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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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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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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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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Here Comes the Band Counting Rhyme - Poster and Cut-Out Pages
A counting and rhyming activity using the children’s rhyme “Here Comes the Band”.
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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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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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The Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
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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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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).
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Sensory Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a sensory poem.
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A Fistful of Flavours Alliteration Activity
An activity to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.