English - Unit 3: Poetry in Motion - LESSON PLANS - Year 4

Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Year 4 English lessons with this complete, 9-week inquiry-based unit that brings language play, creative expression and the excitement of performance to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 3: Poetry in Motion," a comprehensive English unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Year 4 students. This unit focuses on building a strong foundation in understanding poetic features, playing with literary devices, exploring different poetic forms and performing poetry with expression.

Packed with creative, hands-on activities, this unit will transform your classroom into a dynamic, inquiry-based learning space where students don't just learn about poetry—they become creative poets, word artists and confident performers.

What's Inside?

This 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional English lessons with confidence. You will find:

• 9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from becoming 'Rhythm Rascals' clapping beats, conducting 'Simile Snap!' challenges, creating an 'Onomatopoeia Orchestra', experimenting in a 'Line Break Lab' and culminating in illustrating a class poetry anthology and performing at a 'Poetry Slam!'.
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 4 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E4LE02 (Poetic Structures/Features), AC9E4LE04 (Literary Devices), AC9E4LE05 (Creating Literary Texts), AC9E4LA10 (Image Composition), AC9E4LA11 (Synonyms/Antonyms), AC9E4LY02 (Listening Skills), AC9E4LY06 (Creating Multimodal Texts) and AC9E4LY07 (Performing Texts).
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make literary concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students creating 'Sensory Soup' poems, going on a 'Haiku Hunt' in nature, exploring feelings with a 'Tone Thermometer' and sharing their voices at the final 'Poetry Slam!'.
• Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Every lesson includes clear support and extension tasks to cater to all learners in your classroom.
• Early Career Connections: Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. Connect activities to the work of a Poet, Songwriter, Author, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Actor, Voice Actor or Public Speaker.
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "The Poet's Anthology Submission" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for marking.

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 3 of a comprehensive 4-unit bundle. Together, these four units cover all mandatory content descriptors of the Year 4 English Curriculum, providing you with a full year's worth of engaging, high-quality English lessons. Stop the endless search for resources and reclaim your time.

Download "Unit 3: Poetry in Motion" today and ignite a love for creative expression and the power of words in your classroom!