Featuring great poems around this year’s theme, Refuge, our free resources are full of ways to get students reading, discussing, performing, and writing – no matter their confidence level. They’re ready to go as worksheets, or you can use them as prompts and thought starters for your class activities. They’re designed by cross-curriculum experts to be used in all sorts of subject lessons, with materials available all the way from KS1 to KS5. By engaging your classes with poetry, you’ll give them their own refuge to express themselves and think about the world around them differently.

Find refuge in the shared experiences that bring people together across oceans.

Discuss the power of perspective in this thought-provoking resource.

Exploring injustice and contrasts of experience in times of war.

Taking refuge in memories and building inner strength can help, during troubling times.

A resource exploring the ways preconceptions can shape how we see the world.

Exploring the idea that hope is possible and positive in even the bleakest of situations.

A resource about building a place of refuge using kindness.

Explore the refugee experience with this resource about how it feels to find a new home.

Take refuge with a resource about how picking up a pen can help us all let go.

A resource exploring how we can find refuge in the things we collect.

Take refuge in nature. Looking at what can be found outdoors to inspire ideas.

A resource focused on finding refuge in a place that is special to you.

Take refuge in mental wellbeing. A poem focused on breathing and your own imagination.

Featuring great poems around this year’s theme, Refuge, our free resources are full of ways to get students reading, discussing, performing, and writing – no matter their confidence level. They’re ready to go as worksheets, or you can use them as prompts and thought starters for your class activities. They’re designed by cross-curriculum experts to be used in all sorts of subject lessons, with materials available all the way from KS1 to KS5. By engaging your classes with poetry, you’ll give them their own refuge to express themselves and think about the world around them differently.

There are lots of ways to celebrate poetry on National Poetry Day, or any day of the year. Take a look at our bank of resources to get your class started on their poetry day and to celebrate with us!

This guide offers practical steps to utilise Poetry By Heart’s vast online collections to enjoy this National Poetry Day challenge on your own or with friends. For Key Stages 3-5 and featuring ‘We Wear the Mask’ by Paul Dunbar.

This guide offers practical steps to utilise Poetry By Heart’s vast online collections to enjoy this National Poetry Day challenge on your own or with friends. For Key Stages 1-2 and featuring ‘Eletelephony’ by Laura Richards.

A guide to exploring the meaning behind words and finding connections to inspire writing. For Key Stages 3-4 and featuring ‘Semantics’ by Keisha Thompson.

A guide to reading and responding to a poem that provokes ideas for writing. For Key Stages 2-3 and featuring ‘More Pointless Questions’ by John Agard.