part of a song or rhyme that is repeated after every verse

seeing, smelling, hearing, touching and tasting

the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases

a type of word that sounds like what it describes

repetition in the sounds at the end of words

Reading 'Splish! Splash! Splosh!' by James Carter

English

In this unit, pupils learnt to recite poems by James Carter and explore the language used. In 'The Magic Box', pupils will explore the genre of imaginative poetry and develop their inference skills within poems.

In 'Poetry: Nursery Rhymes', pupils learnt about rhyme, rhythm and performance through listening to and performing well known nursery rhymes. In this unit, pupils will build on this by listening to, discussing and performing poems by James Carter. Pupils will explore the use of onomatopeoia, volume and timing in supporting meaning and understanding of a poem and develop personal responses.

'Zim Zam Zoom' by James Carter: reading poetry

Select the words that rhyme with each other.

Identify the word that best describes jumping in a puddle.

repetition in the sounds at the ends of words

Complete this sentence: 'See, hear, smell, touch and __________ are all senses.'

Which of these words contain the 'igh' sound?

Complete this sentence: Repetition makes poems ...

Which words have the same letters at the end?

The words 'boom' and 'crash' are examples of ...

Identify the example of onomatopoeia that best describes a quiet sound.

Identify the words containing the 'oo' sound.

Starter Quiz