THE SEASONS PACK - 16 POEMS, K.S.1 & L.K.S.2

This is a pack of 16 poems to cover ‘The Seasons’; four poems for each season. Each poem comes with an activity and writing frames where applicable. Two poems are accompanied by K.S.1 dance lessons.

The pack includes a 51 page resource booklet including the poems, activities and writing frames.

There are also four PPT presentations - one for each season. These contain the poems and teaching slides. There are two example pages from each PPT presentation in the preview section

See previews for full description, of the poems.

AUTUMN
AUTUMN - seven stanzas, rhyming & non-rhyming with a pattern
BONFIRE NIGHT - one stanza, non-rhyming using calligrams
FRIEND OR FOE? - presented in three different ways, rhyming
CRACKLE! SPIT! - four stanzas, rhyming poem using onomatopoeia and a pattern. Comes with two K.S.1 dance lessons

WINTER
I LOOKED OUTSIDE - four stanzas, rhyming. Comes with a K.S.1 dance lesson
THE WEATHER OF WINTER - six stanzas, non-rhyming performance poem using descriptive language and metaphors
SNOWDROP - two stanzas, rhyming shape poem
IT’S CHRISTMAS - eight stanzas, rhyming with a pattern

SPRING
A TALE OF SPRING - rhyming, conversation poem between two people. Also contains a list poem within it
GOLDEN ONE - one stanza, non-rhyming with a pattern, a simile and metaphors
SPRING’S HERE - six stanzas, non-rhyming containing a poem within a poem
SPRING ACROSTIC - one stanza, acrostic

SUMMER
THE SUN - one stanza, rhyming using similes
SUMMER HOLIDAY - two stanzas, rhyming, contrasting
YES, YES, YES, IT IS! - eight stanzas, non-rhyming question & answer poem with a pattern
LOLLIPOP - one stanza, rhyming shape poem