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 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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Tricky Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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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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Acrostic Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an acrostic poem.
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Sound Devices PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching sound devices to your students.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when categorising sensory details.
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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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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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Colour Rhyming and Poetry Worksheet
A worksheet to help students form rhyming words and create a rhyming poem.
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Concrete Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
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Poetry Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Poetry' display board.
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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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The Park - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using 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 - Context, Purpose and Audience
A worksheet to help students understand context, purpose and audience in poetry.
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In My Eyes (Poem) - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using poetry.
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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.
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Shape Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to use to write a shape poem about a thunderstorm.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A poetry activity using the popular children’s poem ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive’.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
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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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My Poem - Worksheet
A worksheet that helps younger primary school students scaffold their poems.
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Writing an Ode Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an ode.