This worksheet allows pupils to label a bunny using different similes.

A bundle of resources based on Tennyson's sea monster poem 'The Kraken', including a week-long unit plan, a copy of the poem, worksheets and activities.

This worksheet provides a template for pupils to create a comic strip version of the story of Charge of the Light Brigade.

The activity allows pupils to look at the poetic devices used in Poe's 'The Raven' and to investigate how each device contributes to the changing poetic mood.

This is a bundle of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' resources, including a weekly unit plan, a printable poem, worksheets and activities.

This activity helps pupils to collect evidence from Poe's 'The Raven' poem to help them to decide whether this type of poetry is lyric. They can then use this to prepare for a written argument or a class debate.

This worksheet allows pupils to research the context of Charge of the Light Brigade by using the web to retrieve and record information about the Crimean War.

This worksheet allows pupils to research the literary context of Poe's 'The Raven' poem by investigating other raven figures in classic literature.

A bundle of resources about Poe's poem 'The Bells', including a week-long plan, a printable poem, worksheets and activities working on poetic devices and moods.

This worksheet allows pupils to make their own definitions for some of the nonsense words in Jabberwocky.

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.

This activity allows pupils to research epithets from classic literature. This is a great activity for homework or independent research.

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 prompt sheet to allow pupils to plan props to use in a performance of Jabberwocky.

This lesson invites pupils to consider the problems faced by people in early Shang settlements. Pupils will use the cards to match up the problems faced by early inhabitants with their potential solutions.

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.

The template allows pupils to plan a performance of the classic Walter de la Mare poem ' The Listeners' by using sound effects to match each section of the poem.

Pupils can use this activity to consider what early cities were link in the Shang Dynasty and then to design their own using the key features on the checklist.

This is the dramatic and exciting story of one the first kings of the Shang Dynasty, King Tang of Shang.

This is a recount of the dramatic end to the Shang Dynasty at the Battle of Muye. Pupils will discover the story of the last Shang king, King Zhou, and they will find out why his behaviour lead to the fall of the Shang Dynasty. It could be used for guided reading or as a stimulus for pupils to create their own recounts or drama performances.