LESSON PLAN
English
DATE/ DAY: Year: 5 DURATION: 45mins
19/5/2026 - Tuesday
UNIT: TOPIC: Poems and Poetry - Themes, Figurative Language Continued
3A
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Identify themes in poems
2. Recognise different types of figurative language
3. Explain how figurative language creates meaning and imagery
4. Analyse simple poetic lines and expressions
5. Respond thoughtfully to poems through discussion and written activities
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Sample poems
Workbook exercises on themes and figurative language
Whiteboard and markers
LESSON OUTLINE/ INDUCTION:
1. Greet students and recap previous poetry lesson
2. Ask:
a) “What is figurative language?”
b) “Why do poets use it?”
3. Read a short poem aloud
4. Ask students:
a) “What do you think this poem is about?”
5. Introduce today’s focus:
a) Themes and figurative language in poetry
MAIN ACTIVITY:
Activity 1: Understanding Themes
1. Teacher explains that a theme is the main message or idea in a poem
2. Examples:
a) Friendship
b) Nature
c) Love
d) Courage
e) Sadness
3. Students identify possible themes from the poem read earlier
4. Teacher:
a) Guides students to support answers using evidence from the poem
Activity 2: Revising Figurative Language
1. Teacher revises:
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Imagery
2. Write examples on the board and explain meanings
3. Students identify figurative language in sample lines
Activity 3: Analysing Poems
1. Students work in pairs or groups to analyse a poem:
a) Identify theme
b) Underline figurative language
c) Explain effects
2. Teacher:
a) Walks around and supports understanding
b) Clarifies difficult vocabulary and expressions
Activity 4: Discussion and Sharing
1. Students share answers with class
2. Teacher highlights:
a) Strong explanations
b) Creative interpretations
3. Encourage students to explain how language affects emotions and imagery
WRAP-UP/ REVIEW:
1. Ask:
a) “How does figurative language make poems more interesting?”
b) “What theme did you notice most clearly today?”
2. Reinforce:
a) Poems express feelings and ideas creatively
b) Praise participation and thoughtful responses
HOMEWORK/ EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
Activity Book pg 39 and 40
REFLECTION:
The students managed to get a hang of the concept of themes pretty easily but they
struggled with the concept of metaphors, similes and other figurative languages. However,
after giving them extra exercises in class, they seem to be able to analyse and differentiate
each type of figurative language better.
LESSON PLAN
English
DATE/ DAY: Year: 5 DURATION: 90 mins
21/5/2026 - Thursday
UNIT: 3A TOPIC: Poems and Poet - Structured vs Free Verse Poem + Rhyme
Scheme
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1) Differentiate between structured and free verse poems
2) Identify rhyme schemes in poems
3) Understand how rhyme contributes to rhythm and style
4) Compare poetic structures effectively
5) Analyse poetic features using evidence from texts
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Sample structured and free verse poems
Comparison worksheet
Whiteboard and markers
LESSON OUTLINE/ INDUCTION:
1) Read two contrasting poems aloud:
a. One structured poem
b. One free verse poem
2) Ask:
a. “What differences do you notice?”
3) Introduce:
a. Structured poetry
b. Free verse poetry
c. Rhyme scheme
MAIN ACTIVITY:
Activity 1: Structured vs Free Verse
1) Teacher explains characteristics of structured poems:
a. Rhythm
b. Pattern
c. Rhyme scheme
2) Explain characteristics of free verse:
a. No fixed rhyme or rhythm
b. Flexible structure
3) Students identify features in sample poems
Activity 2: Understanding Rhyme Scheme
1) Teacher explains rhyme scheme using letter patterns:
a. AABB
b. ABAB
c. ABCB
2) Demonstrate identifying rhyme patterns in a poem
3) Students practise labelling rhyme schemes
Activity 3: Comparison Activity
1) Students complete a comparison table:
a. Structure
b. Rhythm
c. Rhyme
d. Appearance
2) Teacher:
a. Guides students in identifying similarities and differences
b. Supports weaker students with examples
Activity 4: Group Discussion
1) Students discuss which style they prefer and why
2) Teacher encourages use of poetic vocabulary during discussion
WRAP-UP/ REVIEW:
1. Recap:
a) Structured poems follow patterns
b) Free verse poems are more flexible
c) Rhyme scheme creates rhythm
2. Praise effort and participation
HOMEWORK/ EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
-
REFLECTION:
By the end, most of the students were able to identify poem structures based on the rhyming
patterns. They also actively participated in the analysis of the poems and discussion. As for
the weaker students, they needed more guidance and prompting.
LESSON PLAN
English
DATE/ DAY: Year: 5 DURATION: 90mins
22/5/2026 - Friday
UNIT: TOPIC: Using Similes, Metaphors and Personification in Poems +
3A Analysing Poems
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1) Identify similes, metaphors, and personification in poems
2) Explain the meanings and effects of figurative language
3) Use figurative language creatively in simple poetic lines
4) Analyse poems using evidence from the text
5) Develop appreciation for poetic language and imagery
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Sample poems
Figurative language worksheet
Whiteboard and markers
LESSON OUTLINE/ INDUCTION:
1. Write examples on the board:
a) “The clouds danced in the sky.”
b) “Her smile was like sunshine.”
2. Ask:
a) “Are these sentences literal or imaginative?”
3. Introduce:
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
MAIN ACTIVITY:
Activity 1: Teaching Figurative Language
1. Teacher explains each type with examples:
a) Simile
i. Comparison using “like” or “as”
b) Metaphor
i. Direct comparison
c) Personification
i. Giving human qualities to non-human things
2. Students identify examples together
Activity 2: Guided Practice
1. Students underline figurative language in poems
2. Discuss meanings and effects
3. Teacher:
a) Guides interpretation
b) Explains difficult imagery and vocabulary
Activity 3: Creating Figurative Language
1. Students create their own examples:
a) Similes
b) Metaphors
c) Personification
2. Encourage creativity and descriptive thinking
Activity 4: Poem Analysis
1. Students analyse a short poem:
a) Theme
b) Mood
c) Figurative language
2. Class discussion follows
WRAP-UP/ REVIEW:
1) Ask:
a. “Which type of figurative language do you enjoy most?”
2) Reinforce:
a. Figurative language creates imagery and emotion
b. Praise creativity and participation
HOMEWORK/ EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
Figurative Language Worksheet + Writing a Short Story
REFLECTION:
Students were able to understand some of the types of figurative language but still have
trouble identifying it. They need more practise to enhance their understanding.