KS1 Poetry

Take your Key Stage 1 class outdoors for an inspiring journey into poetry, where they explore story poems, rhythm, rhyme, and adjectives through hands-on activities. Across this unit, pupils will compose, perform, and experiment with poetic features, building confidence, creativity, and a love of language in a lively, interactive way.

Lesson Plans

Understanding and performing a story poem

Spark your Key Stage 1 class’s creativity with this engaging outdoor English lesson, as they actively explore story poems and master performing. This hands-on approach builds confidence in public speaking and deepens their understanding of poetic features, making learning both memorable and exciting.

Learning objective:

To know what a story poem is and be able to perform one.

Understanding rhythm and rhyme

Ignite your Key Stage 1 class’s creativity in this engaging outdoor English lesson, where they explore rhythm and rhyme through hands-on activities. Pupils will strengthen their understanding of poetic features and gain confidence in composition, making learning lively, inspiring, and interactive.

Learning objective:

To know what rhythm and rhyme are.

Identifying adjectives to compose a poem

Ignite your Key Stage 1 class’s creativity in this engaging outdoor English lesson, where they explore adjectives and compose their own list poems. This hands-on approach builds vocabulary and fosters imaginative expression, making learning lively, inspiring, and interactive.

Learning objective:

To identify adjectives and to use them to compose a list poem.

Composing a story poem

Unleash your Key Stage 1 class’s creativity in this engaging outdoor English lesson, where they explore story poems and create their own versions. This hands-on approach builds writing confidence and deepens their understanding of poetic structure, making learning lively, inspiring, and interactive.”

Learning objective:

To compose a story poem.

Performing a story poem

Encourage your Key Stage 1 class’s creativity in this engaging outdoor English lesson, where they explore story poems and perform with attention to poetic features. This hands-on approach builds confidence in public speaking and deepens their understanding of poetic structure, making learning lively, inspiring, and interactive.

Learning objective:

To perform a story poem, paying attention to poetic features.

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