One of a series of National Poetry Day teacher resources on the theme of Messages. "Love Letters between Inanimate Objects " draws on a poem by Sarah Kay that can also be found on YouTube. This resource fosters creative and critical thinking around poetry and is part of a collaborative effort between the National Poetry Day partners, who include First Story, Apples and Snakes, and the Scottish Poetry Library. For KS3, KS4 and KS5

One of a series of National Poetry Day teacher resources on the theme of Messages. "A Message to the Future " draws on the poetry of Roger McGough. The resource fosters creative and critical thinking around poetry and is part of a collaborative effort between the National Poetry Day partners, who include the Poetry Society, Apples and Snakes, and the Emma Press For KS1 and KS2.

One of a series of National Poetry Day teacher resources on the theme of Messages. "A Message in Space" draws on the poetry of Rachel Piercey. The resource fosters creative and critical thinking around poetry and is part of a collaborative effort between the National Poetry Day partners, who include the Poetry Society, Apples and Snakes, and the Scottish Poetry Library. For KS1 and KS2.

One of a series of National Poetry Day teacher resources on the theme of Messages. "Sssnnnwhufffll? " draws on the poetry of Scottish poet Edwin Morgan. The resource fosters creative and critical thinking around poetry and is part of a collaborative effort between the National Poetry Day partners, who include the Poetry Society, Apples and Snakes, and the Emma Press For KS1 and KS2.

One of a series of National Poetry Day teacher resources on the theme of Messages. "Poetry in Frames" draws on a poem by Rachel Long. The resource fosters creative and critical thinking around poetry and is part of a collaborative effort between the National Poetry Day partners, who include the Poetry Society, Apples and Snakes, and the Scottish Poetry Library. For KS3, KS4 and KS5

For illustrations of our Water theme, print out these posters – of mermaids and handfish – by film-maker Leo Crane, the creator of an unmissably gorgeous 30 second animation of watery poetry (http://vimeo.com/73483775). Inspired by Handfish by Roger McGough.

National Poetry Day's theme is Water, water everywhere. Celebrate with this poster of a Shirley Hughes poem.

National Poetry Day's theme is Water, water everywhere. Celebrate with this poster of a Shirley Hughes poem.

Flotsam, Jetsam and the Deeps: reading and writing activity for KS4. For National Poetry Day 2013 by Mandy Coe. Based on a poem by Michael Symmons Roberts

The theme for National Poetry Day this year is WATER. Please print and share these posters, illustrated by Grace Hawes.

Everything Touches: a reading and performance activity KS2 For National Poetry Day 2013 by Mandy Coe Based on poems by Roger McGough and Wes Magee

Cut up and shuffle the images and verses. For National Poetry Day 2013 by Mandy Coe. Designed to encourage close-reading and collaboration, this activity of matching different bodies/forms of water with its corresponding poem can be done in pairs or groups. Adapt the game for different age-groups by deleting the more obvious titles!

Here’s a set of eight new poems for primary school children by five leading contemporary children’s poets. To keep in touch by Liz Brownlee Remembering by Liz Brownlee The Family Book by Brian Moses Poets are Photographers by Paul Cookson Remembering is our duty by Paul Cookson Dear Mug by Roger Stevens In an old dog’s memory by Brian Moses Whole body memory by Jan Dean

Cut out the jellyfish and fill it with words or a poem. Hang them up with string to make a display. For National Poetry Day 2013 by Mandy Coe. Goes with the Handfish and Jellyfish lesson plan for KS1.

Activities and lesson plans based on Rachel Rooney’s poem Russian Doll designed to get children thinking about their emotions and their response to the poem. Includes link to live performance of the poem by Rachel Rooney.

A complete KS2/KS3 lesson plan designed to teach students to write creatively in the past, present and future. Includes a copies of ‘Past’ and ‘Future’ by students from Leith Primary School in Edinburgh as inspiration.

A comprehensive lesson plan designed to get KS3 students to think about the use of different time frames in their creative writing, and then to write a poem based on past, present, and future changes. Includes a copy of Hafza Abdi’s poem ‘I Will Be’ as inspiration.

A comprehensive creative writing lesson plan for KS3 students, designed to teach them the value of drawing from personal experiences when writing creatively. Includes a copy of Joshua Siegal’s poem ‘The Both of Us’ and further resources from the National Literary Trust as inspiration. A National Poetry Day resource created by the National Literacy Trust.

Comprehensive KS4 lesson plan centered around Commended Foyle Young Poet of the Year Imogen Catsaras’ poem ‘Dawn in Dartmouth’. Students are encouraged to think, talk, read, and write in response to the poem. Includes a copy of the full poem.

Using Juris Kronberg’s poem ‘It’s Easy for Clouds’ as inspiration, KS2 students are invited to write their own poems and then attempt to illustrate them. Includes advice from Juris Kronbergs as well as a copy of his poem.