👔 Father’s Day Poems KS2 | Fun Writing & Performance Ideas

Father’s Day (third Sunday in June) is a brilliant chance for KS2 pupils to celebrate dads, grandads and carers through poetry. Children love mixing humour with reflection — and Father’s Day poems are perfect for cards, displays and assemblies.

Through Father’s Day poems KS2, pupils can:

💬 Build vocabulary around family, humour and relationships
🎤 Share poems through performance and assemblies
📝 Experiment with list poems, acrostics, kennings and narratives
📚 Link English with PSHE, RE and art (cards/posters)

👉 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

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📝 Original Father’s Day Poems by Ian Bland

Here are five Father’s Day poems — funny, heartfelt and creative — each with classroom writing ideas.

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1. The Monster in My House (Narrative Poem)

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 ideas:

• Use this as a scaffold for role-reversal writing (Dad as monster, giant, superhero).

• Provide prompts (He has… / He likes… / He sometimes…).

• Perform the poem with dramatic monster voices and reveal the final “twist.”

• Download my free writing framework here ➡Monster in My House Writing Framework.

🔗 Related: Narrative Poems KS2

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2. Dad Can’t Cook! (List Poem)

My dad sings like a pop star
And he can speak in French and Dutch,
He can dig and weed the garden
Though he doesn’t do it much,
He can make himself go cross-eyed,
Touch his nose with the tip of his tongue,
But when he tries to cook a meal
It goes very, very wrong!

My dad can juggle oranges
And can climb and swing through trees,
He can jump across our garden pond
With most impressive ease,
He can help me with my homework
When I’m well and truly stuck,
But don’t let him cook dinner because
DAD CAN’T COOK!

💡 Activity ideas:

• Brainstorm Things my dad can… vs Things my dad can’t….

• Turn into rhyming couplets for a performance poem.

• End each verse with the whole class shouting “DAD CAN’T COOK!”

🔗 Related: List Poems KS2

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3. I’ve Hidden Daddy’s Cigarettes (Reflective Poem)

I’ve hidden Daddy’s cigarettes
Because I don’t want him to die
The teacher says they’re bad for you
And teachers never lie.

I can tell my Daddy wants one
Because his face is growing red
If he finds out that I’ve done it
Then he’ll send me up to bed.

He’s checked up in the cupboard
And he’s checked behind the chair
He’s checked beneath the sofa
But he’ll never find them there.

You can see he’s getting cross now
And he shouts “For goodness sakes!”
As the sweat drips from his forehead
And his hands begin to shake.

He thinks he’s got some spare ones
But I’ve hidden that pack too
He now looks really worried
And doesn’t know what he should do.

He’s looking really desperate
Because the time is after ten
He can’t go out and buy some
Because the shops are shut by then.

But I feel very happy
Because I’ve done something quite clever
I’ve stopped my Daddy smoking
And now he’ll live forever.

💡 Activity ideas:

• Discuss humour used for a serious issue (health, caring for family).

• Pupils write their own versions: I’ve hidden Dad’s phone/alarm clock/game console.

• PSHE link: making healthy choices and looking after others.

🔗 Related: PSHE Poems KS2

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4. DAD (Acrostic Poem)

Does funny tricks that make me laugh
Always cheers me up with a silly gaffe
Doesn’t mind when I’m a pain —
Best dad ever, time and again.

💡 Activity ideas:

• Try acrostics with DAD, FATHER, HERO.

• Mix funny and heartfelt lines.

• Extend: write acrostic pairs (MUM & DAD poems side by side).

• Literacy focus: acrostics support less confident writers while encouraging creativity.

🔗 Related: Acrostic Poems KS2

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5. Father (Kenning Poem)

Lunch-maker, joke-teller,
Homework-helper, rule-yeller,
Football-shouter, garden-mower,
Lift-giver, bedtime-staller.

Game-player, story-reader,
Bike-fixer, secret-keeper,
TV-watcher, taxi-driver,
Dream-chaser, encourager, survivor.

💡 Activity ideas:

• Introduce kennings: two-word noun-verb phrases.

• Pupils brainstorm kennings for their dad or carer (tickler-of-toes, spider-catcher, hogger-of-remote).

• Perform as a class chant, each child reading one kenning aloud.

• Literacy focus: kennings encourage concise word choice and rhythm.

🔗 Related: Kennings Poems KS2

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🎉 Fun Father’s Day Poetry Activities for KS2

• Acrostic Cards: Write acrostics on Father’s Day cards.

• Kenning Posters: Create illustrated “Dad kennings” with cartoons.

• Performance Assemblies: Share Dad Can’t Cook! or the kenning poem.

• Recipe for Dad Poems: “1 scoop of laughter, a spoonful of kindness, a heap of hugs.”

• Cross-Curricular Links:

  • PSHE: family, health, caring for others.

  • English: narrative, performance, list, acrostic, kenning poems.

  • Art: illustrated cards and posters.

🔗 Related: Family Poems KS2 | Kindness Poems KS2 | Funny School Poems KS2

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👩‍🏫 Teacher Pedagogy Notes

Curriculum links:

• English: list poems, acrostics, kennings, narrative poetry.

• PSHE: family, health, relationships.

• Drama/Art: performing poems and illustrating them.

Differentiation:

• Support: scaffold acrostics and kennings with word banks.

• Challenge: extended narratives or parodies.

Engagement:

• Writing about dads and carers is personal, funny and heartfelt — producing work children are excited to share.

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🌟 Final Thoughts

Father’s Day poems KS2 are a brilliant way for children to celebrate dads, grandads and carers. Whether it’s a funny monster story, a silly list, a caring reflection, or an acrostic or kenning poem, these verses are perfect for cards, displays and assemblies.

👉 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