Poetry - exploring form (KS1 & KS2 resources)

Explore poetic form with our poetry resources - choose from fun worksheets, writing templates and planning frames.

Activities for World Poetry Day – upper KS2New!

Celebrate World Poetry Day by getting your year 4, 5 and 6 classes  … read more

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Activities for World Poetry Day – KS1 & lower KS2New!

This set of three World Poetry Day-inspired activities from children's  … read more

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Writing cinquains

Inspire children to read and create their own cinquains with  … read more

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Making lists

A set of tips on how to tackle list writing. Includes an example  … read more

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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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Prepositions poetry

Identify the use of prepositions in a poem and use it as a model  … read more

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St George and the Dragon – acrostic poem

A writing frame to complete an acrostic poem by looking at a  … read more

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'On the ground' - word wall

Use this 'word wall' to explore the poem by clicking on each  … read more

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Y1 Y2 | Writing composition | Seasons

'On the ground' - simile poem

An adapted version of the original 'On the ground' poetry writing  … read more

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Kinds of poetry

This colourful PowerPoint takes children through all the different  … read more

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Still as a post and as tall as a spire

Can you match the comparison to the picture? A super activity  … read more

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Wet poem

Alliterative patterns. Read the poem and ask how the poet has  … read more

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Shape poems

Rewrite the poems as a shape poem.  … read more

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Animal poetry

Use the structure to write new poems about African animals.  … read more

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Alliteration poem

Have fun with the tongue-twister and ask the children for more  … read more

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Writing a colour poem

After reading 'What is Pink?' by Christina Rosetti children are  … read more

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A ballad

Read the ballad about Bonnie Prince Charles and answer the questions  … read more

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Writing a tanka

Use the framework provided to write a tanka! The resource is  … read more

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Rain sounds

Read, share and practise the poem ready to perform in the classroom!  … read more

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Y5 | Writing composition | Weather

List poems

A super poetry resource! Six useful frameworks to help children  … read more

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On the ground poetry

Pupils collect autumnal objects from the ground and write a poem  … read more

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I can't find my...

Can you find your toy? A lovely poetry framework.  … read more

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The Door poetry

An inspiring poetry lesson in which children use the framework  … read more

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Shopping list poem

A super resource to help children write a poem with helpful frameworks  … read more

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