LKS2 - Poetry

Ignite your children’s creativity with this inspiring outdoor poetry unit. Through poetry trails, discussion, and collaborative activities, your class will analyse different forms of poetry and make thoughtful choices about their words and phrases. This low-prep, hands-on unit encourages performance, reflection, and a deep connection to the outdoor environment while making poetry exciting and memorable!

Lesson Plans

Exploring forms of poetry

The main activity of this outdoor lesson will have your children exploring a poetry trail to recognise some of the different forms of poetry. This lesson focuses on children working collaboratively and discussing their ideas.

Learning objective:

To explore different forms of poetry.

Composing a poem

During this outdoor lesson your children will look closely at different poetry and through discussion of words and phrases, choose their own to create a ‘found’ poem. This lesson will enable your children to judge the effectiveness of their chosen vocabulary.

Learning objective:

To compose a ‘found poem’, making choices about vocabulary, mood and form.

Evaluating vocabulary choices

Carry out an exploration of your outdoor environment and natural spaces to inspire children to use descriptive vocabulary and evaluate their word choices in the context of poetry. This lesson is low resource and requires no preparation!

Learning objective:

To collect descriptive vocabulary to use in our writing, and to evaluate vocabulary choices.

Creating a syllabic poem

Deepen your children’s understanding of syllables and how to use them to create a unique form of poetry. As part of this outdoor lesson children will apply what they have learnt across the unit to create, rehearse and perform an outdoor inspired poem.

Learning objective:

To compose a poem using a syllabic form.

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