Log on to YouTube and let the students watch the clip of the song. Then use the worksheet to encourage them to create their own Christmas similes and metaphors to describe the Grinch! Works well with KS2/KS3 Students

A festive and easy to teach poetry week on ‘The Night Before Christmas’. Includes 5 engaging PowerPoints leading you through 5 complete lessons, differentiated lesson resources and a detailed plan. An excellent week of English lessons for the build up to Christmas whilst maintaining focus and high quality outcomes. The original and useuful resources make teaching enjoyable and easy. The video links in the PowerPoint inspire poetry writing and performance. Each lesson is differentiated for two ability groups. Each lesson contains a success criteria. Higher level thinking challenges are provided. Grammar starters cover handwriting, a or an, word classes, rhyming words and spellings. A lovely, tried and tested week of learning about narrative poetry, rhyming couplets, poetry format and syllables. Includes a range of activities and differentiated tasks. Children will compare and evaluate poems, identify features and then write their own narrative poem using the structure of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with ideas from ‘The Snowman’. Detailed weekly plan and all resources included. All reviews welcome.

A poem for christmas and PSHE. The poem is to be used with the children as a model for their writing. I have attached their planning sheet and the final sheet for them to write their final draft. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK :D

Christmas Performance Poetry for KS1 or KS2. A five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning, based on performing Christmas poetry. The planning is adaptable for Key Stages 1 and 2, with ideas included for how to use it younger or older classes. In this unit, pupils will read the poem ‘Sly Santa Claus’ and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud, particularly focussing on the use of verbs and onomatopiea. Children will work towards creating their version of the Christmas poem and turning it into an effective performance. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to a classic Christmas poem being read aloud • To identify verbs and onomatopoeic phrases • To prepare a poetry performance by planning actions or props • To perform a poem to an audience • To identify successful features of a performance The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources.

Two lessons aimed at Key Stage 3 analysing and writing Christmas poems. Lesson one is on Haiku poems and lesson two explores ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. Enjoy!

A very detailed Christmas unseen poetry lesson that looks at a festive poem and helps students to break down the processes of analysing a poem independently so they build up their analytical skills for looking at new and unseen poems in exam conditions. Fully differentiated throughout.

Christmas Poetry Unit Our ‘Christmas Poetry Unit’ teaching resource uses a range of Christmas themed poems to teach upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils how to write about poetry in detail. The resource explores themes, structure, poetic devices, imagery, context and more. Poems studied include ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr Seuss and ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This fully editable 120-slide PowerPoint (with 13 accompanying worksheets) resource covers the following: How to write about tone and mood How to explore imagery in a poem How to write a haiku poem How to write about poetry How and why poets use devices such as alliteration, personification, similes etc An assessment piece And much, much more

Revamped unseen poetry introduction that takes students through the requirements of both AQA English Literature Paper 2 questions, provides them with model answers and supports them with engaging activities to help them analyse and compare two unseen poems. A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson to help students prepare and revise for Section B and C of AQA English Language Paper 2. Includes analysis of AOs, analytical paragraph models and more. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

HUGE A Christmas Carol GCSE revision guide for English Literature that includes: Plot summary Revision activities Key quotation pack Character notes and key quotes Key context information and links Exam practice question Exam answers Jargon-free mark scheme Model paragraph Self-reflection sheet Perfect revision for Year 10 or Year 11 students for both mocks and the final exams. A really useful lesson for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and other exam boards like EDUQAS, WJEC, Edexcel, OCR and more as we study Charles Dickens’ novel. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

A very detailed unseen poetry lesson that looks at two different Christmas poems on the theme of music creating joy during the festive season. The resource helps students to explore Ring Out, Wild Bells by Alfred Tennyson and ‘Music on Christmas Morning’ by Anne Bronte. The session is designed to help students answer AQA English Literature Paper 2 unseen poetry questions but is adaptable for KS3 students as well. Merry Christmas!

A very detailed Christmas unseen poetry lesson that looks at a festive poem and helps students to break down the processes of analysing a poem independently so they build up their analytical skills for looking at new and unseen poems in exam conditions. Fully differentiated throughout.

A Christmas Carol can be quite tricky to revise, but this quiz designed to last one hour includes three rounds: key quotes, music interpretations and key themes revision. Ideal preparation for students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and for those revising Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for their exams. Works for any exam board including WJEC, EDUQAS, Edexcel, OCR and so on. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

Five Christmas poems, including ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’, ‘Christmas Bells’, ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’, ‘Minstrels’ and ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. Includes background information, a copy of each poem and comprehension questions. Adapt as necessary to suit your students.

Special offer: 25% off the normal price in our Christmas sale! These two fun poetry activities provide festive fun in primary classrooms in the run-up to Christmas! Both of these resources are adaptable for different year groups and include ready-to-teach Powerpoint lesson presentations and teacher resource packs. Please follow the download instructions at the bottom of the page to make sure you get all four of the files included in this resource. Problems downloading? Click here for download help. Activity 1: Christmas Tree Kennings In this Christmas literacy lesson, pupils will learn about what kennings are and practise using them with a festive twist! Then they will make their own kenning poem about Christmas trees and turn it into a fantastic colourful kenning tree ready for a Christmas classroom display! The Powerpoint provided guides you though the full lesson, including time to discuss ideas and vocabulary. Then pupils can use the templates and instructions provided to make their own colouring kenning trees. Activity 2: Christmas Riddles Uh-oh! There has been a mix-up in Santa's workshop and the cheeky elves have left clues about the presents instead of labelling them correctly! In this lesson, pupils will help Santa to solve the elves' riddles and then they will write their own riddles about Christmas presents. Follow the instructions to turn the riddles into fun lift-the-flap Christmas presents, perfect for a festive classroom display! The Powerpoint provided guides you though the full lesson, including time to discuss ideas and vocabulary. Then pupils can use the templates provided to plan their riddles and turn them into fun lift-the-flap pictures. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint files are not editable. Please follow the steps below to access your files: 1. Return to this page. 2. Scroll to the files included within the resource listed under the header ‘Files Included’/'All Files'. You may need to click on the ‘See all Resources’ to view them all. 3. Use the download arrow icons found to the left of each of the file names for each separate file.

This Christmas Poetry pack contains original poetry for kids, one Shakespearean 'poem' taken from Hamlet and five templates for acrostic Christmas themed poems. It is suitable for English Language class / ESL / SEN in KS2/3

An activity to do with Year 7 pupils getting them to think about how they can be kind to those who find Chritmas difficult (Focusing on eldery people, but can be adapted to more groups.) The teaching ends with the chance to write a poem entitled What Christmas Means to me. All resources including PowerPoint, Worksheets and Teacher Notes included.

This is a 30 page poetry unit based on the theme of Christmas. I am surprised at myself. I find that I have this urge, later in life, to write poetry. I do not mean “stuffy” (as the kids would say) but, hopefully, fun poetry. I am enjoying this new side of me, as I am also finding that story ideas are coming to me out of “nowhere”. I digress, I have written all of the poems in this unit. All of the poems require the students to think about the words and answer questions or write poetry themselves. Each of the poetry activities are different and require different skills from your students. I have written a poem titled “Prepare for the Day.” And the students need to think about what happens on Christmas Day, students will write a poetry storyboard, illustrate, answer questions about the poems, they will write their own poetry, Bookmarks to be had and the opportunity to write poetry using a Christmas picture. I do hope that you students enjoy completing this unit as much as I enjoyed writing it.

This is a fun resource to explore poetry and some of the techniques used in literature and encourage pupils to write their own poems and storyboard a famous Christmas poem. Use around Christmas time with classes.

Upper KS3 KS4 lesson resource with christmas theme (without relaxing academic content). Worksheet revises poetic terminology, develops ideas of symbolism and develops analysis using Rossetti's poem and well known Christmas carol.

Just in time to start thinking about Christmas! Included are templates that could be used for stories and poetry. Also included are ready to use acrostic, diamante and cinquain templates. Students can colo(u)r the fun template frames as well! Once completed, templates could be framed to make a quick gift for someone special at Christmas. Pgs. 22