Secondary English resources inspired by autumn

We have gathered together some of our favourite autumn-inspired resources to help you bring this beautiful time of year into your English classroom

Tes Resources Team

Autumn leaves on a table and a person writing autumn poetry to inspire secondary English students

Inspire your secondary English students with the beauty and richness of autumn

The season of autumn, with its beautiful colours, crunchy woodland walks, harvest festivals and bonfires, has inspired writers through the ages - perhaps most famously Keats, with his Ode to Autumn. It's a great time of year to encourage students to experience the season with all of their senses and write creatively about it, as well as to encourage critical responses to other writers' evocations of autumn. Here, we have gathered together some of our favourite autumn-inspired resources to help you bring this beautiful time of year into your English classroom.

To Autumn John Keats
EnglishGCSEcouk

To Autumn John Keats

(1)
To Autumn by John Keats - a one hour lesson designed for KS4 students preparing for Eduqas poetry anthology questions or for unseen poetry exam questions for any of the exam boards like AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC. The lesson explores key themes and analyses and evaluates the use of imagery in detail...
Glorious Autumn! ( Thematic Boggle + solutions )
Carlav

Glorious Autumn! ( Thematic Boggle + solutions )

(3)
Another five minute filler for teachers. Embedded in this puzzle are ten words associated with Autumn and 100 other general vocabulary words. Full instructions, templates in colour and in black and white, a thematic vocabulary and an answer key are included. If you were one of the first 8 peo...
Descriptive writing: Autumn  'Ode to Autumn' by John Keats
jimjo1962

Descriptive writing: Autumn 'Ode to Autumn' by John Keats

(1)
Descriptive writing: Autumn. The power point includes: a starter, 'Ode to Autumn' by John Keats which is analysed at word and whole text level, an opportunity for pupils to improve their work to show progression, a skills slide, a writing planning slide and a checklist for peer assessment. Highly vi...
To Autumn by John Keats Worksheet
Tutor Cloud

To Autumn by John Keats Worksheet

(1)
Our teaching resource provides a comprehensive exploration of the famous poem "To Autumn" by John Keats. This worksheet is designed to enhance students' understanding of the poem through various activities and discussions. Whilst the poem itself is not included in the resource due to c...
Unseen Poetry Thomas Hood "Autumn" Cover Hw Revision Guided Reading
E K

Unseen Poetry Thomas Hood "Autumn" Cover Hw Revision Guided Reading

(1)
This is a short and straightforward powerpoint which guides the students through a short and straightforward poem by Thomas Hood (public domain). There are two slides with specific questions about the poem. These were planned for classroom use as a peer think/pair/share opportunity. Alternatively,...