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Poetry Activities for Children

Welcome to our Poetry section!

Help your child improve their reading and creative writing skills with our fun poetry activities. 

Children can enjoy Shakespeare as well poetry from the First World War, and can even create their own poem using our many acrostic poem templates!

To encourage children's English, you can also visit: 
English KS1 
English KS2 .

Enjoy our poems!

All Saints' Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | All Saints' Day | Religious Education (KS2) 

Antarctica Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Winter 

Anti Bullying Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Anti-Bullying 

Anzac Acrostic Poem
Anzac Day | Poetry 

Ascension Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Ascension Day | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

Australia Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Australia Day 

Autumn Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Seasons | English (KS1) | Autumn | Woodland 

Bonfire Night Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Bonfire Night 

Burns' Night Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Burns' Night 

Caedmon Acrostic Poem
Christianity | Caedmon | Poetry 

Christmas Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Christmas | Christianity 

Chung Yeung Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Chinese Celebrations | Religious Education (KS1) | Chung Yeung | Chinese Festivals | Religious Education (KS2) 

Dasara Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Hinduism | Religious Education (KS1) | Dasara 

Days in a Month Rhyme
Poetry | Posters & Signs 

Dharma Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) | Buddhism | Religious Education (KS2) 

Diamond Jubilee Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee & Coronation 

Diwali Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Diwali | Hinduism | Sikhism 

Double, Double, Toil & Trouble. Poem & Handwriting Practice Sheet
Halloween | Handwriting | Poetry 

Dragon Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. David's Day 

Dragon Acrostic Poem (portrait)
Poetry | St. George's Day 

Easter Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Easter | Christianity 

Edward Acrostic Poem
St. Edward the Confessor | Poetry 

Eid al-Fitr Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Eid | Islam | Eid al-Fitr 

Eid-ul-Adha Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Eid | Islam | Eid ul-Adha 

Father's Day Daddy Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Father's Day 

Fireworks Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Bonfire Night 

First World War Acrostic Poem
Poetry | First World War Centenary | Remembrance Day 

First World War Centenary Acrostic Poem
Poetry | First World War Centenary | Remembrance Day 

Football Acrostic Poem
Poetry | World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup 

For the Fallen
First World War Centenary | Remembrance Day | History (KS2) | English (KS2) | Poetry 

Ganesha Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Hinduism | Religious Education (KS1) | Ganesha | Religious Education (KS2) 

Grandad Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Grandparents' Day 

Grandma Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Grandparents' Day 

Guru Arjan Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Guru Arjan Dev | Sikhism | Religious Education (KS2) 

Guru Hargobind Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Guru Hargobind | Sikhism 

Guru Nanak Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Sikhism | Religious Education (KS1) | Guru Nanak | Religious Education (KS2) 

Halloween Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Halloween | Christianity 

Hanamatsuri Acrostic Poem
Buddhism | Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Hana Matsuri | Religious Education (KS2) 

Hanukkah Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Judaism | Religious Education (KS1) | Hanukkah | Hinduism | Religious Education (KS2) 

Harvest Festival Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Harvest Festival | Thanksgiving | Christianity 

Holi Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Holi | Religious Education (KS1) | Hinduism | Religious Education (KS2) 

Holiday Acrostic Poem Template
Poetry | Travel 

In Flanders Fields
History (KS2) | English (KS2) | Remembrance Day | Poetry | First World War Centenary 

Janmashtami Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Janmashtami | Hinduism 

Kathina Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Buddhism | Religious Education (KS1) | Kathina Day | Religious Education (KS2) 

Kingfisher acrostic poem
Poetry | Kingfisher | Woodland 

Lailatul Qadr' Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Lailatul Qadr' | Islam 

Langar Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Guru Har Rai | Sikhism 

Lord Mayor's Show Acrostic poem
Poetry | Lord Mayor's Show 

May Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | May Day | Beltane 

Milkman Acrostic Poem
Poetry | The Milkman 

Mix a Pancake - Poem (black and white)
Pancake Day(Shrove Tuesday)/Lent | Handwriting | Poetry | Colouring in Pictures 

Mix a Pancake - Poem for Pancake Day
Pancake Day(Shrove Tuesday)/Lent | Handwriting | Poetry 

Navaratri Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Hinduism | Religious Education (KS1) | Navaratri 

New Year Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | New Year 

Olympic Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Olympic & Paralympic Games: Tokyo 2020 

Pancake Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Pancake Day(Shrove Tuesday)/Lent 

Paralympic Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Olympic & Paralympic Games: Tokyo 2020 

Pavarana Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Buddhism | Religious Education (KS1) | Pavarana | Religious Education (KS2) 

Pentecost Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Pentecost/Whitsun | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

Peppa Pig Poem
Poetry | Peppa Pig | Literacy 

Play Acrostic Poem
Shakespeare | Poetry 

Poem - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Poetry | Christianity | St. Nicholas | Christmas 

Poem- At the Zoo
Poetry | English (KS1) 

Poem- Easter
Poetry | English (KS1) | Easter 

Poem- Farmyard
Poetry | Farm | English (KS1) | Spring 

Poem- In The Garden
Poetry | English (KS1) 

Poem- Summer Holiday
Poetry | Seasons | English (KS1) | Summer 

Poppy Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Remembrance Day | First World War Centenary 

Primary 1) Doctor Who Acrostic Poem
Doctor Who | Poetry 

Primary 1) Time Travel Acrostic Poem
Doctor Who | Poetry 

Prince George Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Royal Baby 

Purim Acrostic Poem
Judaism | Poetry | Purim | Religious Education (KS1) | Religious Education (KS2) 

Queen Elizabeth Acrostic Poem
Trooping the Colour | The Queen | Poetry 

Raksha Bandhan Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Raksha Bandhan | Hinduism 

Ramadan Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Ramadan | Islam 

Remembrance Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Remembrance Day | Pip Ahoy! 

Ridván Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Ridván | Bahá'i | Religious Education (KS2) 

Rose Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. George's Day 

Rosh Hashanah Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Judaism | Religious Education (KS1) | Rosh Hashanah | Religious Education (KS2) 

Royal Ascot Acrostic Poem Template
Poetry | English (KS1) | Royal Ascot 

Royal Baby Acrostic Poem
Royal Baby | Poetry 

Royal Mail 'Sporting Dreams' Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 

Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 'Ambition' Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 

Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 'Dreams' Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 

Royal Mail Sporting Dreams 'Gold Medal' Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Royal Mail Sporting Dreams | English (KS2) 

Royal Wedding Acrostic Poem: Harry & Meghan
Royal Wedding | Words and Spelling | Poetry 

Royal Wedding Acrostic Poem: William & Kate
Poetry | English (KS1) | Royal Wedding 

Sapphire Jubilee Acrostic Poem
The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee & Coronation | The Queen | Poetry 

Savings Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Children's Savings: Financial Education 

Scotland Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Andrew's Day | Burns' Night | Religious Education (KS2) 

Seasons Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Seasons | English (KS1) 

Shakespeare Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Shakespeare 

Shakespeare Matching Play Endings
Shakespeare | English (KS2) | Poetry 

Shavuot Acrostic Poem
Judaism | Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | Shavuot | Religious Education (KS2) 

Shunbun-no-hi Acrostic Poem
Buddhism | Poetry | Shunbun-no-hi | Religious Education (KS1) | Religious Education (KS2) 

Song of the Witches
Halloween | Shakespeare | Poetry 

St. Andrew's Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. Andrew's Day 

St. Bede Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Bede | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Boniface Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Boniface | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Catherine Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Catherine | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. David's Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. David's Day | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Francis of Assisi Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Francis of Assisi | Lined Writing Paper Template 

St. George's Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. George's Day 

St. Giles Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Giles | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Hilda Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Hilda | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. John the Baptist Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. John the Baptist | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Joseph Acrostic Poem
Poetry | St. Joseph | Religious Education (KS1) | Christianity | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Luke Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Luke | Religious Education (KS2) 

St. Nicholas Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Nicholas | Christmas 

St. Patrick's Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | St. Patrick's Day | Christianity | English (KS2) 

St. Philip The Apostle Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Philip The Apostle | Christianity 

St. Swithin Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Swithin | Christianity 

St. Swithin Poem
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Swithin | Christianity 

St. Swithin Poem (Old English)
Poetry | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Swithin | Christianity 

St. Wenceslas Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Wenceslas 

St. Wenceslas Blank Drawing Template
Drawing Templates | Christianity | Religious Education (KS1) | St. Wenceslas | Poetry 

Stage Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Shakespeare 

Sukkot Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Judaism | Religious Education (KS1) | Sukkot 

Sukkot Blank Drawing Template
Drawing Templates | Judaism | Religious Education (KS1) | Sukkot | Poetry 

Summer Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Seasons | English (KS1) | Summer | English (KS2) 

Teacher Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Teacher Appreciation 

Tennis Acrostic Poem Template
Poetry | Tennis | Sports | Wimbledon 

The Bluebell Poem
Handwriting | Spring | Flowers | Poetry 

The Conversion of St. Paul Acrostic Poem
Poetry | The Conversion of St. Paul | Religious Education (KS1) | Christianity 

The Queen Acrostic Poem
Poetry | The Queen | Trooping the Colour 

Valentine's Day Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Valentine's Day 

Vesak Acrostic Poem
Buddhism | Poetry | Vesak (Buddha Day) 

Wedding Acrostic Poem
Poetry | English (KS1) | Royal Wedding 

William Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Shakespeare 

Wimbledon Acrostic Poem Template
Poetry | Tennis | Wimbledon 

Winter Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Seasons | Winter 

Yom Kippur Acrostic Poem
Poetry | Judaism | Religious Education (KS1) | Yom Kippur