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Rhyming words and discussing poetry using, "Fire! Fire!" Cried Mrs McGuire.
“Fire! Fire!” Cried Mrs McGuire is a traditional rhyme (with a new ending) which is fun and predictable. In this lesson students learn to discuss the text, as a class and with a buddy, in order to respond appropriately.
Learning Objectives:
To learn about rhyming words
To learn about discussing texts
To listen and respond appropriately including recalling main points
This lesson includes:
✔ lesson notes
✔ poem page
✔ worksheet
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Famous Poets Unit. 8 poetry lessons + worksheets & crafts
This eight week unit will introduce students to poems by significant and well-known poets. Students will be exposed to a variety of poems and taught core language skills, such as, creative writing, language features and reading comprehension.
Topics covered in this unit:
• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• rhyming words
• antonyms
• analysing poems
• personification
• reciting poetry
• alphabetical order
• nonsense poetry
This unit can also be used to prepare students for a poetry recital, as the poems are all suitable for reading out loud by younger students.
Each poem comes with teaching notes and worksheets.
Each lesson is designed to fit in a one hour teaching block. The craft activities will take an extra 30 minutes.
Included poems:
*The Sound of Words by Glen Colqhoun (NZ)
The Wind by Christina Rossetti
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
Daffodowndilly by A. A. Milne
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Dictionary Bird by Margaret Mahy (NZ)
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne
Eletelephony by Laura Richards
Please note: you will need to have access to your own copy of some of the poems. A blank page with appropriate images is included for you to write the poem on if needed.
Daffodowndilly by A. Milne. Spring poem with personification and flower craft.
Daffodowndilly is a relatable poem that uses personification to celebrate the arrival of spring. This set can be used as an introduction to personification in poetry, Spring or Daffodil Day. The craft activity is to make a folded paper daffodil flower.
Learning Objectives:
to learn about personification
to practise cutting and folding skills to make a daffodil
to learn about a well known writer
This document includes lesson notes, poem page, worksheet, craft templates and craft instructions.
This is part of a 8 week unit on poems by significant poets. Over the 8 weeks students will be exposed to a variety of well-known poems and taught the main language features of poetry.
Please note: you will need to have access to your own copy of the poem. A space has been included for you to write the poem on if needed.