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Can you write a Kenning?
Posted On 26 Sep 2013
We’ve been working on Kennings with the Year 5s over the last couple of weeks and here is a fabulous example from Ellie B…
Bamboo basher
Ginormous gnasher
Background camouflager
Fairly larger
Lazy sleeper
Silent creeper
Idle ponderer
Monochrome wanderer
Can you work out which animal the kenning is about? Why not post a kenning of your own so that we can all try to guess its title?
The Kenning is about a panda! Can you guess mine?
Fly-trapper,
Tree-crawler,
Sun-seeker,
Skin-scaler,
Crafty-camouflager,
Beady-eyed hunter,
Four-legged scamperer.
I’ve got another Kenning. 😀
A fantastic jumper,
A cheery chatterer,
A racing swimmer,
A friendly smiler,
A harmless wonder,
My favourite creature.
Moonlight-howler,
Midnight-wanderer,
Nighttime-stalker,
Canine-growler,
Human-eater,
🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
Werewolf Caleb?
Wow… Ellie had done a fabulous job hasn’t she!!??
Caleb has been very busy this week hasn’t he? Very well done Caleb! You can come to my office to get a prize!
Football player,
Chocolate lover,
Tennis admirer,
Liverpool cherisher,
Muay Thai practitioner,
Kung Fu fantasiser,
Aussie adventurer.
funny kenning Sam not quite sure what it is.
But i think it could be you.
Can you guess mine?
Tree climber
T.V watcher
Pet handler
Crazy bouncer
Drama lover
School enjoyer
Shark hater
Sister annoyer!
Here is another one.
Animal lover
Maths enjoyer
Friend maker
Excellent swimmer
Crazy trampoliner
Bike rider
Gerbil owner
Good drawer
Is it you Martha?
snorring snooser
leaf eater
mindls muncher
cutest hugger
tree hogger
babby piggybacker
tree clawer
can you guess what it is?:)
Is it a Koala Bear Katie?
Timo (Governor)
I think I have got Ellie’s is it a panda?
Can you guess this one?
Great glider
Hungry hunter
silent swooper
night flyer
branch sitter
mouse eater
I have another one!
Fish gulper
sensitive hearer
toy lover
string destroyer
hug lover
Can you guess this one?
Loving fluff ball
meat lover
mud roller
tree rubber
loud barker
Can you guess this?
Tree climber
meat eater
Brown furred
Stinky breather
Forest liver
Can you get this one?
messy eater
dirt roller
hoove trotter
trough live
guess this!
snow player
fierce fighter
silent stalker
stealthy prowler
night-time seer
mountain liver
courageous hunter
dappled fur
elegant paws
furry tail
it is one of my fave animals!
Is it a snowy leopard?