This KS2 poetry resource pack helps pupils write descriptive poems about a view from a window. At the heart of the pack is the WAGOLL model poem The View from My Window, which describes a winter scene and demonstrates the use of the present perfect tense alongside the simple past tense.
Pupils can analyse how the author uses repeated lines, imagery, metaphor, personification and vivid description to create atmosphere. They can then use the model and their knowledge of verb tenses to write their own poems. Pupils may focus on a winter view or choose a scene from another season.
The pack is ideal for developing writing skills, encouraging pupils to plan their ideas, experiment with tense and structure their poems into clear stanzas that describe different aspects of the scene.
Resource pack contents
- WAGOLL model text – The View from My Window: A detailed winter-themed poem that illustrates stanza structure, repeated lines, metaphor, personification and the present perfect tense in context.
- Winter views from a window images: Pictures to inspire pupils and help them collect words and phrases for their own poems.
- Blank window template: Allows pupils to draw the scene they plan to describe.
- Present perfect and simple past tense cards: Support pupils in identifying verb forms and experimenting with tense choices.
- Planning sheet: Guides pupils to note ideas, explore descriptive language and organise stanzas.
- Writing scaffold: Provides sentence starters following the model poem’s structure to support writing.
- Themed writing paper: Enables pupils to present final poems attractively.
How to use the pack
Pupils explore the WAGOLL to identify structure, repeated lines, imagery and the use of present perfect tense. They then select a view, note ideas using the planning sheet and images and experiment with phrases using the writing scaffold.
Pupils write their poems stanza by stanza, using tense deliberately to show actions that are still relevant or ongoing. Final versions can be presented on the themed writing paper.
National Curriculum links
- Plan writing by discussing and learning from model texts, develop rich vocabulary and compose sentences orally before writing.
- Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the simple past to show actions that continue to be relevant.
This pack provides pupils with a clear example of high-quality poetry, structured support to explore tense and description, and engaging seasonal content to inspire confident and imaginative writing.