1. Download the files of the activities suggested in the MED section and make copies for students.

2. In this session, students are going to read a couple of poems in order to explore them so let's start the class by asking students if they remember any poem from their childhood and what it was about.

3. Ask students if they have worked with poetry in other classes or school grades.

4. Distribute the worksheet and draw students' attention towards the title 'Nonsense'.

5. Read with students the poem and make pauses for comments and paraphrasing as needed. Remind students it is very important to focus on the meaning of the poem rather than the actual meaning of every single word.

6. Ask students to work in pairs and answer the comprehension questions.

7. Check answers with the class by getting different students to share as the rest of the class gives feedback and share a comment about them.

8. Ask some students to read the poem aloud, just to practice the rhythm of it and help with pronunciation as needed.

9. Ask students what topics poems can be about.

10. Distribute the worksheet and ask students to read the tile, (Popular, Poplar) and ask if these two words sound alike. Why?

11. Read the first part of the poem with students and make pauses to make comments on the verses but do not take extra time giving long grammar explanations or vocabulary definitions.

12. Ask students comprehension questions, Is this poem about a tree? What type of tree? mention some things about this tree.

13. Ask students to read the second part of the poem by themselves and help as needed.

14.Ask students questions, what does Jack from "Jack and the beanstalk" have to do with this tree? Why do they mention "Alice"? "Alice" who? Why is this tree so popular?

1. Download the file of the activity suggested in the MED section and make copies for students. Then, have the beam projector ready to show students the second activity. If you want to print the activity, you need to register first and this way get it. 

2.  Distribute the poem and ask students what the title of the poem is and what that means to them. 

3. Ask students to mention what other topics poems can be about and make a list.

4. Read the poem with the students and make pauses for comments and questions.

5. This is the description of a man so ask students a couple of comprehension questions, What's this man's name? What kind of personality does he have?

6. Ask some volunteers to read the poem once more and help as needed with pronunciation or grammar.

7. Ask students to work in pairs and answer the 4 comprehension questions about the poem. Monitor and make sure students understood the poem.

8. Ask the class to share their answers and talk about the poem and "Mr. Nobody".

9. Distribute the worksheet and draw students' attention to the title ' Limericks'.

10, Ask students what kind of poem that is and confirm reading the definition on the worksheet.

11. Discuss with students what a 'rhyme scheme ' is and ask students to find it in the limericks.

12. Read the first limerick and make comments about it.

13. Ask different students to read aloud the other 4 limericks left and discuss them with the class, make comments and some questions such as, what they are about, what characteristics these people have, what these people were doing, and most importantly, ask students to find the rhyme-scheme.

1. Download the files of the activities suggested in the MED section and make copies for students.

2. In this session, students are going to work with rhymes, they are going to identify them and see their importance in types of poems like 'nursery rhymes', for example.

3. Ask students what 'rhyming words' are and discuss if this is typical of poetry only.

4.Distribute the worksheet and read the words in the box for students. You may want to read slowly for them to catch the pronunciation and repeat after you.

5. Do not work on vocabulary at this stage, leave it for later, and ask students to concentrate only on the rhyming sounds.

6. Read the words listed. Then, ask for some volunteers to read them again.

7. Ask students to find rhyming words to match. Monitor and offer help as needed.

8. Ask students to check their answers in pairs and when everybody has fished checking, read your answers for final confirmation.

9. Students read aloud the rhyming words.

10. Help with vocabulary.

11. Ask students to complete the second exercise in pairs which is writing the word that suits the definition.

12.Ask students what rhyme schemes are and what we use them for in poetry. This information can be found in their textbooks or probably they have seen it in 'Español' as well.

13. Tell students they are going to learn how to find it in a poem so distribute the worksheet.

14. Read the first part of the worksheet and explain to students the scheme, then, read the example twice.

15. Ask students to read the nursery rhymes and find the rhyming scheme. You may also want to read them for students to listen to you first, then, they read them themselves and work on the rhyming words.

16. Ask students to work in pairs and read the nursery rhymes to each other, then discuss why these poems are called 'nursery' rhymes.