Teach the world's best poetry

Poetry is best enjoyed and taught by hearing it out loud and now that so many children are learning from home, we’ve brought together some resources to help you inspire your class about the importance of poetry and the fun to be had in exploring it.

We gathered resources here to help you teach poetry. There are activities for all key stages, built around Poetry Archive recordings and offering lively, engaging ways of working with poetry.

We've also included links to some of our favourite organisations who also provide support for teaching poetry so you should find resources to answer all your questions.

Glossary

Sonnet

A poem with 14 lines. There is a regular rhythm and a special pattern of rhymes. Some sonnets ask a question or set up a problem, which is answered or solved in the last two lines, or couplet.

Learn more
Explore the glossary

Looking for more teaching materials?

We have more teaching resources for you to explore, including Classroom Materials that offer lively plans and activities and engaging ways of working with a particular poem and Classroom Collections, our curated collections that provide new and exciting ways to explore poetry.

Latest resources
Close