This fun and flexible poetry resource teaches pupils how to write an alphabet poem, where each line begins with the next letter in the alphabet.
The WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) – Kitchen Disco – compares a busy kitchen to a lively disco. It’s packed with vivid imagery, playful personification and sensory detail, making it a perfect starting point for teaching figurative language and poetic structure.
You can use this pack to explore key poetic devices including personification, alliteration, similes, metaphors and onomatopoeia. The model text is rich with examples – from aprons that waltz and kettles that boogie to rolling pins that pirouette in the sink. Pupils learn how language choices bring objects to life and turn everyday settings into something magical.
Write your own
Once they’ve explored the model, pupils can plan and write their own alphabet poem using a new theme. The pack includes a selection of image cards showing different everyday places – from bedrooms to supermarkets – to inspire fresh ideas.
The flexible structure means pupils of all abilities can have success with this style of poetry, as it doesn’t rely on rhyme or rhythm.
This KS2 alphabet poetry pack includes:
- WAGOLL: Kitchen Disco – A complete alphabet poem that brings a kitchen scene to life with dance-themed personification and sensory imagery.
- Alphabet poem writing sheet – Includes success criteria, examples of personification and a bank of useful synonyms.
- Planning sheet – Pupils can sketch or list their ideas for each letter before writing.
- Inspiration cards – A set of theme images to spark ideas for settings.
- Teacher notes – Suggestions for how to introduce the activity and support all learners.
This resource supports key curriculum goals for Years 3–6:
- Plan writing by collecting and organising ideas
- Draft sentences using figurative language and oral rehearsal
- Choose vocabulary that adds precision, imagery and flair
- Review and edit work to improve impact on the reader
With clear examples, structured support and creative