Bring the magic of Christmas into your literacy lessons with our Christmas Poems. This joyful collection of rhyming texts is designed to capture the festive spirit while supporting early reading skills. Perfect for early primary learners, these poems provide opportunities to practise fluency, rhythm, expression, and comprehension in a fun and meaningful way. With a range of seasonal topics, students will be inspired to read, perform, and create as they celebrate the holidays through poetry.

Each poem can be used as a shared reading text, literacy warm-up, or small group practice activity. The rhythm and rhyme make them ideal for helping students build confidence in reading aloud, while the festive themes encourage engagement and personal connections. Teachers can display the poems around the classroom, use them for daily reading routines, or pair them with drama and craft activities to extend learning.

Whether used to develop phonological awareness, explore vocabulary, or encourage expressive performance, this resource brings festive cheer and literacy growth together. It’s a flexible addition to your December classroom that can be reused year after year.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop reading fluency through rhyme and repetition
• ✅ Practise reading with rhythm, expression, and intonation
• ✅ Recognise and generate rhyming words
• ✅ Expand vocabulary through festive themes
• ✅ Engage in performance and creative literacy activities

What’s Included:

• A collection of festive poems suitable for early years and primary learners
• Poems designed for shared, guided, and independent reading
• Printable versions for classroom display and group work
• Black-and-white options for student illustration

Materials Needed:

• Printed poems (laminate for durability)
• Mini pointers, wands, or highlighters for tracking text
• Props or puppets for performance-based activities
• Optional: art supplies for illustration and craft extensions

How to Use:

1. Select a poem to introduce during morning routine, circle time, or as a literacy warm-up.
2. Model expressive reading, encouraging students to join in with rhythm and rhyme.
3. Highlight rhyming words and ask students to brainstorm additional rhymes.
4. Display poems around the classroom for ongoing access and revisiting.
5. Use laminated copies in reading groups or poetry centres with tracking tools.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Perform poems chorally during an end-of-year celebration
• 💡 Turn favourite verses into a class poetry book illustrated by students
• 💡 Incorporate drama by miming or roleplaying seasonal actions from the poems
• 💡 Run a poetry scavenger hunt where students find and read poems around the classroom
• 💡 Use poems as prompts for students to write their own festive rhymes

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to clap, tap, or use percussion instruments to feel the rhythm
• 💛 Pair poems with puppets, props, or costumes to boost confidence and engagement
• 💛 Pre-teach festive vocabulary such as “chimney,” “sleigh,” and “reindeer” to support comprehension

Our Christmas Poems resource is a perfect blend of festive fun and literacy learning. Whether read aloud, performed, or used as inspiration for students’ own writing, these poems provide a versatile and memorable way to celebrate Christmas in the classroom while strengthening essential reading skills.