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This KS2 poetry pack includes three festive lessons where children explore different poetic forms and techniques through a Christmas theme. Pupils will write their own Christmas poems, using rhyme, acrostic structure, and sensory description to develop their writing skills. Ideal for use in the final week of term or across the autumn term.

What’s included:
✔ 3 fully resourced lesson plans
✔ 3 PowerPoints (one per lesson, structured with starter, input, task and plenary)
✔ Christmas poem writing template
✔ “The Magic of Christmas” example poem
✔ 3 differentiated acrostic templates (lined and unlined)
✔ Acrostic poem example for modelling
✔ Christmas senses picture prompts
✔ ‘Senses at Christmas’ worksheet (indoor and outdoor)

Lesson overview / structure:
★ Lesson 1: Focuses on rhyme – children identify rhyming words, practise rhyming phrases and write a short Christmas rhyming poem
★ Lesson 2: Explores acrostic poems – children use rhyme and neat presentation to create a structured poem using Christmas-themed vocabulary
★ Lesson 3: Uses the five senses to describe Christmas – children write a descriptive poem using adjectives, similes and sensory detail

Why it’s useful:
✔ Fully resourced for a week of poetry lessons
✔ Builds knowledge of poetry forms and literary techniques
✔ Includes visual prompts to support vocabulary and ideas
✔ Encourages creativity with a seasonal theme

Suggested use cases:
Ideal for KS2 English lessons, end-of-term writing projects, Christmas activities, poetry units, or cross-curricular literacy and RE lessons.

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