This free KS2 poetry resource explores ballads, rhythm and rhyme using the poem ‘Pirate Song’ by Jane Newberry. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for a class poem and then individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Pirate Song’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores emotions, triolets and word choice using the poem ‘Anticipation’ by Sarah Ziman. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for a class poem and then individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Anticipation’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2023. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘Who?’ by Annie Fisher. It looks at riddle poems, with a particular focus on similes. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Who?’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS1 and KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘Tightrope Walk Team’ by S.J. Perillo. It explores list poems, with a particular focus on poetic word choice. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for whole class writing and individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Tightrope Walk Team’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘Tickets to Ride’ by Julie Stevens. It looks particularly at symbols, poetic word choice and alliteration. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Tickets to Ride’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetry comics, art, science, and primary colours, using the poem ‘Colour Mixing’ by Louise Crosby. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. There is also a template for pupils to create their own poetry comics. The file type is PDF. ‘Colour Mixing’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘On Your Marks…’ by Jay Brazeau. It looks at repetition, alliteration, patterns, and performing poems out loud. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘On Your Marks…’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.