World Poetry Day Worksheets for Kids | Rhyming and Poetry Activities
Age Group: 3–6 years No. of Pages: 12 Format: Printable PDF
World Poetry Day is on 21 March. This 12-page printable pack builds rhyming and early reading skills for children aged 3–6, with picture matching, sound games, colour by rhyme, cut and sort and a short poem.
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About This Worksheet
Rhyme is the heart of children’s poems and one of the best early reading skills. Hearing that cat, hat and mat sound alike helps children notice how words work.
Children match rhyming pictures, colour a child enjoying poetry, circle words with the same starting sound, circle rhyming words, complete rhymes, join rhyming pairs, colour pictures that rhyme with cat, cut and sort cat and fan rhymes, copy a rhyming sentence and find words in a short poem.
Activities in This Pack
- Rhyming pictures match
- Colour the poet scene
- Circle the same starting sound
- Circle the word that rhymes
- Complete the rhyme
- Draw a line between rhyming words
- Colour by rhyme: words that rhyme with cat
- Circle the two pictures that rhyme
- Cut and sort: rhymes with cat or fan
- Rhyming handwriting practice
- Find the rhyming words in the poem
Skills Your Child Practises
- Rhyming
- Phonological awareness
- Starting sounds
- Early reading
- Handwriting
- Scissor skills
How to Use This Worksheet
- Read a favourite rhyming book first.
- Say each pair of words aloud and listen for the rhyme.
- Make up silly rhymes together.
- Clap the rhythm of the short poem.
- Do the cutting page with an adult nearby.
What’s Next?
Next in the March calendar is International Day of Forests (21 March). For more themed days, see our General Knowledge worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
World Poetry Day (21 March) is one of thirteen March days in the IdeazSuper themed-day collection. Use the packs in date order to plan a full month of activities:
- World Music Therapy Day (1 March): instruments, rhythm and how music makes us feel
- World Hearing Day (3 March): ears, listening and loud or soft sounds
- World Obesity Day (4 March): healthy food, water and active play
- International Women’s Day (8 March): respect, family words and jobs women do
- International Day of Mathematics (14 March): counting to 20, shapes and patterns
- World Consumer Rights Day (15 March): shops, good choices and counting groceries
- St. Patrick’s Day (17 March): shamrocks, counting and the colour green
- World Poetry Day (21 March): this pack
- International Day of Forests (21 March): trees, forest animals and caring for nature
- World Water Day (22 March): saving water and bodies of water
- World Meteorological Day (23 March): weather, clothes and graphing
- Ramadan (the ninth month of the Islamic calendar): the crescent moon, Iftar and good deeds
- Eid-ul-Fitr (1 Shawwal, at the end of Ramadan): Eid cards, sharing and gratitude
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is World Poetry Day?
World Poetry Day is on 21 March.
Why focus on rhyming?
Rhyming helps children hear sounds in words, an important step towards reading.
How many pages are in the pack?
The World Poetry Day pack has 12 printable pages.
What do I need?
A printer, pencils and crayons. Some pages also need child-safe scissors and glue.
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Looking for more themed days? Browse all our General Knowledge worksheets for preschool and kindergarten, with printable packs for special days across the year.