Poems · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.3.1.1 - Respond to poems by discussing their central messages and expressing own opinion

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recite a simple grade-level poem with actions, correct stress, and a steady rhythm.
Identify the subject or topic of a poem after listening to or reading it.
State the central message of a poem in one or two clear sentences.
Express their own opinion about a poem, giving at least one reason for their view.
Clap or tap out the rhythm of a poem to show their understanding of its beat.

This lesson opens the Poems sub-strand and the topic for Term 1, Week 1. It focuses on listening, reciting, and responding to a poem. Learners will practise discussing what a poem is about and what message it carries. The later slots in this sequence will move on to relating poem values to daily life (B5.1.3.1.2) and then composing poems (B5.1.3.1.3), so this lesson stops at responding and sharing opinions only.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Poems (1.3)
Content standard: B5.1.3.1 - Appreciate poems and other pieces of literary materials
Indicator: B5.1.3.1.1 - Respond to poems by discussing their central messages and expressing own opinion
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 72
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Ask learners to recite a poem of their choice with actions.
- Choose a poem appropriate for the grade level.
- Recite and act out the poem as learners listen attentively to you and observe.
- Allow some individual learners to recite as others listen.
- Lead learners to recite lines of the poem with correct stress, clapping and tapping out the rhythm.