What is a Limerick? (Years 5-6) Author: Eugenia Russell Write a review Close Choose your format: Close Save to Your Lessons Save to Homework Share resource Close Close Your download limit has been reached! Check out our FAQs for more info. This PowerPoint provides the perfect introduction to limericks for children studying the topic. After learning about the typical structure and rhyme of the genre using famous examples from Edward Lear, they are asked to write their own on a topic of their choosing. Illustrations are also encouraged as part of this fun and authentic activity. Key Stage: Key Stage 2 Subject: English Topic: Poetry Topic Group:Reading Year(s): Years 5-6 Media Type: PowerPoint Resource Type: PowerPoint Last Updated: 23/09/2022 Resource Code: E2WAC841 Curriculum Point(s): Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by learning a wider range of poetry by heart.Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by preparing poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience. Related Topics: Reading Poetry Limericks Narrative Poems Shape Poems Other Teachers Downloaded... A Recipe for Rhyming Game (Reception) Rhythm and Rhyme Early Years & KS1 Phonics Interactive Game What do you get when you mix a big splash of colour, a huge chunk of Primary expertise, and a hearty sprinkling of CGP fun? This brilliant Interactive ... 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