Year 1 · Poems and Rhymes · Summary
Year 1 English Poems and Rhymes: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 English poems and rhymes chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Rhyming words | Two words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat. |
| Joining in | Read a poem aloud with a grown-up, and say the rhyme words as you go. |
| Repeated lines and patterns | Look for lines that come again, and for lines that rhyme in pairs. |
| Learning by heart | Learn two lines at a time, and say the poem again and again. |
| Making new rhymes | Keep the ending the same, and change the first letter or letters. |
Can you…?
- I can say which words rhyme, and find a word that rhymes with another
- I can join in with a poem, and say its rhyme words with a grown-up
- I can find the lines that repeat, and the lines that rhyme
- I can learn a short poem by heart, a few lines at a time
- I can make a new rhyme by keeping the ending the same
Key terms
- poem
- words arranged in lines, often with rhymes, to be read or said aloud
- line
- one row of words in a poem
- rhyme
- two words that end with the same sound, like hat and cat
- repeated line
- a line that comes again with the same words
- pattern
- something that happens again and again
- odd one out
- the word that is different from the others
- by heart
- so well known that you can say it without looking
- ending
- the last part of a word, such as -at in hat