Recommended by TES! Download this popular two-week unit for Year 6 based on classic performance poetry. A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 6, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Poe's atmospheric poems with dramatic mood changes in them. In this unit pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Edgar Allan Poe - research the historical and literary context of the poems - engage imaginatively with poetic language - discover how Poe uses poetic devices to change the mood of a poem - create their own mysterious Raven character - hold a debate to find out what type of poetry 'The Raven' is - write a recount of the frenzied events of 'The Raven' - express the mood of a poem through performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Bells' and 'The Raven'. The performance at the end of the unit would be perfect for World Poetry Day or to use in a poetry performance or assembly.

Download this popular two-week unit for Year 5 based on classic performance poetry. A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 5, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Tennyson's vivid poetic imagery of sea monsters and war heroes. In this unit pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson - research the historical and literary context of the poems - engage imaginatively with poetic language - create their own sea monster poem inspired by 'The Kraken' - turn a narrative poem into a comic strip - identify poetic devices in the poem and explain their effects - express the mood of a poem through performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Kraken' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' The performance at the end of the unit would be perfect for World Poetry Day or to use in a poetry performance or assembly.

Download our popular two-week literacy unit of poetry planning for Years 1 and 2. This unit is perfect to go with a living things topic and is built around objectives from the National Curriculum. In this unit, children will read and listen to nature poems by Christina Rossetti and consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Pupils will have the opportunity to create their own versions of the nature poems and to perform them. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to classic poems being read aloud • To identify patterns of language and recurring phrases • To use the voice in different ways to express ideas • To perform a poem off by heart The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupil resources. Perfect for National Poetry Month! SPECIAL OFFER: new TES buyers can use code OUTSTANDINGOCT at checkout to download for free! You may also like our other KS1 poetry packs: Going to Sea Poetry Pack Summer Performance Poetry Pack Spring Performance Poetry Pack

Very popular! Download this fun two-week unit for Year 4 based on classic performance poetry. A two-week English unit of work for Year 4, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at how this poet creates a haunted atmosphere in some of his spooky narrative poems. In this unit pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Walter de la Mare - use inference skills to understand narrative poetry - engage imaginatively with poetic language - create their own versions of the one of the spooky poems - investigate how the poet creates a haunted atmosphere - explore how sound effects can enhance a performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Huntsmen', 'Some one' and 'The Listeners' You may also like: Year 3 Poetry Planning Pack

Download this popular two-week poetry planning unit for Year 3/Year 4 based on 'The Listeners' and other poetry by Walter de la Mare. In this unit, pupils will read and listen to spooky poetry by Walter de la Mare and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Children will work towards creating their own spooky poetry in the style of 'The Listeners' in order to perform aloud, adding sound effects. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To engage with classic narrative poetry • To consider how a poet creates a 'haunted' atmosphere • To prepare a poetry performance by planning sound effects • To perform a poem to an audience using an appropriate pace • To engage with a poet’s use of imaginative language The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupils resources. Perfect for National Poetry Month! You may also like: Jabberwocky Poetry Planning Pack Stone Age Boy Literacy Pack The Egyptian Cinderella Literacy Pack

Download this popular two-week unit for Year 2 based on classic poetry to perform. A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 2, including lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some classic poems by Christina Rossetti and building up to a poetry performance. In these lessons pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Christina Rossetti - investigate the effects of sounds and poetic language - use question punctuation - write their own rhyming patterns - use their voices expressively in different ways - create their own version of one of the poems - prepare and perform a poem to an audience The poems include 'Ferry Me Across the Water', 'What Does the Bee Do?' and 'What Are Heavy?'. You may also like our other KS1 poetry packs: Going to Sea Poetry Pack Summer Performance Poetry Pack Spring Performance Poetry

Download this popular two-week unit for Year 1 based on classic poetry to perform. A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 1, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some ofEdward Lear's most funny and imaginative poems. In this unit pupils will: - listen to classic poems by Edward Lear - investigate the sounds and language patterns of the poem - make a comic version of 'The Owl and the Pussycat' - identify rhyming words and patterns - make a new version of the poem 'The Jumblies' - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Owl and the Pussycat', 'Calico Pie' and 'The Jumblies'. You may also like our other KS1 poetry packs: Year 2 Performance Poetry Pack Summer Performance Poetry Pack Spring Performance Poetry

This is a five-lesson English unit of shape poetry planning for Years 3 and 4, based on creating shape poetry and giving a poetry performance. In this unit, pupils will investigate shape poetry and begin to understand the relationship between the language used in the poems and the shape of the words on the page. Pupils will research different olympic sports and work on developing vocabulary to describe the different movements involved. There is also a grammar focus on adding suffixes to form comparative adjectives. At the end of the unit the pupils will work towards a visual performance of a poem that is created in the shape of the olympic rings. The objectives of the unit for pupils are: • To investigate shape poetry • To retrieve information from non-fiction • To apply grammar rules for adding suffixes • To prepare a group poetry performance • To create a shape poem The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans and all accompanying pupil resources. SPECIAL OFFER: new TES buyers can use code OUTSTANDINGOCT at checkout to download for free! You may also like: The Listeners Poetry Planning Pack Jabberwocky Poetry Planning Pack Stone Age Boy Literacy Pack The Egyptian Cinderella Literacy Pack

Go for gold with our new Summer Sports Poetry Pack! This is a five-lesson English unit of poetry planning for Years 3 and 4, based on creating shape poetry themed on the summer olympic games. In this unit, pupils will research different olympic sports and work on developing vocabulary to describe the different movements involved. Pupils will investigate shape poetry and begin to understand the relationship between the language used in the poem and the shape of the words on the page. There is also a grammar focus on adding suffixes to form comparative adjectives. At the end of the unit the pupils will work towards a visual performance of a poem that is created in the shape of the olympic rings. The objectives of the unit for pupils are: • To investigate shape poetry • To retrieve information from non-fiction • To apply grammar rules for adding suffixes • To prepare a group poetry performance • To create a shape poem The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans and all accompanying pupil resources. This unit would work really well with topics about summer, sports, olympics, going for gold or healthy bodies. You may also like: Summer Performance Poetry KS1 Jabberwocky Poetry Planning Pack Stone Age Boy Literacy Pack The Egyptian Cinderella Literacy Pack

Download this popular two-week unit for Year 3 based on classic performance poetry. A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 3, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Carroll's funny poems and nonesense verses including the famous 'Jabberwocky'. In these lessons pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Lewis Carroll - use comprehension skills to tackle nonesense poetry - engage imaginatively with classic narrative poems - create their own Jabberwock creatures - write their own versions of the poems - make props for a dramatic performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', 'A Strange Wild Song' and 'Jabberwocky'. The performance at the end of the unit would be perfect for World Poetry Day or to use in a poetry performance or assembly. Check out our other resources for Year 3 in our store

Download this popular two-week unit for Year 5/6 based on 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and other poetry by Tennyson. In this unit, pupils will read and listen to the dramatic poems 'The Kraken' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Pupils will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Children will work towards creating their own poems about heroic battles and then they will perform them aloud. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to classic and narrative poems by Tennyson • To identify poetic devices and to explain their effects • To research the literary influences of classic poetry • To prepare and perform a poem to an audience • To engage with a poet’s use of imaginative language to create battle scenes. The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupil resources. Perfect for National Poetry Month! You may also like: The Listeners Poetry Planning Pack Victorian Poetry Planning Pack The Raven Poetry Planning Pack

This is a helpful revision tool for the Y2 SPAG test. Get ready for the KS1 grammar assessments with this SATS Practice Question Generator! Covering all of the grammar content domains, you can use this SATS revision resource to help Year 2 pupils to get used to the different types of questions that might come up in the grammar paper. Alternatively you can use these questions to collect evidence for your teacher assessments. Select one of the following modes on the Powerpoint: Choose a particular grammar domain or topic to revise Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource is perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home. Each slide contains a new question in the style of the SATS GPS test paper and an answer to reveal. This is a must-have resource for Y2 pupils working towards their KS1 GPS SATS tests!

Download this fun KS1 English lesson revising the four types of sentence: statement, command, question and exclamation. In this lesson pupils will recap the different sentence types and then create ‘Who Am I’ poems about animals and transport using the four different types of sentences, supporting the TAF statements for Y2. This resource contains a full Powerpoint presentation that takes you through the lesson including revision, main activities and a plenary. There is also an accompanying worksheet for pupils. This activity is great for revising SPAG objectives at in Year 2 and can also be adapted for other year groups.

A worksheet for pupils to record true or false answers about the Walter de la Mare's poem 'The Listeners'. You could use this as a comprehension activity or for guided reading. There is also included a printable copy of the poem.

A bundle of resources based on the poem 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', including two lesson plans, a printable poem, the abridged poem for pupils to read, a worksheet and a comic strip activity.

Recipe for a Happy New Year: New Year 2018 Activity Updated especially for New Year 2018! Recipe for a Happy New Year (including full lesson Powerpoint and all templates) - a fun new year project and display for your classroom! Please follow the instructions at the bottom of this description to download all of your files. Here is a fun activity to help your pupils think about what will make this new year successful! Pupils will create a recipe for a happy new year (the writing activity is included in the Powerpoint lesson provided) and then they can use the templates to turn it into a fabulous baker craft, perfect for display! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including discussion points and a differentiated writing activity. - A teacher instruction pack - A template pack for making the back to school chef craft This is an easy, fun activity perfect for the primary classrooms! Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable. Please follow the steps below to access your files: 1. Return to this page. 2.Further down the page you’ll see the files included within the Resource listed under the header ‘Files Included’. You may need to click on the ‘See all Resources’ to view them all. 3. Use the individual download arrow icons found to the left of each of the file names for each separate file.

A guided reading activity for pupils to read and engage with the classic poem 'The Hunstmen' by Walter de la Mare. Pupils will consider the sound effectives created by the language of the poem. There is also an extension activity for pupils to write their own stanzas.

A bundle of resources about Lear's poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat', including two lesson plans, a printable poem for pupils to perform and a vocabulary activity. Ideal of KS1 but can be adapted to other year groups too.

A bundle of resources based on Walter de la Mare's classic poem 'Some One', including a two lesson plans, a printable poem, a research activity and a worksheet.