Ks1 Poetry and plays worksheets
Free worksheets: Poetry and plays, KS1
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Rhyming words
Encourage your child to read this poem out loud and then look for the rhyming words.
Explore and play with words
This Key Stage 1 reading and writing activity will help your child to explore and play with words and use an easy format for writing fun poetry.
Writing rhyming couplets
Rhyming couplets are two lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought. Can you use the pairs of words above to write some rhyming couplets?
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Writing rhyming couplets
Rhyming couplets are two lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought. Can you use the pairs of words above to write some rhyming couplets?
Adding rhymes to a poem
Read this foodie poem then see if you can continue it with some rhymes of your own.
Rhyming words in poetry
Can you think of some words that rhyme? Write them down here then use some of them to write a little poem!
Rhyming words
Encourage your child to read this poem out loud and then look for the rhyming words.
Write your own rhyme
This worksheet gives an example of a poem and then encourages your child to use the writing frame to write their own rhyming poem.
Writing a poem
This worksheet encourages children to recognise rhyming words and then complete a poem using the word list given.
Acrostic adjectives
This poetry worksheet encourages your child to experiment with adjectives used to describe someone in order to write an acrostic poem / puzzle.
Alliteration: make up your own rhymes
This worksheet covers work from the KS1 English curriculum and will help your child to understand and use alliteration.
Poetry word games
This great word game helps children get familiar with all aspects of poetry including rhyming and alternative patterns.
Use onomatopoeia in poetry
This fun with phonics activity will help your child to make patterns of sounds to create effects.
Explore and play with words
This Key Stage 1 reading and writing activity will help your child to explore and play with words and use an easy format for writing fun poetry.
Understand the concept of time
This worksheet activity will help your child to understand how long a second and a minute are and use their knowledge to write simple poetry.