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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Simile Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a simile poem.
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Literary Devices Posters
A set of 13 literary devices posters with examples of different methods.
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Writing a Limerick Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a limerick.
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Poetry Analysis Template
A 1 page template for students to use when analysing a poem.
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Elements of Poetry PowerPoint - Year 5 and Year 6
A 25 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing students to the elements of poetry.
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Writing a Simile Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a simile 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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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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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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Forms of Poetry Posters with Annotations
A set of 9 annotated posters to use when introducing structured forms of poetry.
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Forms of Poetry PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint template the use when introducing students to structured forms of poetry.
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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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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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Poetry Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Workbook
A workbook to help students become more familiar with the genre of poetry.
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Assessment Rubric - Poetry
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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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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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Little Tree (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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A Colourful World (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
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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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Analysing Poetry PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint template the use when teaching students how to analyse poetry.
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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 a Haiku Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a haiku poem.