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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Writing a Ballad Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a ballad.
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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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Poetry Poster With Annotations
A poster about poetry, including an annotated example.
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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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Simile Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a simile poem.
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Onomatopoeia Word Wall Vocabulary Cards - Blank
Blank word wall vocabulary cards for brainstorming activities.
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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Shape Poem Template – Crescent Moon
Practise writing a shape poem with this crescent moon template.
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Simile Poster for Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching similes.
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Shape Poem Template – Recycling
Practise writing a shape poem with this recycling bin template.
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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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Shape Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to use to write a shape poem about a thunderstorm.
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The Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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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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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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Rhyming Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a rhyming poem.
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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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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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What Could It Be? - Sensory Poem Template
A template for students to use when learning how to write sensory poems.
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Reading Acrostic Poem Templates
A set of 7 acrostic poem templates.
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Concrete Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).