Homes and habitats poetry
In this Lower KS2 poetry resource, learners will be introduced to knowledge of habitats and the risks animals face because of habitat destruction. Learners will read and discuss a poem that compares many different habitats. They will then write their own poem using simile to compare animals’ habitats with their own.
This resource has been developed by the Poetry Society in line with the National Curriculum to facilitate creative poetry writing about key issues.
Preparation
What you need
- a download of the LKS2 Homes and Habitats Activity Guide
- a download of LKS2 Homes and Habitats Presentation
- the poem structure
Location
Indoors
Useful guidance
- The Power of Books is short guidance on the power of books to help learners understand the natural world; why and how books can be used as part of climate and biodiversity education.
Resources
Step by step
- Introduce your class to the information about habitats.
- Model reading aloud the poem, and then ask learners to read to their partner.
- Discuss the poem as a class through talk partner questions (see activity guide).
- Each learner to write a poem including simile.
- Plenary – how can we preserve the habitats local to us?
- Find more learning resources exploring poetry and nature and watch a video of some primary school children reading their poems about home on the Poetry Society website.
Curriculum links
Year 3 and Year 4
This resource can be used to support learners to meet National Curriculum outcomes for:
- reading - comprehension
- writing - transcription
- writing - composition
- writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
*These poetry resources can support English curriculum learning outcomes. If you are focusing on other subjects, these resources can be used for discussion and reflection, rather than focusing on assessment of writing.