Engage primary school writers using this acrostic poetry pack based on natural disasters. Pupils can use the templates provided in a variety of ways to create poems that demonstrate their knowledge of natural disasters that may be studied at school, for example volcanoes, earthquakes, flooding or hurricanes.
A variety of tier 3 vocabulary, linked to natural disasters, is included in the pack to link with natural disasters that you may be studying as part of a geography or history topic, or reading about in a class novel.
Teacher notes are also included, with guidance on how the resource could be used in the classroom.
Vocabulary included in this acrostic poetry pack:
- DISASTER
- NATURAL DISASTER
- VOLCANO
- EARTHQUAKE
- FLOOD
- HURRICANE
- LANDSLIDE
- DROUGHT
- AVALANCHE
- TSUNAMI
- WILDFIRE
- STORM
National Curriculum English programme of study links
- compose and rehearse sentences orally, building a varied and rich vocabulary … (year 3/4 )
- to select appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning (year 5/6)