Reciting Poetry
Learn poems by heart and recite with appropriate intonation, adding visual displays to descriptions when appropriate, and producing complete sentences in spoken presentations
Suggested ages 6–10
Learning journey
Your child is building confidence in speaking aloud — memorising and performing poems with expression, and learning to speak clearly in complete sentences when presenting to others.
Evidence of understanding
- Recite a poem from memory with expression and clear enunciation
- Add a drawing or visual display to support an oral description or presentation
- Present information to the class using complete sentences and audible voice
Assessment prompt
Can Reciting Poetry memorise a short poem and recite it with expression — changing their voice to match the mood of the words?
Standards alignment
SL.1.4
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 1
SL.1.5
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 1
SL.1.6
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 1
SL.2.5
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 2
SL.2.6
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 2
SL.3.5
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 3
SL.3.6
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 3
SL.4.5
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects · 4
Engage listener
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1 and 2
Participate in various spoken contexts
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1 and 2
Learn poems by heart
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1