National Poetry Day KS1 KS2 Assembly.

National Poetry Day KS1 and KS2 Assembly.
A simply written whole school assembly to cover the main aspects of National Poetry Day which can be used in the days preceding or on 3rd October.
Power-point of 27 slides which include:
Suggested music, video clip and hymns.
Short poetry task using suggestions from the pupils after listening to an audio sound effect. (Teacher instructions included in red).
What are poems?
5 short poems or extracts to demonstrate 5 different poetry structures.
Using figurative language and example extracts from poems. (alliteration, simile etc)
About National Poetry Day and the theme of ‘counting’ and some ideas to explore including song link ‘Count on me’ Bruno Mars.
Some ideas that people may do on National Poetry Day plus three suggestions for your school (class, individual and whole school).
Final prayer.
Links well with topics on poetry, figurative language, creative writing, famous poets, feelings.