This year, National Poetry Day is on Thursday 3 October 2024. Here are some resources to use in your classroom. This annual event provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and celebrate poetry.

EYFS

EYFS Nursery Rhymes Incy Wincy

Nursery rhymes offer so many learning opportunities and these activities are based around the well-known rhyme Incy Wincy.

EYFS

EYFS Five Little Ducks PowerPoint

This Five Little Ducks PowerPoint can be shared with children in whole-class or small groups to teach the well-known rhyme.

EYFS

EYFS Ten Green Bottles PowerPoint

This Ten Green Bottles PowerPoint can be shared with children in whole-class or small groups to teach the well-known rhyme.

Key Stage 1

Year 1 Reading Skills – Midnight Journey

This Year 1 Reading Skills - Midnight Journey resource contains a poem about travelling by different forms of transport along with a range of questions covering each content domain.

Key Stage 1

Year 2 Reading Skills – A Perfect Gift

This Year 2 Reading Skills - A Perfect Gift resource contains a short poem about finding the perfect gift for a queen along with a range of questions covering each content domain.

Key Stage 2

Year 3 Reading Skills – The Changing River

This Year 3 Reading Skills - The Changing River resource contains an illustrated poem describing a river and its surroundings as it changes through the seasons along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Year 4 Reading Skills The Odyssey: A Long Way Home

This Year 4 Reading Skills - The Odyssey: A Long Way Home resource contains a poem recalling the life of Odysseus and his attempts to return home, along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Year 5 Reading Skills – Through Each Window

This Year 5 Reading Skills - Through Each Window resource contains a poem about the adventures of Midge the cat as he looks in on his neighbours at Christmas along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Year 6 Reading Skills – Poem

This Year 6 Reading Skills - Poem resource contains a poem about poems and their purpose, and the variety of interpretations, thoughts and ideas they can lead to, along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Limericks Teaching Slides

These KS2 Limericks Teaching Slides give children the opportunity to learn the features of a limerick and then create their own. This resource can be completed in small groups or as a whole class.