🧙 Fantasy Poems KS2 | Magical Creative Writing & Performance Ideas
Fantasy captures the imagination of children like nothing else. Dragons, monsters, magical creatures, and enchanted lands all inspire creative writing and performance in the classroom. Writing fantasy poems KS2 helps pupils use vivid imagery, descriptive vocabulary, and narrative voice in fun and engaging ways.
These poems can be humorous, scary, or adventurous — making them ideal for literacy, assemblies, and cross-curricular learning with history or PSHE.
👉 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:
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In-person Poetry Days across the UK
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Online Poetry Workshops (affordable and flexible)
➡ Secure your date here: Poets in Schools – Ian Bland
Here are some fantasy poems KS2 with activities designed to spark creativity in your classroom.
🏰 The Monster in My House
There’s a monster in my house
He’s very tall and has big shoes.
He has a massive chair
On which he sits to read the news.
He has lots of yellow pointed teeth
And he likes to watch the telly.
He has a deep and slightly scary voice
And his socks are really smelly.
He gets up early every morning
And goes to bed quite late at night.
He sometimes tries to kiss me
But I’m frightened that he’ll bite.
He sometimes tries to chase my mum
And she runs away and squeals.
She’s probably really scared of him
And I know just how she feels.
He has lots of food at mealtimes
And I shout and cry and yell.
Because I’m scared he’ll put me on his plate
And eat me up as well.
But my mum says not to be so daft
He’s really not so very bad.
There’s no monster living in my house
It’s just a man and he’s my dad.
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
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Discuss the twist ending and how humour is used to surprise the reader.
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Pupils can brainstorm everyday people (teacher, neighbour, sibling) and reimagine them as “monsters.”
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Write their own “monster poem” that ends with a funny reveal.
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Link to Funny Poems for KS2 Assemblies for more humorous writing.
🐉 There’s a Dragon in My Garden
There’s a dragon in my garden
He’s broke into our shed
Come quick, you have to help us
Or soon we’ll all be dead!
He’s set fire to the fencing
He’s torn down the garden gate
Oh won’t you come and rescue me
Before I meet my fate!
He’s spotted me, he’s coming now
He’s at the kitchen door
How long before he eats me up
I’m really not that sure!
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
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Read aloud dramatically with fire-breathing sound effects!
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Pupils brainstorm other “fantasy creatures” that might invade everyday spaces (a troll in the playground, a unicorn in the library).
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Write their own stanza beginning “There’s a ____ in my ____!”
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Perform poems with actions for a lively assembly piece.
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Link to Performance Poetry KS2.
🏔️ Mystery Monster
✨ Activity idea (expert literacy focus):
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Perfect for introducing rhyme and prediction.
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Share the poem without the last word and ask pupils to guess the ending.
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Discuss how rhyme patterns give clues to missing words.
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Pupils create their own “missing word riddle poem” based on a fantasy creature.
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Link to Poetry Comprehension KS2 for further reading activities.
🌌 The Wizard’s Apprentice
I polish jars of dragon flame,
I mix up potions, none the same.
I sweep the floor, I mend the books,
I hide away from master’s looks.
One day I’ll cast a spell so grand,
The greatest magic in the land.
But until then I’ll sweep and scrub,
A wizard’s life is hard, not fun!
✨ Activity idea: Pupils write from the perspective of a magical character’s helper (wizard’s apprentice, dragon keeper, troll’s cook). Focus on first-person voice and feelings.
🌳 The Enchanted Forest
I stepped into the forest deep,
Where ancient trees were half-asleep.
The flowers whispered, “Do not stay,
The shadows wake at end of day…”
But still I walked through mist and gloom,
Past ivy walls and roots that loom.
And there I saw, by lantern light,
A silver stag in cloak of night.
✨ Activity idea: Pupils practise setting description using senses. Ask them to imagine walking through an enchanted forest. What do they see, hear, smell, feel? Turn sensory notes into a poem.
🧚 The Goblin’s Market
Step right up, come buy, come buy,
Magic beans and tricks to try!
Candles that can never die,
Potions that will make you fly!
But be careful what you choose,
Goblins cheat and you might lose.
Take a bean, your hair turns blue,
Drink a potion — frog, not you!
✨ Activity idea: Explore warning poems. Pupils create their own market stall poem with magical but dangerous objects for sale. Great for rhyme and humour.
📚 Why Use Fantasy Poems in KS2?
Using fantasy poems KS2 helps children to:
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Use imagination and descriptive vocabulary 🧙
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Experiment with humour, suspense, and twists 😂😱
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Write in different voices (monster, wizard, hero) ✍️
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Build confidence in performance 🎤
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Fantasy poems let children explore the impossible while developing language and performance skills. Whether it’s a dragon in the garden, a goblin’s market, or a monster in the house, fantasy encourages imagination and laughter.
👉 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
