This is a free set of sixteen poems for Key Stage 2, exploring the theme of Small Things. From friendly bacteria to full stops to fingernails, from seeds to snails to small acts of kindness, discover the big impact of the little things around us! Each poem is available as a free downloadable, printable poster. There are also three free Key Stage 2 teaching resources exploring minibeasts, punctuation and the importance of small things. These include reading notes, class activities, and prompts for individual writing. (These teaching resources are also available to view separately in the Tyger Tyger shop.) The file type is PDF. These poems were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores writing a minibeast poem, using the poem ‘Be a snail’ by Roy Moss as inspiration. Roy’s short, impactful poem looks at the inspiring patience and resilience of the snail. There are clear, easy-to-follow prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Be a snail’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores writing a wildly imaginative poem about a punctuation mark, using the poem ‘New Beginnings’ by Emma Phillips as inspiration. It is a fresh and creative way to approach thinking about punctuation. There are clear, easy-to-follow prompts for class activities and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘New Beginnings’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores the importance of small things and how to write a poem about them. It is inspired by the poem ‘Small Things and Big Awe’ by Abbie Werner James. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Small Things and Big Awe’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores the seasons and personification, using the poem ‘What Spring Says’ by Carys Shannon. Although the poem is about Spring, the whole resource can be used to discuss and write about any season. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and then individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘What Spring Says’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This is a free set of twelve poems for Key Stage 2, exploring the theme of People and Characters. Each poem is available as a free downloadable, printable poster. There are also three free poetry teaching resources around fairytales, friendship, and clerihews. These include reading notes, class activities, and prompts for individual writing. Meet the Giant of Jack and the Beanstalk fame and hear his side of the “Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum” of it all. Find out about different types of heroism with Sir Percival Knight and his noble horse, and then step into the whirlwind shoes of a busy teacher – just don’t mention the printer… Meet a boy called Mark, who is a most marvellous mate, and a pirate Grandma with exhilarating tales to tell (just how tall those tales are – well, that’s for you to decide). Learn about the sensational careers of four great women of sport, cleverly encapsulated in playful clerihews, and then skip around the playground singing with a beloved school dinner lady. See, in your mind’s eye, the beautiful creations a father makes for his daughter using colour, plants, love and imagination, then jump back in time to 19th century Lyme Regis to sing of the legendary Mary Anning. Scrutinise the invoice delivered by the Emperor’s tailors for his new clothes and see if you can spot what’s missing, then encounter the big bad wolf of fairytale in a different, deeply poignant context. And finally, step back into prehistory and follow a young speaker into a cave that will become a canvas… The three free Key Stage 2 teaching resources cover fairytales (with a focus on retellings and half-rhyme), friendship (with a focus on rhyme and repetition) and clerihews (with a focus on the biographies of four great women of sport and being playful with rhyme). These teaching resources are also available to view separately in the Tyger Tyger shop. The file type is PDF. These poems were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores the highly entertaining poetic form of the clerihew and how Lorraine Mariner has used it to write about the careers of sporting legends Lily Parr, Martina Navratilova, Jessica Ennis and Simone Biles, in ‘Great Women of Sport Clerihews’. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Great Women of Sport Clerihews’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores writing a poem about a friend (or family member) and being creative with rhyme, using the poem ‘My Mate, Mark’ by Helen Dineen as inspiration. There are clear, easy-to-follow prompts for class activities and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘My Mate, Mark’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores retelling fairytales from a different point of view, using the poem ‘As Told by the Giant’ by Stefan Karlsson as inspiration. Stefan’s poem retells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk from the Giant’s perspective. There are clear, easy-to-follow prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘As Told by the Giant’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2024. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here on TES and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores how to use mathematical patterns and syllable counting to create new poems, inspired by the poems ‘Formula for Fun’ and ‘Pi-ku Rule’ by Carmela A Martino. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Formula for Fun’ and ‘Pi-ku Rule’ were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores creating a striking metaphor in a short poem, using the poem ‘Math Lesson (from the Garden)’ by Irene Latham. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Math Lesson (from the Garden)’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores the power and potential of verbs, as well as facts about sound, and poetic structure and word choice, using the poem ‘Acoustic Recordings’ by Elizabeth Kuelbs. There are clear prompts for class activities, a class poem, and individual writing. There is a printable poster of the poem and a stylish blank template for pupils to write up and display their new work. The file type is PDF. ‘Acoustic Recordings’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This is a free set of twelve poems for Key Stage 2, exploring the STEM subjects. Each poem is available as a free downloadable, printable poem poster. These twelve fascinating poems demonstrate the inspirational impact of exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics through the medium of poetry. Take mathematics outside into the garden for a sensory experience of counting, then find out about the many different types of engineer we depend on – and which you could choose to be! Encounter new theories about quantum mechanics with Derek the dog, discover the most exquisitely mathematical of foods, and celebrate the largest artery of the body. Experience the importance of resilience and experimentation, then watch two innovative engineers-in-training at play. Hum with the beauty and mystery of sound, discover what is happening in your body when you are excited, and splice maths with poetry to create new experimental forms. Be inspired by a space science pioneer and encounter the beauty of the telescope, whilst pondering the questions it raises… There are also three free Key Stage 2 teaching resources to accompany the poems: ‘Write a poem about a verb’, ‘Write a short poem with a striking metaphor’ and ‘Write a mathematical poem’. (These are also available to view separately in the Tyger Tyger shop.) The file type is PDF. These poems were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques using the poem ‘Harvest of Haiku’ by Karla Wendelin. It looks particularly at haiku, the theme of harvest, and the five senses. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for a class poem and individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Harvest of Haiku’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores habitats, personification and surprising your reader, using the poem ‘The Pond’ by Hugh Dunkerley. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for class activities and then individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘The Pond’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores clouds, imagination and rhyme using the poem ‘A Dreamy Afternoon on the Common’ by Rhiannon Oliver. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for class activities and then individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘A Dreamy Afternoon on the Common’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website: tygertyger.net

This free KS2 poetry resource explores animals, persuasive speech and repetition using the poem ‘King of the Moles’ by Gwenno Gwilym. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for a class poem followed by individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘King of the Moles’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques using the poem ‘Red Bridge’ by Marie Papier. It looks particularly at poems inspired by works of art, a form of poetry known as ekphrasis. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Red Bridge’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘Blueberries’ by Jérôme Luc Martin. It looks at imagery, comparisons, poetic choices and form. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Blueberries’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the pair of poems ‘Catching a Yawn’ and ‘Catching a Wave’, by Hilary Elder. It looks at interesting verbs, patterns of three, personification, and performing poems out loud. There is a printable poster of the two poems, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Catching a Yawn’ and ‘Catching a Wave’ were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.