30 to 40-minute stand-alone lessons with the flexibility to use in any order. Lessons contain resources that can be omitted/swapped depending on time constraints and class composition. Includes using statement and question sentences as well as a focus on vocabulary

Objectives (in line with NC): listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, recognising simple recurring literary language in poetry, develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by writing poetry, developing their understanding and enjoyment of poetry, develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by listening to and discussing a wide range of poetry, and preparing for LKS2 curriculum of recognising some different forms of poetry [for example, free verse]. The following scheme of work is designed to be adaptable in length and content. Created on editable PowerPoint and Word, embedded links of poets reading their poems. The slides are uncluttered and on off white background to support children with perceptual differences, like dyslexia. All units involve Creativity and Expression: Allowing children to express themselves through poetry. Provide prompts or themes to spark their creativity, encouraging them to write their own simple poems with optional writing frames. Unit 1 (1 to 2 lessons) Introduction: What is a poem? Introduce children to a variety of poetic forms to enable them understand that poetry can take many different shapes and forms. Children write their own shape poem. Unit 2: (1 to 2 lessons) Stanza: children use correct terminology for poetry. Rhyme: Highlight the rhyming aspects of poetry. Read poems with clear rhythms and rhymes, and encourage children to identify the rhyming words. This can help develop their phonemic awareness and appreciation for the musicality of language. Children write rhyming animal poem. Unit 3: (2 to 4 lessons) Engage children in discussions about a poem ‘The Sound Collector’. Ask questions about their thoughts, feelings, and interpretations. Children use onomatopoeia to write a poem based on the Sound collector.