Literacy: Seamus Heaney

Today, our class enjoyed a lovely outdoor learning experience blackberry picking. The children explored nature first-hand, carefully gathering ripe, juicy berries while noticing the different textures, colours, and smells around them.

This activity forms part of our preparation for writing sensory poems inspired by Seamus Heaney’s famous poem, Blackberry-Picking. By engaging their senses outdoors, the children will bring rich vocabulary, vivid imagery, and personal experience into their creative writing.