Great for teaching performance poetry! Contains five poetry lessons based on classic poems about animals by Christina Rossetti. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The poems included are: • ‘Caterpillar’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar • ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken • ‘Hurt No Living Thing’ encouraging kindness to all creatures • ‘Hopping Frog’ comparing a frog and a toad • ‘City Mouse and Garden Mouse’ comparing different habitats The PPT provided for each poem contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance on how to perform the poem • An optional writing activity Each resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson should they wish to do so.

Two complete poetry lessons for KS1 based on classic poems written by the poet Christina Rossetti. The poems are ‘Caterpillar ’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar and ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken. Includes PPT presentations, comprehension tasks and guidance for differentiated writing activities . Also includes guidance for performing the poems. Ideal for teachers exploring classic poetry, lifecycles, performance poetry and explanation texts. Useful for reading sessions, English lessons or science work linked to lifecycles. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a longer unit of work. The PPT provided for each lesson contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance on how to perform the poem • A differentiated writing task to support students in writing an explanation text • Video links to help deepen understanding of the topic. Each lesson is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets. These poems and resources are also available as part of a larger collection of poems in the following pack: Classic Poetry Bundle for KS1

A pack of eight Power Points linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 5 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: * an explanation of the terminology * a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. * a short exercise for pupils to complete. * opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. In addition, included are short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective with an accompanying answer sheet.

A pack of ten Power Points linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 2 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: an explanation of the terminology a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. a short exercise for pupils to complete. opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. Also includes short assessment tests each containing five SATs style questions linked to year group objectives with accompanying answer sheets.