when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

a poetic device that uses words that imitate or suggest the sound they describe, adding sensory appeal and creating auditory imagery

using language to create a clear picture for the reader by providing vivid imagery of people, places and experiences

a children's story about magical elements

'The Magic Porridge Pot'

English

'Little Bo Peep'

'Hickory Dickory Dock'

'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day'

Nursery rhymes performance

In 'Poetry: Zim Zam Zoom', pupils will listen to, discuss, learn and perform a selection of poems by James Carter and discuss what a poet is.

In EYFS, pupils learnt to listen to and sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Pupils learnt to try to move in time with music. In this unit, pupils will build on this by performing nursery rhymes in a small group, dedicating more time to discussing and contexualising the rhymes and expressing a preference.

In this unit, pupils explore poetry by learning different nursery rhymes, some familiar and some unfamiliar. Pupils learn to listen to, discuss and recite nursery rhymes. They also consider rhyming words, tune and actions. Pupils learn to share their opinion on their preferred nursery rhyme.

Nursery rhymes: reading poetry

Tick the words from ‘The Magic Porridge Pot’ that rhyme with each other.

when words sound like what they are describing

Identify the words that are onomatopoeia.

'The Magic Porridge Pot' and 'Five Little Ducks' are the same because...

Tick the words that rhyme with each other. 

writing about real events and real people

What is the correct definition of 'fiction'?

Match these important elements of a performance.

Starter Quiz

Most nursery rhymes...