Poetry Teaching Resources

Discover schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in English for Key Stage Two to teach about writing poetry on different themes and ideas

  • Amazing Animals

    Amazing Animals

    Select and use special vocabulary words to use when composing poems with different forms to describe a range of animals

  • Easter Eggs

    Easter Eggs

    Select and use special descriptive vocabulary words to create a shape poem describing different types of eggs given for Easter

  • Easter Story Poems

    Easter Story Poems

    Practise composing and publishing different types of poems that use line structures and vocabulary to illustrate scenes in the Easter story

  • Relationships

    Relationships

    Compose a selection of different types of poems using figurative language and poetry styles to illustrate relationships between friends and family members

  • Sports Rap

    Sports Rap

    Select vocabulary and rhythm structures to compose and perform rap poems describing actions and events connected to different Olympic sports

  • 3D Shape Labels

    3D Shape Labels

    Identify and record how to label models and illustrations of some different 3D shapes to indicate their special properties

  • Adventure Plays

    Adventure Plays

    practise composing and performing play scripts using the correct structure and format to illustrate adventures to different locations

  • Shakespeare Plays

    Shakespeare Plays

    Investigate the structure and format of different scenes extracted from plays by William Shakespeare to use for drama performances

  • Greek Myths

    Greek Myths

    Practise composing narrative stories to illustrate the structure and format of myths based on culture and traditions from Ancient Greece