Seasonal poetry for primary

Lesson presentations, activities and worksheets to explore the wonders of spring, summer, autumn and winter in poetry with your primary pupils

Tes Resources Team

Seasons represented with spring, summer, autumn and winter as inspiration for seasonal poetry writing and analysis for primary pupils

Inspire your primary pupils to write and explore seasonal poetry

From the glistening sparkle of winter to the green shoots of life in spring, the seasons provide a wealth of inspiration for your budding writers to get creative in the primary classroom. So why not take a look at this hand-picked collection of seasonal poetry resources with everything from lesson presentations to worksheets and poem templates.

For even more creative writing resources for your primary pupils, check out Primary English: Creative Writing.

Poems about spring

Spring  Poetry
KS2History

Spring Poetry

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Updated for Spring 2018! Download our five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning for Years 1 and 2, based on performing Spring poetry and built around the KS1 new curriculum literacy objectives. In this unit, pupils will read a classic Spring poem about a fast white bunny and they will consid...
Acrostic Poem - Spring
PrimaryLeap

Acrostic Poem - Spring

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A colourful acrostic poem about spring. Students start each line of their poem with the letter on that line. This worksheet was created by Primary Leap
Favourite Things by Phil Bowen
The Poetry Society

Favourite Things by Phil Bowen

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A Poetryclass teaching resource from the Poetry Society which encourages students to play with language and imagery, using their own favourite things to describe their favourite person. Includes photocopiable handout.
Spring Writing and Poetry Pack (KS1/KS2)
Claire McNeill

Spring Writing and Poetry Pack (KS1/KS2)

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Students will love this Spring Writing and Poetry Pack Included in this 26 page NO PREP needed resource: Lots of Spring Writing Cinquain and Quatrain Spring Poetry Spring Sensory Poem Template Spring Topic Word Template (students can choose Spring Words to research and/or learn for a Sp...

Poems about summer

Summer Poetry
KS2History

Summer Poetry

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Download our new Summer Performance Poetry Pack, a five-lesson English unit for KS1, based on performing summer poetry. In this unit, pupils will read a classic summer poem about a baby playing with the sand on the beach. Pupils will have a chance to consider how the sounds and language pattern...
Summer Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6
Online_Teaching_Resources

Summer Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6

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Summer Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The...
Summer Poetry Activity Sheets
WindupTeacher

Summer Poetry Activity Sheets

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**Have your students write Acrostic or Haiku poetry with these Summer, Sun and Beach themed poetry activity sheets. Great for your Writing and Literacy Centers, Early Finishers and Substitute packets.** A generic sheet for each type of poetry is included to expand the possibilities! **Includes 8 p...
Outdoor Summer Acrostic Poetry
Saving The Teachers

Outdoor Summer Acrostic Poetry

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Summer is a wonderful time of year when nature is blooming. This can be a fantastic opportunity to look at poetry and description. These lessons will get your students looking descriptive language and adjectives to describe the world around them through an acrostic poem. They will look at adjective...

Poems about autumn

English - Poetry - Autumn Senses Poem
AcornTeachingResources

English - Poetry - Autumn Senses Poem

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A whole lesson to support students in planning and composing their own autumn senses poem. Differentiated resources and a range of activities to support all learners. Whole lesson: Starter including example poems Differentiated writing frames Photo stimuli Shared writing activity Writ...
Autumn Poetry Lesson
jojocrow

Autumn Poetry Lesson

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This resource is a complete lesson for writing an Autumn poem using verbs, nouns and adjectives. It contains a PDF containing 19 pages including the lesson presentation and printables to go along with the lesson. - title page - Learning Intentions - verb sorting activity - Autumn word brainstorm...
Autumn Writing and Poetry Pack
Claire McNeill

Autumn Writing and Poetry Pack

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Students will love this Autumn Themed Writing and Poetry Pack Included in this 23 page NO PREP needed resource: Cinquain and Quatrain Autumn Poetry Autumn Sensory Poem Template Writing Tasks Creative Writing Story Activities Compare and Contrast (seasonal task) Brainstorming Templat...
Writing - Season Poetry - Autumn - Senses Star - Lesson 3 - KS1/KS2
ami_amri123

Writing - Season Poetry - Autumn - Senses Star - Lesson 3 - KS1/KS2

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Writing - Season Poetry - Autumn - Senses Star - Lesson 3 - KS1/KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to cre...

Poems about winter

Christmas _ winter poems (3)
joteacher5678

Christmas _ winter poems (3)

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3 Christmas and winter poems - 2 rhyming poems and 1 Kennings style, suitable for KS2. For further poems with accompanying PowerPoint slides, see other upload by Joteacher5678 for a bumper pack of 14 poems.
Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6
Online_Teaching_Resources

Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6

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Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. ...
Winter Poetry Bundle
Aoife Farrell

Winter Poetry Bundle

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A collection of poems on the topic of 'Winter.' Suitable for EAL and young learners. The poems deal with aspects of winter such as hibernation, snow and bare trees. They can be used as a lesson starter or as the basis of a very basic poetry lesson.
CLASSIC WINTER POEM COMPREHENSION. SNOW WALTER DE LA MARE WITH ANSWERS
wen20

CLASSIC WINTER POEM COMPREHENSION. SNOW WALTER DE LA MARE WITH ANSWERS

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Snow by Walter de la Mare. Winter themed poem. A classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Worksheet with 12 questions and Answer Key. Ppt presentation of poem included.