Interactive teaching in literacy and language/1. Warm ups/Writing games: Difference between revisions

= A kenning is a compound figurative or phrase that aims to replace the noun.  It consists of two words that describe the noun. Kennings originate from the Anglo Saxon “Norse” spoken by Vikings and slowly integrated within English.  Very simply, it is a way of describing something indirectly, like a metaphor or simile, and making kennings are a great way to introduce children to figurative speech. Ask children to create their own kennings as a list and for others to guess what they are describing. =

Ask children to think of any noun – glasses, octopus, tomato. Now ask them to gather together groups of kennings that describe the noun. Now put those kennings in a list and try to use alliteration, rhyme and rhythm to make the list sound poetic. When the children have a list, get them to read them to each other and see if they can guess what the other is describing.