This lesson is aimed at encouraging students to love reading. It has links to author readings and recommendations from celebrities. There is a genre quiz that helps students work out the kind of story that might interest them, amongst other activities. Aimed at Y6 - Y8.

This complete lesson shows students how to identify the rhythm of a poem and to think about its effects. The lesson also asks students to analyse the poem using CLAPS as an approach. Copy of the poem included.

This resource contains pictures of animal footprints to be put around the classroom. Students are required to match up the footprint with the animal they think it belongs to. Includes footprints to stick up, teacher answers PPT and student quiz sheet.

AIMED AT MIDDLE ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON EXAMINES THE POET'S USE OF ONOMATOPOEIA. INCLUDES SOME CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND COPY OF THE POEM.

AIMED AT MIDDLE TO LOW ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON USES EMOJIS TO LOOK AT HOW THE POET CREATES MOOD. THE LESSON ALSO LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTING A SHORT RESPONSE USING PETAL.

AIMED AT MIDDLE TO LOW ABILITY, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF PERSONIFICATION AND METAPHOR. INCLUDES WORKSHEET WITH QUESTIONS AS AN EXTENSION TASK.

AIMED AT MIDDLE ABILITY KS3, THIS POEM EXAMINES THE POET'S USE OF RHYME, PERSONIFICATION AND ALLITERATION. POEM INCLUDED WITH PPT.

AIMED AT LOW ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT THE POET'S USE OF SIMILES AND METAPHORS TO DESCRIBE A LIGHTHOUSE. INCLUDES A COPY OF THE POEM AND SOME CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.

AIMED AT MIDDLE ABILITY KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT THE IDEA OF A POEM HAVING A SPEAKER. ALSO COVERED IS LANGUAGE USED TO CREATE TONE. INCLUDES LINK TO HOMELESS DOCUMENTARY AND INCLUDES SOME CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON IS A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO HOW DUFFY USES THE EXTENDED METAPHOR OF THE ONION. POEM INCLUDED AS PART OF PPT.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT STRUCTURE, ENJAMBMENT AND EXTENDED METAPHOR. POEM INCLUDED IN PPT.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT PERSONIFICATION AND METAPHOR. POEM INCLUDED IN PPT.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT METAPHOR AND SIMILES. INCLUDES POEM.

THIS COMPLETE LESSON LOOKS AT PERSONIFICATION, MOOD AND RHYME SCHEME. INCLUDES POEM. AIMED AT HA KS3.

AIMED AT HA KS3, THIS COMPLETE LESSON EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF IMAGERY AND STRUCTURE. INCLUDES POEM.

AIMED AT HA KS3, STUDENTS LOOK AT 2 X SNOW THEMED POEMS, MAKE A SNOWFLAKE AND ANALYSIS LANGUAGE AND TECHNIQUE. COMPLETE LESSON INCLUDING COPIES OF BOTH POEMS.

COMPLETE LESSON AIMED AT HIGHER ABILITY KS3. STARTS WITH SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ACTIVITIES, MOVING ONTO DISCUSSION AND ANNOTATION OF LARKIN'S POEM ABOUT CHANGE AND THE PASSING OF TIME.