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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A Fistful of Flavours Alliteration Activity
An activity to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
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Onomatopoeia Word Wall
A set of 39 onomatopoeic vocabulary word cards.
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Writing a Haiku Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a haiku poem.
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A Whale's Tale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem that is perfect to explore phonics and rhyming words in the early years.
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Back to School Today! Poem
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your pupils into a love of poetry with a short poem written just for the first day of school!
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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All About Me! - Simile Poem Poster and Template
Get to know your pupils and explore poetry at the same time with this simile poem scaffolding template.
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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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Writing an Autobiographical Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an autobiographical poem.
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The Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Rhyming Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a rhyming poem.
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Alliteration Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an alliteration poem.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Sensory Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a sensory poem.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Poetic Devices PowerPoint
A 23 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing students to poetic devices.
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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 - Figurative Language
A worksheet to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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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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In My Eyes (Poem) - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Alliteration
A worksheet to help students understand alliteration in poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Imagery
A worksheet to help students understand imagery in 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 - Onomatopoeia
A worksheet to help students understand onomatopoeia in poetry.