Patterns in Poems

Patterns in Poems

This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of text features and poetic devices. It is the perfect accompaniment to the Foundation Patterns in Words Unit. Students will identify syllables, alliteration and rhyme from a well know nursery rhyme.

Use as a teacher led, whole class or literacy group activity.
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to understand texts can be in many forms such as signs, books and digital texts.
  • We are learning to understand texts can be in many forms and that stories and informative texts have different purposes.
  • We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness).
  • We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds in words.
  • We are learning to recognise characteristics of different types of texts, e.g. traditional beginnings and endings of fairy tales and rhyme in poetry.
  • We are learning to listen to, discuss and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration and rhyme, in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.
  • We are learning to recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration, rhyme.

Curriculum alignment

EN1-6B old Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language and recognises organisational patterns and features of predictable spoken texts ENe-7B old Recognises some different purposes for writing and that own texts differ in various ways ENe-10C old Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts ENe-8B old Demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter ENe-4A old Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions ENE-PHOAW-01 new Identifies, blends, segments and manipulates phonological units in spoken words as a strategy for reading and creating texts ENE-PRINT-01 new Tracks written text from left to right and from top to bottom of the page and identifies visual and spatial features of print

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Extensions

Have students analyse a different text from the Patterns in Poems Presentation.
 

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