Strike Poetry Activities

This bundle contains 12 resources tailored for the poem “Strike” by Seán Ó Laoghaire. In this humorous poem the poet imagines what would happen if the hens went on strike and refused to lay eggs.

The activities include games, role play, wordsearch and written activities. These activities can be used for Literacy Stations or to cover a week’s worth of work. The children will be encouraged to think more deeply about the poem and imagine situations beyond what is presented in the text.