Get poetry flowing in every season with our bundle of popular resources of poetry to see you through the year! Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter plus some seasonal extras are all covered in one handy bundle usually worth nearly £30!
Included in this pack:
- Spring Poetry
- Easter Poems
- Summer Poetry
- Seaside Poetry
- Summer Sports
-Autumn Poetry
-Bonfire Poems
-Christmas Poetry
-New Year Poetry
Writing - Season Poetry - Summer - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems.
The season focus for this lesson is summer, with mention of the seaside. Many detailed pictures and videos are attached were taken by me (seaside, fish and chips, waves, ice cream, park, picnic, funfair and the arcade). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly go through the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters S,U M, E, and R to later create their own acrostic poem that spells SUMMER.
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 28 slides. Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a SUMMER acrostic poem in the powerpoint.
Learning Objective:
To write a summer acrostic poem.
Download our new Summer Performance Poetry Pack, a five-lesson English unit for KS1, based on performing summer poetry.
In this unit, pupils will read a classic summer poem about a baby playing with the sand on the beach. Pupils will have a chance to consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud. There is also a grammar focus on expanded nouns and using command sentences. Children will work towards creating their own version of the summer poem and turning it into an effective performance, which could be used for a summer-themed assembly or celebration.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To listen to a classic summer poem being read aloud
• To use expanded nouns
• To use command sentences
• To prepare a poetry performance including actions
• To perform a poem to an audience
The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources.
You may also like our other KS1 poetry packs:
Going to Sea Poetry Pack
Transition Day Activity Pack
Year 2 Performance Poetry Pack
Spring Performance Poetry
A notebook resource to encourage children to think of different vocabulary to use in a poem. Includes; nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. This was used to plan our autumn poems and alot of the planning was done on whiteboards and through discussion.
Includes diamond poem template sheet.
Writing - Season Poetry - Winter - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own.
The season focus for this lesson is winter. Many detailed pictures are attached of snow, snowball, snowman, snow angel, snow fights, snow covered park/mountains, fireplace, hot drinks (hot chocolate), snow in the city and snow in London. With mention of the religious holidays that often occur in the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters W,I,N,T, E and R to later make an acrostic poem that spells Winter.
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 35 slides (mainly imagery). Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a WINTER acrostic poem in the powerpoint.
Learning Objective:
To write an acrostic winter poem
Updated for Spring 2018!
Download our five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning for Years 1 and 2, based on performing Spring poetry and built around the KS1 new curriculum literacy objectives.
In this unit, pupils will read a classic Spring poem about a fast white bunny and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud, particularly reflecting on the use of verbs and similes. Children will work towards creating their version of the Easter poem and turning it into an effective performance.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To listen to a classic Spring poem being read aloud
• To identify verbs and similes
• To prepare a poetry performance including actions
• To perform a poem to an audience
The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources.
You may also like our other KS1 packs:
Going to Sea Poetry Pack
Summer Performance Poetry Pack
A poem and assembly looking at the seasons. plus as an added extra some helpers if you wish to make a display out of what the children have said the seasons mean to them.
Introducing our immersive 1-Week Writing Unit, designed to immerse students in the whimsical world of nursery rhymes. Using “There Was An Old Woman” and “Pussy Cat, Pussy” as starting points, this unit will guide students along a creative journey to craft their own versions of nonsense nursery rhymes.
Key Details:
Starting Point/Text: We begin with two classic nursery rhymes, “There Was An Old Woman” and “Pussy Cat, Pussy”, serving as inspiration and a foundation for students’ creative exploration.
End of Topic (Big Writing): By the end of the unit, students will have mastered the art of writing their own version of a nonsense nursery rhyme. Imagine how exciting it would be to create your own piece of whimsical verse!
Smart Notebook Slides/Models/Plans/Activities: Our comprehensive package includes captivating Smart Notebook slides, illustrative models, detailed lesson plans, and interactive activities, all designed to foster an engaging and enriching learning experience.
Main Learning Outcomes:
Familiarisation with Text: Students will listen to poems, identifying expressive words that add color and life to the verses. Have you ever noticed how certain words can make a poem sing?
Capturing Ideas: Students will learn to identify and choose language for use in humorous text. Can you imagine the fun they’ll have playing with words and phrases?
Analysing Text, Language Features and Organisation: This stage guides students to use the known structure of a verse to compose and create humorous verse. They will also learn how tools like rhyme and alliteration can inject humor into a poem. Ever wondered why “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” sounds so amusing?
Demonstration/Shared/Supported/Joint Construction Writing: In this collaborative phase, students will be guided through the process of writing their own nonsense nursery rhymes. Can’t you just imagine the joy and pride they’ll feel when they recite their own creations?
It’s packed with insightful articles and useful resources for educators at all levels, from seasoned teachers to Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and Senior Leadership Teams (SLTs).
Embark on this exciting journey with us and transform your students into budding poets with a knack for nonsense verse!
Writing - Autumn Season Poetry Bundle - (KS1/Lower KS2)
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of lessons based on poetry with tasks attached. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems. Be able to learn and appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart. Children should be given the opportunities to prepare and perform poems understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience. The focus for these collection of poem lessons is the seasons of the year: Winter.
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
A Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides).
The 6 lessons are broken down into the following:
Winter - Class Poem
Winter - Senses Star
Winter - Descriptive Poem
Winter - Acrostic Poem
Winter - Similes & Alliteration
Winter Festivities Poem
Learning Objectives;
To learn a winter-based poem.
To create a senses star using imagery and audio.
To write a descriptive winter poem.
To write an acrostic winter poem.
To write a winter poem with similes and alliteration.
To write a poem about the winter holidays.
This pack includes 16 original poems about Spring, Autumn and Christmas.
AUTUMN: This is a pack of six poems - spanning both key stages - using Autumn as the stimulus.
Autumn - a rhyming poem about the transition from autumn to winter
Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem about autumn
Friend or Foe? - a rhyming poem about Halloween which can be written in three different ways
Crackle! Spit! - a rhyming poem with a pattern, about Bonfire Night. There are two accompanying dance lessons for K.S.1 with this poem
Bonfire Night - a non-rhyming poem which can be written in a straightforward way, or as calligrams
We Dare You To! - a rhyming poem about the dangers of playing with fireworks, and also the issue of wanting to fit in. This has an accompanying Y5/6 drama lesson
The pack includes general activities to do with the poems, as well as specific activities for the individual poems.
There is a 40 slide PPT presentation to support the activities.
SPRING: This is a pack of five poems about Spring for Y2/3. Each poem is accompanied by a full lesson.
Lesson 1. Umbrella Chant - a choral chant, performance poem
Lesson 2. Spring Acrostic - a non-rhyming acrostic poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 3. A Tale of Spring - a rhyming list poem (includes a framework)
Lesson 4. Golden One - a non-rhyming descriptive poem (includes a format)
Lesson 5. Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer poem (includes a framework)
All lessons are supported with power point slides and resources
CHRISTMAS: This is a pack of five poems about Christmas, spanning both key stages. Four are based on Christmas itself and one is about snow.
I Looked Outside - a rhyming poem about a snowfall in the night
No Crown of Jewels - a rhyming poem about the birth of Jesus, and the truth about Christmas rather than the glitz
It’s Christmas! - a rhyming poem using a different Christmas element for each stanza, for example; the tree, Santa and a present. This poem also follows an obvious pattern
What? - a rhyming poem comparing the baby Jesus to the latest toy that children desperately want at Christmas
Yes, Yes, Yes It Is! - a non-rhyming question and answer (verse and chorus) poem, again with an obvious pattern.
The poems are supported with a 43 slide power point presentation
There are general activities which can be used with all of the poems, as well as specific activities for some of them.
Writing - Autumn Season Poetry Bundle - (KS1/Lower KS2)
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of lessons based on poetry with tasks attached. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems. Be able to learn and appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart. Children should be given the opportunities to prepare and perform poems understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience. The focus for these collection of poem lessons is the seasons of the year: Autumn.
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
A Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides).
The 6 lessons are broken down into the following:
Autumn - Class Poem
Autumn - Nature Walk
Autumn - Senses Star
Autumn - Descriptive Poem
Autumn - Acrostic Poem
Autumn - Similes & Alliteration
Learning Objectives;
To learn an autumn-based poem.
To explore autumn leaves
To create a senses star using imagery and audio.
To write a descriptive autumn poem.
To write an autumn acrostic poem.
To write an autumn poem with similes and alliteration.
Writing - Spring Season Poetry Bundle - (KS1/Lower KS2)
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of lessons based on poetry with tasks attached. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems. Be able to learn and appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart. Children should be given the opportunities to prepare and perform poems understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience. The focus for these collection of poem lessons is the seasons of the year: Spring.
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
A Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides).
The 6 lessons are broken down into the following:
Spring - Class Poem
Spring - Senses Star
Spring - Descriptive Poem
Spring - Acrostic Poem
Spring - Similes & Alliteration
Spring - Easter Poem
Learning Objectives;
To learn a spring-based poem.
To create a senses star using imagery and audio.
To write a descriptive spring poem.
To write an acrostic spring poem.
To write a spring poem with similes and alliteration.
To learn an Easter poem and begin to write their own.
Writing - Season Poetry - Winter - Similes & Alliteration - Lesson 5 - KS1/KS2
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own.
The season focus for this lesson is winter. Many detailed pictures are attached of snow, snowball, snowman, snow angel, snow fights, snow covered park/mountains, fireplace, hot drinks (hot chocolate), snow in the city and snow in London. With mention of the religious holidays that often occur in the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what a simile is and how to use them in a poem about winter. Children will also learn about alliteration.
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing a winter poem with similes & alliteration. There are 40 slides (mainly imagery).
Learning Objective:
To write a winter poem with similes and alliteration.
A power point presentation of poems by
Brenda Williams about the season of winter, with five linked lesson plans and twelve worksheets, to develop an understanding and appreciation of poetry, and as a springboard to other curricular activities at Second and Third Grades
Writing - Season Poetry - Spring - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own.
The season focus for this lesson is spring. Many detailed pictures are attached of
spring as a season, spring weather, spring rain spring bulbs, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, and snowdrops, wildflowers, gardening, nest building, and baby animals. Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters S, P, R, I, N and G to later make an acrostic poem that spells Winter.
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 63 slides (mainly imagery). Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a SPRING acrostic poem in the powerpoint.
Learning Objective:
To write a spring acrostic poem.
A couple of poems based on colours in nature/surrounding environment.
They are a good basis for discussion on colour around us and can be used in conjunction with the topics of weather or seasons.
A collection of short poems based on the theme of Clothes.
Covers various topics like sports clothes, ballet clothes, party clothes, swimming gear, general clothing items and seasonal clothing.
They can be used as a lesson starter on the theme of 'Clothes' or even 'Interests and Hobbies.'
A set of autumn themed poems on different aspects of the season. Can be used as a lesson starter, for consolidation or for very basic poetry lessons.
Most suitable for young learners (4-8) and EAL learners, as poems are rich in vocabulary relevant to the theme.
A set of 13 poems on the theme of Christmas.
Designed to build vocabulary around the topic of Christmas and encourage discussion on various aspects of the season.
Most are suitable for very young learners however a few may be a bit challenging.
The poems work well for EAL learners from 4-8.
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