Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

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Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit
  • Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit
  • Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit
Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

$4.99

Ripper Rhymes is a complete Year 1 English unit that develops sound awareness through poetry. Students listen for rhyming ending sounds, experiment with alliteration, clap syllable beats, explore sound patterns in songs and chants, and create short rhymes and beginner nature haiku.

The teaching presentation provides a clear lesson sequence and oral prompts. Colourful displays and games support whole-class teaching and literacy rotations, while low-ink worksheets give students focused practice. Five matching answer pages use red answer text for quick teacher checking. The two-page Poetry Showcase assessment and rubric support planning, writing, oral sharing and reflection.

What's Included

  • 23-page unit plan PDF
  • 19-slide editable Ripper Rhymes teaching presentation
  • 22-slide editable quiz with 10 question-and-answer pairs
  • Sound Patterns classroom display
  • Two pages of Rhyme Match-Up cut-apart picture and word cards
  • Sound Pattern Spin & Say game
  • Alliteration Alphabet class book activity
  • Five focused worksheets with five matching red-answer pages
  • Planning and writing pages for a rhyme
  • Planning and writing pages for a beginner nature haiku
  • Two-page Ripper Rhymes Poetry Showcase assessment
  • Five-level Poetry Showcase marking rubric

Learning Focus

  • Recognise and generate rhyming words
  • Identify and create repeated first sounds in alliteration
  • Clap, count and compare syllable beats
  • Notice sound patterns in poems, songs and chants
  • Plan and write a short rhyming poem
  • Explore a beginner 5–7–5 beat pattern for haiku
  • Perform a poem and reflect on successful sound choices

Classroom Use

Use the unit across approximately five to eight lessons over one to two weeks, depending on lesson length and student needs. Resources can also be selected individually for phonological-awareness warm-ups, poetry lessons, literacy centres, independent practice, assessment or home learning.

Curriculum Alignment

  • Australian Curriculum v9.0: AC9E1LA04, AC9E1LA07, AC9E1LE04, AC9E1LY06
  • Australian Curriculum v8.4: ACELA1448, ACELA1452, ACELT1585, ACELY1661, ACELY1662, ACELY1664
  • Victorian Curriculum 2.0: VC2E1LA04, VC2E1LA07, VC2E1LE04, VC2E1LY13, VC2E1LY14
  • NSW: EN1-OLC-01, EN1-VOCAB-01, EN1-RECOM-01, EN1-CWT-01, EN1-UARL-01, EN1-SPELL-01, EN1-PHOKW-01, EN1-HANDW-01
  • Western Australian Curriculum: WA1ELAT2, WA1ELALA2, WA1ELIEX2, WA1ELYC1, WA1ELYC4
  • New Zealand Curriculum: NZ-Y2-ENG-W-WC-LFD-1, NZ-Y1-ENG-R-C-TSSF-1, NZ-Y1-ENG-OL-CII-PTO-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-OL-CII-PTO-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-OL-VG-V-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-OL-VG-V-2, NZ-Y1-ENG-OL-VG-V-1, NZ-Y1-ENG-OL-VG-V-2, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-WP-R-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-WP-R-2, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-WP-E-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-C-WTI-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-C-WTP-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-C-WTE-1, NZ-Y2-ENG-W-C-SSP-3
  • England: UK-KS1-Y2-ENG-R-C, UK-KS1-Y2-ENG-SPK, UK-KS1-Y2-ENG-W-V, UK-KS1-Y2-ENG-W-C, UK-KS1-Y2-ENG-W-T-H
  • Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.b, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.c, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.d, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.e, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.f, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.g, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.h, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.i, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.d, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.a, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.a, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.d, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.a, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8
  • TEKS: TEKS-ELAR-G1-9B, TEKS-ELAR-G1-8A, TEKS-ELAR-G1-7D, TEKS-ELAR-G1-9F, TEKS-ELAR-G1-11D, TEKS-ELAR-G1-3D, TEKS-ELAR-G1-1C, TEKS-ELAR-G1-3B, TEKS-ELAR-G1-3C, TEKS-ELAR-G1-2A, TEKS-ELAR-G1-1A, TEKS-ELAR-G1-11C, TEKS-ELAR-G1-7B, TEKS-ELAR-G1-12B, TEKS-ELAR-G1-7E, TEKS-ELAR-G1-12, TEKS-ELAR-G1-13, TEKS-ELAR-G1-13A, TEKS-ELAR-G1-13B, TEKS-ELAR-G1-13C
  • Ontario: CAN-G1-LANG-C3.1, CAN-G1-LANG-B3.2, CAN-G1-LANG-C1.7, CAN-G1-LANG-B2.7, CAN-G1-LANG-B2.8, CAN-G1-LANG-D2.1, CAN-G1-LANG-D2.5, CAN-G1-LANG-D3.1, CAN-G1-LANG-D3.2, CAN-G1-LANG-D3.3, CAN-G1-LANG-D1.3, CAN-G1-LANG-D1.5

Product Details

  • Year level: Year 1 / Grade 1
  • Subject: English
  • Formats: PDF and editable Microsoft PowerPoint PPTX
  • Counts: 23-page unit plan, 19-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz
  • Answers: five matching worksheet answer pages with red answer text

Digital product: No physical item will be shipped. Purchase grants a single-user licence for the purchaser's own classroom or educational setting. Files may not be resold, redistributed, uploaded to public websites or shared with other educators outside the licence.

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