5th grade poetry videos
Quick answer
In 5th grade (ages 10–11), children read poems closely: lines and stanzas, rhyme and rhythm, figurative language and the speaker's voice. Start with Learn Bright's "Poetry for Kids" and Khan Academy's "The elements of a poem", then try classic poems read by FreeSchool. Play all on repeat, or loop one stanza.
Videos in this playlist
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Poetry for Kids | Learn about the different types of poetry and the parts of a poem.Learn BrightPlay from here Loop - 2
Introduction to Poetry - Prose vs. Poetry, and Poem ComponentsMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 3
Key Features of Poetry for Kids! | National Poetry Month | Poetry Tools | TwinklTwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop - 4
The elements of a poem | Reading | Khan AcademyKhan AcademyPlay from here Loop - 5
Find your way around a poem | Reading | Khan AcademyKhan AcademyPlay from here Loop - 6
Poetry structures | Reading | Khan AcademyKhan AcademyPlay from here Loop - 7
Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5Crash Course KidsPlay from here Loop - 8
The Structure of Poetry - Rhythm, Rhyme Scheme, and MeterMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 9
Poetic Sound Devices: Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, and RepetitionMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 10
Poetic Devices - Figurative Language - How to Analyze PoemsMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 11
Figurative language | Reading | Khan AcademyKhan AcademyPlay from here Loop - 12
Figurative Language for Kids | It's Easy With Twinkl | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop - 13
Figurative Language for Kids | Similes, Metaphors & IdiomsHomeschool PopPlay from here Loop - 14
Poetic Perspective - Understanding the Speaker in PoetryMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 15
Types of Poems for Kids | Poetic Forms | National Poetry Month | Twinkl USATwinkl Teaching Resources - United StatesPlay from here Loop - 16
Haiku: Saying More With Less - How Poets Say So Much in So Few SyllablesMiacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 17
Limericks for KidsHomeschool PopPlay from here Loop - 18
Free Verse: Poems That Break the Rules - Learn All About Free-Verse Poetry!Miacademy & MiaPrep Learning ChannelPlay from here Loop - 19
Emily Dickinson: Hope is the Thing with Feathers - Poems for Kids, FreeSchoolFree SchoolPlay from here Loop - 20
I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud by William Wordsworth: Daffodils - Poems for Kids, FreeSchoolFree SchoolPlay from here Loop - 21
The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poems for Kids, FreeSchoolFree SchoolPlay from here Loop - 22
The Tyger by William Blake: Tiger, tiger burning bright - Classic Poems for Kids, FreeSchoolFree SchoolPlay from here Loop
What does this 5th grade poetry unit cover?
It covers how poems are built from lines and stanzas, rhyme scheme and rhythm, sound devices like alliteration, figurative language such as similes and metaphors, the speaker, and forms like haiku, limericks and free verse. By the end a child should explain how a stanza fits the whole poem.
How does RepeatWatch help with poems?
Use Repeat one on a poem reading so your child hears the rhythm several times, then reads along. Set an A–B loop on a single stanza, slow it to 0.75× to tap out the beat, and save each poem on keys 1–9 to compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What grade studies stanzas and poetic devices?
In the US, explaining how stanzas fit together and how word choice shapes meaning is usually taught in 5th grade (ages 10–11), building on 4th grade figurative language. Grade levels vary by country and school, so start wherever your child is.
How can we keep a poetry session short?
Watch one lesson, loop one poem reading, then let your child write four lines of their own. Use Stop after N loops so the poem ends on its own. Videos play in YouTube's player, so YouTube may show ads.