Teach personification in Years 3 to 6, from spotting it to writing it, with a print-and-go worksheet set.

This 25-page printable set includes 14 worksheets that take students from finding the thing and its human action to writing their own personification poem. Students spot personification, explain what it really means, read it in a poem and a story, then use it in their own writing.

Full answer keys and teacher notes are included, along with extras for the rest of your figurative language unit.

What's included

• 14 personification worksheets in a careful progression
• A pre-test and post-test worksheet with a marking guide
• Full answer keys with sample answers
• Teacher notes with common errors, key language and a writing rubric
• Extras: 2 posters, 12 sorting cards with a sorting mat, the Roll and Personify partner game and exit tickets

Curriculum alignment

• NSW English K–10 Syllabus, Stage 2: EN2-UARL-01, EN2-CWT-01
• NSW English K–10 Syllabus, Stage 3: EN3-UARL-01, EN3-CWT-01
• Students notice how authors use figurative language and use it in their own imaginative writing
• Also suits Australian Curriculum English, Years 3 to 6 (literary devices in the Literature strand)

Perfect for

• Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 English lessons
• Stage 2 and Stage 3 figurative language and poetry units
• Explicit teaching followed by independent practice
• Literacy rotations, small groups and early finishers
• Casual and relief teachers who need a low-prep lesson
• Pre-assessment and post-assessment of personification

Please note

This is a non-editable printable PDF in black and white. It teaches personification only; similes appear as a contrast, and other figurative language devices are not covered.

File details

• 1 PDF file, non-editable
• 25 pages, A4, black and white
• Years 3 to 6 (Stage 2 and Stage 3)
• Digital download
• Single-teacher licence

Print the pages and teach – the personification sequence is already planned, with answers ready for marking.