Christmas Poetry Tasting! KS2

This week-long unit is fully resourced. It is winter-themed and although some poems are about Christmas, others are on the topic of winter itself to cater for everyone in your classroom.

Lesson 1 - introduction to poetry, ‘taste’ two poems and record their response.
Lesson 2 - Introduction to figurative language, ‘taste’ two poems and record techniques found.
Lesson 3 - Discuss their favourites and why. Recommend the poems to people in their lives they think would most enjoy them.
Lesson 4 - Focus on rhyming couplets and rewriting/mimicking one of the peoples by rewriting every other line.
Lesson 5 - Polish and Publish using the theme.

The slides cover everything. The worksheets come too. All you need to do is print. The slides are dyslexia-friendly, concise and free of cognitive overload. They are designed for UKS2 but can be easily adapted to suit your class or another year group.

The poems have a range of techniques so cover a lot of ground. Perfect to recap techniques gathered throughout their school career or assess where a newer class are at so you know how to approach your next poetry topic.

This is a tried and tested resources. Year on year, children love it and it brings joy to the classroom and an appreciation of poetry.

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