Christmas Poetry Unit - teaching resource

Christmas Poetry Unit 

Bring festive spirit and literary exploration into your classroom with this engaging Christmas Poetry unit. Designed for Year 6/Year 7 learners, this fully editable PowerPoint resource introduces pupils to a range of Christmas-themed poems while developing their poetry analysis and writing skills.

Texts studied include:

• The Christmas Truce by Carol Ann Duffy

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss

• Winter-Time by Robert Louis Stevenson

This resource helps children understand and write about:

• Tone and mood in poetry

• Poetic imagery and symbolism

• Key devices such as alliteration, personification and similes

• Poetic structure and form

• How to write a haiku

• How to construct an extended written response to poetry

The unit also includes:

• Assessment opportunities

• 13 accompanying worksheets for reinforcement and consolidation

Perfect for end-of-term learning with a literary twist, this resource combines seasonal fun with curriculum-aligned outcomes.

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