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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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Sound Devices
A worksheet to help students understand sound devices in poetry.
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Writing a Cinquain Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a cinquain poem.
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Writing an Acrostic Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an acrostic poem.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Figurative Language
A worksheet to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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Types of Poetry Posters
A set of 9 posters examining different styles of poetry.
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Resilience Acrostic Poem Worksheet
Have students write a resilience poem to help them understand the meaning of this crucial social-emotional skill.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
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I Think Mice Are Rather Nice Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem “I Think Mice are Nice”.
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Animal Poetry Prompts Task Cards for Year 1 and Year 2
Add poetry prompts to your learning centres or rotations with fun animal poetry task cards for year 1 or year 2.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A worksheet to help students understand structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
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The Poet's Lament - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using a poem.
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Writing a Ballad Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a ballad.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Imagery
A worksheet to help students understand imagery in poetry.
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Poetry Analysis Template
A 1 page template for students to use when analysing 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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Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Acrostic Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an acrostic poem.
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Components of Poetry PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching the essential components of poetry.
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Spring Is Here Poem – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem about the season spring.
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Writing a Shape Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a shape poem.
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Writing an Ode Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an ode.
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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.