This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the pair of poems ‘Catching a Yawn’ and ‘Catching a Wave’, by Hilary Elder. It looks at interesting verbs, patterns of three, personification, and performing poems out loud. There is a printable poster of the two poems, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Catching a Yawn’ and ‘Catching a Wave’ were first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘On Your Marks…’ by Jay Brazeau. It looks at repetition, alliteration, patterns, and performing poems out loud. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘On Your Marks…’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.

This free KS2 poetry resource explores poetic techniques in the poem ‘Blueberries’ by Jérôme Luc Martin. It looks at imagery, comparisons, poetic choices and form. There is a printable poster of the poem, a clear prompt for individual writing, and a stylish template for pupils to write up and display their new poems. The file type is PDF. ‘Blueberries’ was first published on the Tyger Tyger Magazine website in 2022. Further free downloadable poem posters and teaching resources are available here and on the Tyger Tyger website.