Learning and Reciting a Poem (Year 2)

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This resource is an amazing guide to exploring, learning and reciting poetry. It provides prompts for discussion, a checklist of different ways to perform poetry and some top tips for learning poems off by heart.

This resource is also available in a handy Lesson Pack, containing a selection of worksheets and PowerPoints on Poetry.

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Key Stage: Key Stage 1
Subject: English
Topic: Poetry
Topic Group:Comprehension
Year(s): Year 2
Media Type: PDF
Resource Type: Activities & Games
Last Updated: 07/02/2023
Resource Code: E1WAT99
Curriculum Point(s): Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear.

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