🌌 Dream Poems KS2 | Creative Writing & Assembly Activities
Dreams are full of mystery, magic, and imagination. They can be funny, scary, or inspiring — sometimes all at once! Writing dream poems KS2 gives children the chance to explore their creativity and reflect on their feelings in a safe and imaginative way.
Dream poetry links beautifully with PSHE, wellbeing, and assemblies, helping pupils think about hopes, fears, and ambitions while developing descriptive writing.
👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and performing their own poems. I visit over 100 schools every year and I’d love to work with your children and teachers.
📅 You can book me for:
In-person Poetry Days across the UK
Online Poetry Workshops (affordable and flexible)
➡ Secure your date here: Poets in Schools – Ian Bland
Here are some examples of dream poems KS2, each with a classroom activity designed to inspire your pupils.
🍭 Sweet Dreams…
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
This is a fantastic model for teaching imagery and sensory description.
Explore the senses: Ask pupils to spot examples of taste, touch, smell, and sound in the poem.
Dream world brainstorm: Children imagine their own magical land (made of food, colours, or impossible objects).
Stanza writing: Pupils write a four-line stanza beginning “In my dream world…” using at least two senses.
Performance: Perform as a whole class poem with actions (e.g. sipping lemonade, scooping ice-cream).
Link to Food Poems KS2 and Funny Poems for KS2 Assemblies.
🌠 The Flying Dream
I soar through the clouds with wings on my back,
The world far below is tiny and black.
I loop and I dive, I glide through the air,
A dream full of freedom without any care.
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
This poem encourages children to experiment with movement and setting.
Ask: If you could fly in a dream, where would you go?
Pupils create stanzas describing their journey (cities, oceans, space).
Focus on verbs (glide, swoop, hover) to capture the sensation of flight.
Perform with arm movements and sound effects for impact.
👻 The Nightmare
A shadow crept across my bed,
It whispered worries in my head.
The walls grew tall, the floor turned red,
I wished to wake in school instead.
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
This short poem is perfect for teaching atmosphere and mood.
Discuss how adjectives and imagery create tension.
Brainstorm spooky dream settings: shadows, whispers, strange noises.
Pupils write their own four-line nightmare poem.
Perform with low voices or echoes to create atmosphere.
Link to Halloween Poems KS2.
🎭 The Funny Dream
I dreamed my teacher wore a hat,
A giant purple one at that!
She tap-danced through the dinner hall,
While juggling teapots, ten in all!
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
Funny dreams are a brilliant hook for reluctant writers.
Share silly dream examples to get pupils laughing.
Pupils pick an ordinary person (teacher, parent, footballer) and imagine them doing something ridiculous.
Write a short rhyming stanza turning real life upside down.
Extend by linking to Funny Poems for KS2 Assemblies.
🌟 The Dream of the Future
I dreamed I was older, strong and tall,
Inventing machines to help us all.
A future of kindness, peace, and play,
A dream that could start with us today.
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
This poem ties perfectly into PSHE and ambition.
Ask pupils: What do you dream of being when you grow up?
Brainstorm roles and hopes (vet, scientist, artist, kind friend).
Pupils write a stanza beginning “In the future I dream I will…”
Perform in assembly to inspire confidence and ambition.
Link to Growing Up Poems KS2.
📚 Why Use Dream Poems in KS2?
Writing dream poems KS2 helps children to:
Use imagination and creativity 🌟
Explore feelings and emotions 🎭
Practise imagery and descriptive writing ✍️
Build confidence in performance 🎤
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Dreams give children the freedom to explore their imagination and creativity. By turning dreams into poems, pupils learn to play with imagery, language, and performance.
👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and performing their own poems. I visit over 100 schools every year and I’d love to work with your children and teachers.
📅 You can book me for:
In-person Poetry Days across the UK
Online Poetry Workshops (affordable and flexible)
➡ Secure your date here: Poets in Schools – Ian Bland
