Contains two complete poetry lessons based on the nonsense poem 'Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll and a selection of Edward Lear’s limericks. Includes PPT presentations and comprehension tasks. Ideal for teachers exploring classic nonsense poetry. Useful for reading sessions or literacy lessons Each lesson also includes guidance for follow-up activities making this a flexible resource with the potential for extension into two short units of work. The PPT provided for each lesson includes: • Poem(s) with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem (s) • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. Also included for each lesson: • Copy of the poem (s). Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets.

Contains three complete poetry lessons based on haikus, cinquains and limericks. Includes PPT presentations and comprehension tasks. Ideal for teachers exploring short poetry forms. Useful for reading sessions or literacy lessons Each lesson also includes guidance for follow-up writing activities enabling students to create their own poems making this a flexible resource with the potential for extension into three short units of work; alternatively, teachers could create a combined unit on short poetry forms. The PPT provided for each lesson includes: • Poem(s) with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem (s) • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up poetry writing activities. Also included for each lesson: • Copy of the poem (s). Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets.

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.