Learning
Year 2 Poetry
Each year group allocates one week per term to focus on a particular type of poetry. Children spend time during the week reading, discussing, reviewing, and creating poems in the given style that they are learning. Poetry types have been allocated to year 2 as follows:
Click on them to find out more about the poem.
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Acrostic Poems |
Fireworks by Gervais Phinn Christmas by Gervais Phinn |
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Quatrain – AABB or ABAB |
Food Stop by Benjamin Zephaniah Excuses by Alan Ahlberg Peter Pan by Andrea Shavick Rumble in the Jungle (book) by Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz Tasty Poems (book) by Jill Bennet & Nick Sharratt |
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Shape Poem |
What is he? By Liz Brownlee The Shape of a poem by Chris Odgen Aaaah!!! At Last It’s Spring by James Carter Family Tree by Damien Harvey Word Whirls by John Foster |
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Performance Poetry |
I’m Walking with my Iguana by Brian Moses Solo with Chorus by Rose Fyleman Nut Tree by Julia Donaldson The Dinosaur Rap by John Foster Cats by Eleanor Farjeon Shhhhhh! By Julia Donaldson |
For performance, Year 2 will learn these poems. Click on these to find out more about these poems.