Engage primary school pupils using this acrostic poetry pack based on water and the water cycle. Pupils can use the templates provided in a variety of ways to create poems that demonstrate their knowledge of water and the water cycle and related vocabulary that may be studied at school as part of the geography or science curriculum.
A variety of tier 3 vocabulary, linked to water or water cycle, is included in the pack to link with studying as part of a geography topic.
Teacher notes are also included, with guidance on how the resource could be used in the classroom.
Vocabulary included in this acrostic poetry pack:
- WATER
- WATER CYCLE
- RIVER
- PRECIPITATION
- RAIN
- LAKE
- RESERVOIR
- WATER DROPLET
- CLOUD
- CONDENSATION
- EVAPORATE
- WATER VAPOUR
- TRANSPIRATION
- GROUND WATER
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)