Poem based resources (KS1 & KS2 resources)

Poetry based worksheets and PowerPoint activities for a selection of poems including comprehension tasks and discussion prompts.

From a railway carriage - Robert Louis Stevenson

A lovely resource for years 5 and 6 based on Robert Louis Stevenson's  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Poem: Home Sweet Home

An original, simple poem contrasting before and after a World  … read more

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Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Jabberwocky - poetry analysis

A PowerPoint based on the poetry analysis of Jabberwocky by Lewis  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Can you see the wind? - a poetry reading comprehension

An original poem exploring personification and imagery, while  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Autumn by Siegfried Sassoon

This challenging poetic reflection on the effects of war allows  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

English for the More Able: Scary Poems

A Rising Stars resource. Challenging comprehension questions  … read more

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Y2 | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

The Bunny and the Chick - An Easter poem

A poem to focus on rhyming couplets. Ideal to use as inspiration  … read more

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Y3 Y4 | Reading comprehension

The Hare and the Tortoise - poetry comprehension

Children read a classic version of the Aesop fable 'The Hare  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Texts for teaching Shakespeare

A set of selected texts ideal for teaching Shakespeare to children  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading word level | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

Figurative language – It's raining cats and dogs

Explore figurative language with this poetry resource based on  … read more

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Y3 Y4 | Reading word level | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

The Fairies by William Allingham

A range of activities, including a reading comprehension and  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Who am I? – a poetry activity

A PowerPoint to help children to explore the poem 'Who am I?'  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

Question poems

A poetry resource based on the traditional Irish poem 'The Blackbird  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

Using newspapers

Five quick tips on how to use newspapers in the classroom.  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading word level | Reading comprehension

Dear Mum - poetry comprehension

A comprehension activity based on the poem 'Dear Mum' by Brian  … read more

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Y4 Y5 | Reading comprehension

Ordering - Roald Dahl's Jack and the Beanstalk

An ordering activity for Roald Dahl's poem of Jack and the beanstalk  … read more

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Y3 Y4 | Reading comprehension

Macbeth – Rhyme cauldron

Read through the witches' opening speech and identify the rhyming  … read more

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Reading word level | Reading comprehension

The Skylark by Christina Rossetti – poetry analysis

Explore the poet's use of language specifically looking at vocabulary  … read more

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Y3 | Reading comprehension

Home pictures in May by John Clare – exploring the meaning

A look at the language used in John Clare's classic poem. Includes  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

A palace of mystery – poetry anyalsis

Explore this original poem by Trevor Millum. Includes activities  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

I must go down to the sea – poetry comparision

A detailed comparison of two sea based poetry: 'A wanderer's  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Plants personified

Children identify the use of personification as a descriptive  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Cumulative Poems – What's in the box?

A set of teaching ideas and resources based around an original  … read more

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Y1 Y2 | Writing composition

Analysing Cargoes by John Masefield

A set of teaching ideas and resources based upon this atmospheric  … read more

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Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension

Storm in the Black Forest – D H Lawrence

A beautiful PowerPoint resource comprising questions and tasks  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension | Weather

The Further Adventures of The Owl and the Pussy-cat – Penguin Schools resource collection

A wonderful pack introducing pupils to both the original poem  … read more

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Y3 Y4 | Reading comprehension | Writing composition

Language change

Read the poem by Geoffrey Chaucer and study how language has  … read more

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Y6 | Writing composition

Exploring word types

A great Jabberwocky resource. Read the poem, highlight the nouns,  … read more

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Y6 | Writing composition

Jabberwocky - prompts for discussion

Ideas for small discussion groups to explore the main themes  … read more

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Y6 | Writing composition

Jabberwocky storyboard

Children illustrate key images from the poem. A super resource!  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Writing composition

Jabberwocky activities

Explore how words work using 'Jabberwocky'. Includes a copy of  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Reading comprehension | Writing composition | Vocabulary, punctuation and grammar

Character detectives - using the highwayman

A fun reading activity for the whole class! Share the Highwayman  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Writing composition

'The Highwayman' activities

Create a 'wanted' poster of the character, then think about how  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Writing composition

Unpicking language – 'The Cataract of Lodore' by Robert Southey

An extract from this poem, describing the waterfall. Would work  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Writing composition