Poetry Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of poetry resources to use in your primary classroom. Use one of the comprehensive poetry units to guide your students from the learning of the poetry concepts through to their completed piece of text. Also included is beautifully designed posters that provide definitions and examples for the different types of poems and the main language features found in them. Use the Element of Poetry Workbook to consolidate students understanding of the concepts. Worksheets are also provided for diamante, autobiographical, colour, ballad, ode, haiku, shape, simile, limerick, cinquain and acrostic poems. Use the poetry PowerPoint teaching presentations and posters as visual aids for students throughout their work on poetry.
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Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Beetle Beats Poem - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem to develop vocabulary, reading, speaking and listening in the early years.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when categorising sensory details.
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Poetry Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to poetry.
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Writing a Colour Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a colour poem.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Imagery
A worksheet to help students understand imagery in poetry.
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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Betty Botter Tongue Twister Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A tongue twister activity using the rhyme 'Betty Botter's Butter'.
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Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem “Hey Diddle Diddle".
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A Whale's Tale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem perfect for developing knowledge of phonics and a love of reading and writing poetry.
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What Could It Be? - Sensory Poem Template
A template for students to use when learning how to write sensory poems.
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Acrostic Poem Time Capsule Template - SPORT
An acrostic poem template for primary school students in the early years.
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Writing a Diamante Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a diamante poem.
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Thoughts in Verse: A Collection of Poems for Children
A beautifully designed collection of poems, written especially for children.
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The Park - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using poetry.
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The Park (Poem) - Sequencing Activity
A sequencing activity using poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Word Play
A worksheet to help students understand word play in poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Context, Purpose and Audience
A worksheet to help students understand context, purpose and audience in poetry.
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Family and Culture Poetry Prompts – Task Cards
A set of 16 illustrated poetry task cards to help students write about their family and cultural celebrations.
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Tricky Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Analysing Poetry PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint template the use when teaching students how to analyse poetry.
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Earth Day - Acrostic Poem Template Pack
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month.
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Prose, Poetry and Drama Teaching Presentation
Teach your students the difference between poetry, prose and drama with an interactive Google Slides teaching presentation.