Jack o' Tricks: www.youtube.com/shorts/9QZvW...
Plenty more rhymes, poems & ideas for home & school creative fun on my channel to browse while you're there too!
John Dougherty: Writing a Rhyming Picture Book childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/23/j...
John Dougherty: Writing a Rhyming Picture Book
As readers of this blog will be aware, it takes work to write a decent rhyming poem. It’s easy for those who haven’t tried it to think otherwise – rhymes are easy, right? Tight, light, fight,…
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October 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
John Dougherty: Writing a Rhyming Picture Book childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/23/j...
Spook time is almost upon us, so here's my 'Haik-Who?', featuring in scaryness.com, inspired by a strange phenomenon once reported:
👻
We’re all in the hall
mirror with one more figure
not here in the hall.
👻
We’re all in the hall
mirror with one more figure
not here in the hall.
Tickets to Scary-ness on the poetry express
Scary Poems for Children (with a sprinkle of fun)
scaryness.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Spook time is almost upon us, so here's my 'Haik-Who?', featuring in scaryness.com, inspired by a strange phenomenon once reported:
👻
We’re all in the hall
mirror with one more figure
not here in the hall.
👻
We’re all in the hall
mirror with one more figure
not here in the hall.
Rhyme needs rhythm. Through a digital screen?
Why not?
Here - briefly - are Reception & Yr 1 at Hagbourne Primary, Oxon, and me... in Wales!
Why not?
Here - briefly - are Reception & Yr 1 at Hagbourne Primary, Oxon, and me... in Wales!
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Rhyme needs rhythm. Through a digital screen?
Why not?
Here - briefly - are Reception & Yr 1 at Hagbourne Primary, Oxon, and me... in Wales!
Why not?
Here - briefly - are Reception & Yr 1 at Hagbourne Primary, Oxon, and me... in Wales!
World Animal Day was yesterday, and I'm sure it set the creatures in 'Squeak' shuddering and snorting in their different ways. Here's my post about it - and them:
katewilliamspoet.com/2025/10/05/w...
katewilliamspoet.com/2025/10/05/w...
WORLD ANIMAL DAY
Yesterday was WORLD ANIMAL DAY, and the cruelty goes on, along with disappearances of whole species, and the long shadows reach even into my little book of animal poems. They have to. In Squeak! Sq…
katewilliamspoet.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
World Animal Day was yesterday, and I'm sure it set the creatures in 'Squeak' shuddering and snorting in their different ways. Here's my post about it - and them:
katewilliamspoet.com/2025/10/05/w...
katewilliamspoet.com/2025/10/05/w...
A very happy National Poetry Day with Hagbourne Primary School, Oxon, via Zoom! Here are the younger children enacting a wood, ready for animal rhymes! Then 4/5 & I explored emotions, with wonderfully expressive outcomes! Well done all!
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A very happy National Poetry Day with Hagbourne Primary School, Oxon, via Zoom! Here are the younger children enacting a wood, ready for animal rhymes! Then 4/5 & I explored emotions, with wonderfully expressive outcomes! Well done all!
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
I'm squeaking and squawking with delight to see 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' on the updated, September version of the excellent School Reading List - poetry for 7-11 year olds category - and in fine company too!
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetr...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetr...
Poetry books for 7-11-year-olds
Children's poetry for 7-11-year-olds with titles by Michael Rosen, Joseph Coelho, Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Moses, Benjamin Zephaniah & more.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I'm squeaking and squawking with delight to see 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' on the updated, September version of the excellent School Reading List - poetry for 7-11 year olds category - and in fine company too!
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetr...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetr...
I've just been tidying and smartening up the Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' page of my website:
katewilliamspoet.com/squeak-squaw...
katewilliamspoet.com/squeak-squaw...
‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’
Amazing Animal Poems “You know it’s a great book when the kids shout ‘More, more, more!’ ” – Josie de Falco, poet.”A brilliant resource for schools but equally …
katewilliamspoet.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I've just been tidying and smartening up the Squeak! Squawk! Roar!' page of my website:
katewilliamspoet.com/squeak-squaw...
katewilliamspoet.com/squeak-squaw...
Teachers - friendly spells & free prompt sheet for your class? Almost every day of the year I get viewings on this post on my blog, and now, as Halloween nears, more than ever! katewilliamspoet.com/2020/10/21/h...
Harmless Halloween Spells
Halloween offers a great opportunity to get rhyming, with crazy magic spells. Not everyone wants to be turned into a frog – or worse, but who says spells have to be nasty? Here are some ideas…
katewilliamspoet.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Teachers - friendly spells & free prompt sheet for your class? Almost every day of the year I get viewings on this post on my blog, and now, as Halloween nears, more than ever! katewilliamspoet.com/2020/10/21/h...
Teachers! Zillions of poetry and literacy resources at my TES shop: www.tes.com/teaching-res...
Schools are also finding my new book 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' handy for topic work on nature, animals, environment and sustainability.
Schools are also finding my new book 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' handy for topic work on nature, animals, environment and sustainability.
Kate Williams - TES
Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems' - out now!
Details here: https://katewilliamspoet.com/squeak-squawk-roar/
Children's poet: website:...
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September 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Teachers! Zillions of poetry and literacy resources at my TES shop: www.tes.com/teaching-res...
Schools are also finding my new book 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' handy for topic work on nature, animals, environment and sustainability.
Schools are also finding my new book 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' handy for topic work on nature, animals, environment and sustainability.
Today is International Cat Day 😼 so here's 'A Cat's Day In' from my new book of animal poems - 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!'
August 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Today is International Cat Day 😼 so here's 'A Cat's Day In' from my new book of animal poems - 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!'
CREATIVE HOLIDAY FUN FOR YOUR CHILD!
🖋🎨 Write a poem/draw a picture inspired by the title of one of the 54 animal poems in 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' 🐁🦜🦁
DM with photo + child's first name + age + poem title chosen, by Sat. August 16 and I'll share!
Poems 10 lines max.
🖋🎨 Write a poem/draw a picture inspired by the title of one of the 54 animal poems in 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' 🐁🦜🦁
DM with photo + child's first name + age + poem title chosen, by Sat. August 16 and I'll share!
Poems 10 lines max.
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
CREATIVE HOLIDAY FUN FOR YOUR CHILD!
🖋🎨 Write a poem/draw a picture inspired by the title of one of the 54 animal poems in 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' 🐁🦜🦁
DM with photo + child's first name + age + poem title chosen, by Sat. August 16 and I'll share!
Poems 10 lines max.
🖋🎨 Write a poem/draw a picture inspired by the title of one of the 54 animal poems in 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!' 🐁🦜🦁
DM with photo + child's first name + age + poem title chosen, by Sat. August 16 and I'll share!
Poems 10 lines max.
Today is WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY, and the animals in 'Jungle Shrink' are as nervous as ever. So am I.
Whole poem & illustration available in my animal collection, 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!'
Whole poem & illustration available in my animal collection, 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!'
July 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today is WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY, and the animals in 'Jungle Shrink' are as nervous as ever. So am I.
Whole poem & illustration available in my animal collection, 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!'
Whole poem & illustration available in my animal collection, 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar!'
I wrote this before armchair shopping started taking over from Saturday trips into town, with all it's weekend colour, sound & bustle! If you have children, perhaps they could add to it!?
youtu.be/P1jt8DadOVQ
youtu.be/P1jt8DadOVQ
City Centre Saturday
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wrote this before armchair shopping started taking over from Saturday trips into town, with all it's weekend colour, sound & bustle! If you have children, perhaps they could add to it!?
youtu.be/P1jt8DadOVQ
youtu.be/P1jt8DadOVQ
Just to say 'Hungry Hedgehog' - a poem from 'Squeak', is now on YouTube, set to music with a few still images. Offers thought-provoking entertainment for school use or home enjoyment. youtu.be/dJb2SSUFJx8
Hungry Hedgehog - with Music
YouTube video by Kate Williams Poet
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just to say 'Hungry Hedgehog' - a poem from 'Squeak', is now on YouTube, set to music with a few still images. Offers thought-provoking entertainment for school use or home enjoyment. youtu.be/dJb2SSUFJx8