TheLearnDenYear 4 · English
Recognise Forms Of Poetry
Year 4 learners practise different forms of poetry haiku and rhyme.
The activities include Recognise Haikus, Compare Poems on a Similar Theme: 'The Months of the Year' and 'Months', Identify Different Patterns of Rhyme in Poetry, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Recognise Haikus
- Compare Poems on a Similar Theme: 'The Months of the Year' and 'Months'
- Identify Different Patterns of Rhyme in Poetry
- Use Rhythm to Perform Poetry
Checked learning resources
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Oak: Laura Mucha performance poetry
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 poetry unit focused on rhythm, performance and reading poems aloud with expression.
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Daily Reading: 'Second-Hand Planet' Haiku Video Lesson
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 teacher-led video reads seven haikus, asks pupils to recognise and answer questions about them, and works with the haiku form as a three-line nature poem using a strict 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
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The Months by Sara Coleridge — British accent reading
YouTube — Ben Reads Poetry · Video · Opens on the provider website
Complete spoken reading of Sara Coleridge’s “The Months”, beginning “January brings the snow”; this is the first exact poem in the activity comparison.
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Oak Year 4: Performing Poems Written by John Lyons
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 4 lesson video modelling how to prepare and perform poetry while preserving its structure and rhythm and using voice, facial expression and body language.
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Recognising Haiku Lesson Pack
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
KS2 haiku lesson with a teaching PowerPoint, rules poster and worksheet explaining the Japanese three-line 5-7-5 syllable form and supporting pupils to recognise and write haiku.
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Poems: Identifying and Comparing Patterns
GreatSchools · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Ages 8-9 KS2 worksheet requiring pupils to read two poems and compare their structures, rhyming patterns and language, directly practising comparison of two poems on a similar theme.
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Rhyme Scheme Practice Worksheet
Education.com · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Fourth-grade poetry worksheet requiring pupils to identify the lettered rhyme scheme used in each poem, directly practising patterns such as ABAB and AABB.
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Oak Year 4 Poetry Performance Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website
Free Year 4 worksheet, lesson slides, starter quiz and exit quiz for analysing a poem and preparing a performance that follows its rhythm.