‘Outdoor Ed’ is a performance poem that can be used to celebrate your school’s outdoor environment as an extension to the classroom. It can be used during an assembly to introduce an outdoor learning week where children are given the opportunity to share their own ideas about the learning that could take place outside, just like Ed did.

These original poems and accompanying activities will bring Spring time into your English lesson. Use ‘adjective twigs’ to build a nest and write a Spring acrostic poem.

Roll up, gather round, the Pancake Parade's in town! This introduction to Shrove Tuesday and performance poem has just the right mix for a Pancake Day themed assembly. This performance poem can also be used for a Pancake Day themed English lesson with a focus on verbs.

Celebrate Harvest with this performance poem parade! Hosted by Dingle Dangle the Scarecrow, the harvest of cereals, vegetables and fruit are celebrated as they walk down the red carpet. Well known Harvest songs can be performed at any point during the assembly to compliment this performance poem/parade.

This resource contains 26 original poems covering the seasonal themes of Back to School, Harvest, Autumn, Bonfire Night, Winter, Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day, Pancake Day, Easter, Spring and Summer. Many of the poems have activity sheets to accompany them.