Creative Connections: Teaching Poetry and Art in the Primary Classroom

Trainee and early-career teachers often struggle to plan and deliver effective art lessons due to limited guidance on subject knowledge and best practice. This essential text equips primary teachers with the subject knowledge, expert advice, and practical strategies needed to provide children with rich experiences in art, craft, and design, ensuring access to a broad and balanced curriculum. With clear guidance and support, it helps teachers build an understanding of the principles and values that underpin high standards and expectations, enabling them to foster strong progress in the subject.

This unique Teachers Handbook supports teachers in delivering art and poetry lessons aligned with the new Irish Primary Curriculum.

• Provides step-by-step guidance for integrating visual arts and poetry across all class levels from junior infants to 6th class.

• Includes creative strategies to foster imagination, self-expression, and critical thinking.

• Offers age-appropriate lesson plans, activities, and assessment suggestions.

• Emphasises links between visual art and language learning for holistic development.

• Each lesson provides links for cross-curricular integration throughout, with photocopiable worksheets for specific areas of exploration in some of the poetry lessons. 

• Promotes inclusion, ensuring accessibility for all learners.

• Highlights the importance of creativity, collaboration, and reflection.

• Equips teachers with practical resources, sample projects, and extension activities.

• Aims to nurture lifelong appreciation for art and poetry.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ ABC Publications (Sept 15th 2025)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1917517126
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.95 x 1.87 x 27.30 cm