SEASONS POETRY BUNDLE - K.S.1/K.S.2

This pack includes 16 original poems about Spring, Autumn and Christmas.

AUTUMN: This is a pack of six poems - spanning both key stages - using Autumn as the stimulus.

Autumn - a rhyming poem about the transition from autumn to winter

Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem about autumn

Friend or Foe? - a rhyming poem about Halloween which can be written in three different ways

Crackle! Spit! - a rhyming poem with a pattern, about Bonfire Night. There are two accompanying dance lessons for K.S.1 with this poem

Bonfire Night - a non-rhyming poem which can be written in a straightforward way, or as calligrams

We Dare You To! - a rhyming poem about the dangers of playing with fireworks, and also the issue of wanting to fit in. This has an accompanying Y5/6 drama lesson

The pack includes general activities to do with the poems, as well as specific activities for the individual poems.

There is a 40 slide PPT presentation to support the activities.

SPRING: This is a pack of five poems about Spring for Y2/3. Each poem is accompanied by a full lesson.

Lesson 1. Umbrella Chant - a choral chant, performance poem

Lesson 2. Spring Acrostic - a non-rhyming acrostic poem (includes a framework)

Lesson 3. A Tale of Spring - a rhyming list poem (includes a framework)

Lesson 4. Golden One - a non-rhyming descriptive poem (includes a format)

Lesson 5. Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem (includes a framework)

All lessons are supported with power point slides and resources

CHRISTMAS: This is a pack of five poems about Christmas, spanning both key stages. Four are based on Christmas itself and one is about snow.

I Looked Outside - a rhyming poem about a snowfall in the night

No Crown of Jewels - a rhyming poem about the birth of Jesus, and the truth about Christmas rather than the glitz

It’s Christmas! - a rhyming poem using a different Christmas element for each stanza, for example; the tree, Santa and a present. This poem also follows an obvious pattern

What? - a rhyming poem comparing the baby Jesus to the latest toy that children desperately want at Christmas

Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer (verse and chorus) poem, again with an obvious pattern.

The poems are supported with a 43 slide power point presentation

There are general activities which can be used with all of the poems, as well as specific activities for some of them.