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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
Reading poetry out loud. 'The Sound of Words' by Glen Colqhoun.
Introduce students to reading poetry out loud with Glen Colqhoun’s wonderful poem The Sound of Words. This poem has wonderfully descriptive words, that when combined with rhythm, paint pictures in the children’s minds.
Learning Objectives:
To learn how to read poetry out loud
To learn how to paint pictures using sound
To practise reading with expression and rhythm
This document includes lesson notes, poem page and worksheet.
Colqhoun is an established New Zealand poet.
Verbs and nouns in poetry. Worksheet + game. 'Open It' by Diana Noonan
In this poetry lesson Open It, by Diana Noonan, is used as a starting point for discussing nouns and verbs. The worksheet reinforces core language skills and the game uses physical actions to reinforce the fact that verbs show action.
Learning Objectives:
to learn about nouns
to learn about verbs
to learn about a well-known poet
This document includes lesson notes, poem page, worksheet and game instructions.
This is part of a New Zealand poetry unit. Over the lessons students will be exposed to a variety of well-known New Zealand poems and taught the main language features of poetry.
Rhyming words and poem review. 'The Swing' by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Swing is a relatable poem that paints pictures in the children’s minds.
There are two worksheets with this pack, each at a different level, for classes with mixed abilities or ages.
The craft is simple but effective and requires minimal resources.
Learning Objectives:
to learn about a significant poet
to learn about how poems can trigger memories
to practise analysing poetry
to practise identifying rhyming words
This document includes lesson notes, poem page, two worksheets, 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.
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.
Verbs & repetition. 'Maui Chant' poem with worksheets + craft.
Maui Chant by Dorothy Wharehoka is a catchy poem based on the legend of Maui and the Giant Fish. The lesson focuses on verbs, repetition and Te Reo Māori.
This document includes lesson notes, poem page, three worksheets and craft.
This is part of a New Zealand poetry unit. Over the lessons students will be exposed to a variety of well-known New Zealand poems and taught the main language features of poetry.
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Humorous Poetry Unit. 8 poetry lessons + worksheets.
Kids love a humorous poem and this unit will keep you giggling for 8 lessons. Over this time students will be exposed to a variety of funny poems and taught the main language features of poetry.
• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• mood
• alliteration
• antonyms
• rhythm and rhyme
• tongue twisters
• poem structures
Each poem comes with teaching notes and worksheets.
Each lesson is designed to fit in a one hour teaching block.
Included poems:
Be Glad Your Nose in on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
Frightened by Shel Silverstein
I Stuck My Finger Up My Nose by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning to Fly by Kenn Nesbitt
My Neighbour’s Dog is Purple by Shel Silverstein
Eating Numbers by Neal Levin
Falling Up by Shal Silverstein
Tongue Twisters
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.
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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.