English Medium Term Plan

Grade 1 Term 2

Ongoing National Curriculum requirements:

Spoken Reading Writing
Language:
listen and Word: Transcription:
respond continue segmenting spoken words into phonemes and
appropriately to to apply phonic representing these by graphemes, spelling many
adults and their knowledge and correctly
peers skills as the route learning new ways of spelling phonemes for
to decode words which one or more spellings are already known, and
ask until automatic learn some words with each spelling, including a few
relevant decoding has common homophones
questions to become
extend their embedded and learning to spell common exception words
understanding reading is fluent
and knowledge learning to spell more words with contracted
read forms
use accurately by
relevant blending the Handwriting:
strategies to sounds in words form lower-case letters of the correct size
build their that contain the relative to one another
vocabulary graphemes
taught so far, start using some of the diagonal and
articulate especially horizontal strokes needed to join letters and
and justify recognising understand which letters, when adjacent to one
answers, alternative another, are best left unjoined
arguments and sounds for
opinions graphemes write capital letters and digits of the correct
size, orientation and relationship to one another and
give well- read to lower case letters
structured accurately words
descriptions, of two or more use spacing between words that reflects the
explanations syllables that size of the letters.
and narratives contain the
for different same graphemes
purposes, as above Composition:
including for
expressing read words develop positive attitudes towards and
feelings containing stamina for writing by:
common suffixes
writing narratives about personal experiences
read and those of others (real and fictional)
further common writing about real events
exception words,
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noting unusual writing for different purposes

correspondences
between spelling consider what they are going to write before
and sound and beginning by:
where these
occur in the planning or saying out loud what they are
word going to write about

read most writing down ideas and/or key words,

words quickly including new vocabulary
and accurately,
without overt encapsulating what they want to say,
sounding and sentence by sentence
blending, when
they have been make simple additions, revisions and
frequently corrections to their own writing by:
encountered
evaluating their writing with the teacher and
read aloud other pupils
books closely
matched to their re-reading to check that their writing makes
improving phonic sense and that verbs to indicate time are used
knowledge, correctly and consistently, including verbs in the
sounding out continuous form
unfamiliar words proof-reading to check for errors in spelling,
accurately, grammar and punctuation [for example, ends of
automatically sentences punctuated correctly]
and without
undue hesitation read aloud what they have written with
appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear.
re-read
these books to Spelling:
build up their segmenting spoken words into phonemes and
fluency and representing these by graphemes, spelling many
confidence in correctly
word reading.
learning new ways of spelling phonemes for which
Comprehension: one or more spellings are already known, and learn
develop some words with each spelling, including a few
pleasure in common homophones
reading,
motivation to learning to spell common exception words
read, vocabulary
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Grade 1 Term 2

and learning to spell more words with contracted forms

understanding
by: learning the possessive apostrophe (singular) [for
example, the girl’s book]
listening to,
discussing and distinguishing between homophones and near-
expressing views homophones
about a wide
range of add suffixes to spell longer words, including –ment,
contemporary –ness, –ful, –less, –ly
and classic
poetry, stories
and non-fiction
at a level Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation:
beyond that at
which they can  Word Formation of nouns using suffixes such as
read –ness, –er Formation of adjectives using suffixes
independently such as –ful, –less)
participate  Use of the suffixes –er, –est in adjectives and
in discussion the use of –ly in Standard English to turn
about books, adjectives into adverbs
poems and other  Sentence Subordination (using when, if, that,
works that are because) and co-ordination (using or, and,
read to them but)
and those that  Expanded noun phrases for description and
they can read for specification [for example, the blue butterfly,
themselves, plain flour, the man in the moon]
taking turns and  How the grammatical patterns in a sentence
listening to what indicate its function as a statement, question,
others say exclamation or command
explain  Text Correct choice and consistent use of
and discuss their present tense and past tense throughout
understanding of writing
books, poems  Use of the progressive form of verbs in the
and other present and past tense to mark actions in
material, both progress.
those that they  Punctuation Use of capital letters, full stops,
listen to and question marks and exclamation marks to
those that they demarcate sentences and Commas to
read for separate items in a list
themselves.  Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing
in spelling and to mark singular possession in
nouns [for example, the girl’s name]
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Number of Text Genre Cross Overview/Curriculum

weeks Curricular Outcome/Learning Intention
Links
7th Jan Lauras star Fiction Description:
14th Jan
Write a prediction of what might happen
when Laura finds the star.
Talk about how to be a good friend and
Laura’s feelings.
Describe Laura’s character. Write a letter
in the role of Laura. Teach similes- as bright
as the sun, shining like a thousand
diamonds.

Grammar: Week 1: Possession

apostrophes- Laura’s bag, Laura’s star,
Laura’s house
Week 2: Contraction apostrophes – they’re
we’re don’t.

Reading NC objectives:
Discussing the sequence of events in books
and how items of information are related.
Ask and answer questions.
becoming increasingly familiar with and
retelling a wider range of stories, fairy
stories and traditional tales
discussing their favourite words and
phrases
predicting what might happen on the
basis of what has been read so far

Writing
NC objectives:
make simple additions, revisions and
corrections to their own writing by:
evaluating their writing with the teacher
and other pupils
re-reading to check that their writing
makes sense and that verbs to indicate
time are used correctly and consistently,
including verbs in the continuous form
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proof-reading to check for errors in

spelling, grammar and punctuation [for
example, ends of sentences punctuated
correctly]
read aloud what they have written with
appropriate intonation to make the
meaning clear.

Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

Apostrophes to mark where letters are
missing in spelling and to mark singular
possession in nouns [for example, the
girl’s name]

21st Jan Letter writing- Letter Description:

28th Jan the day the writing Look at the letters in ‘the day the crayons
crayons quit/ quit’ learn features of a letter. Discuss
Jolly postman formal and informal letters. Write an
informal letter back to the crayons from
the character. Write a formal letter to the
principal that the jolly postman can
deliver.

Grammar:
Week 1: punctuation recap- ensure
children are using punctuation correctly
and confidently . A ? !-

Week 2- Suffixes- standalone lesson on

suffixes ful, less e.g. hopeless/hopeful
useful/useless

Reading NC objectives:
Discussing the sequence of events in books
and how items of information are related.
Ask and answer questions.
becoming increasingly familiar with and
retelling a wider range of stories, fairy
stories and traditional tales
discussing their favourite words and
phrases
predicting what might happen on the
basis of what has been read so far
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Writing
NC objectives:
Writing for different purposes
consider what they are going to write
before beginning by:
planning or saying out loud what they
are going to write about
writing down ideas and/or key words,
including new vocabulary

Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

Punctuation Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and exclamation
marks to demarcate sentences

Word Formation of nouns using suffixes

such as –ness, –er Formation of
adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –
less)

4th Feb Instructions Non- Description:

11th Feb fiction Follow verbal and written instructions. Write
a weird and wonderful recipe and make
Rocky Roads following instructions.

Vocabulary: bossy (imperative) verbs,

bullet points, time words.

Grammer: week 1: write a shopping list for

the Rocky Roads using commas to
separate items in a list.
Week 2- common nouns and proper
nouns.

Reading NC objectives:
making inferences on the basis of what is
being said and done
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answering and asking questions

Writing
NC objectives:
Writing for different purposes.

Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

Punctuation Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and exclamation
marks to demarcate sentences and
Commas to separate items in a list

18th Feb Information Non- Description:

texts Fiction Look at some examples of information
texts in the library and explore the features.
Write their own information texts on a
particular subject.

Vocalulary: bullet points /headings/

captions/contents page/
diagrams/labels/glossary/photographs.

Grammar: Homophones too, two and to.

Were, where and we’re. 1 each week.

Reading NC objectives:
drawing on what they already know or on
background information and vocabulary
provided by the teacher
checking that the text makes sense to
them as they read and correcting
inaccurate reading
making inferences on the basis of what is
being said and done
answering and asking questions
being introduced to non-fiction books that
are structured in different ways

Writing
NC objectives:
Writing for different purposes.
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Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

learning how to use both familiar and new
punctuation correctly including full stops,
capital letters, exclamation marks,
question marks, commas for lists.

25th feb Author study – Fiction Description:

4th March LA Julia Study books from Julia D; stickman,
Donaldson superworm and Monkey Puzzle. Look at
(8,7,6,5) the repetition. Sequence, roleplay and
HA- (4,3,2,1) discuss stories, compare different books by
the same author. Read Stickman and have
a go at writing their own.

HA- study the BFG- themes, charactersm

movie clips and discuss. Write letters to the
BFG from sophie about their friendship.
Write their own versions.

Grammar: week 1 recap: noun, proper

noun, noun phrase, adjective, adverb,
verb, simile, alliteration.
Week 2- introduce synonyms e.g. big-
colossal, huge, large, enormous, gigantic.

Reading NC objectives:
Discussing the sequence of events in books
and how items of information are related.
Ask and answer questions.
becoming increasingly familiar with and
retelling a wider range of stories, fairy
stories and traditional tales
discussing their favourite words and
phrases
predicting what might happen on the
basis of what has been read so far

Writing
NC objectives:
learning the possessive apostrophe
(singular) [for example, the girl’s book]
planning or saying out loud what they are
going to write about
 English Medium Term Plan
Grade 1 Term 2

writing down ideas and/or key words,

including new vocabulary
encapsulating what they want to say,
sentence by sentence
make simple additions, revisions and
corrections to their own writing by:
evaluating their writing with the teacher
and other pupils
re-reading to check that their writing
makes sense and that verbs to indicate
time are used correctly and consistently,
including verbs in the continuous form
proof-reading to check for errors in
spelling, grammar and punctuation [for
example, ends of sentences punctuated
correctly]
read aloud what they have written with
appropriate intonation to make the
meaning clear.

Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

learning how to use both familiar and new
punctuation correctly including full stops,
capital letters, exclamation marks,
question marks, commas for lists and
apostrophes for contracted forms and the
possessive.
Terminology: adjective, adverb, verb,
simile

11th Assessment Assessments in class HFW and phonics

March week checks.
18th Acrostic Poems Poetry Description: read acrostic poems and
March discuss the language used. Write acrostic
poems for their favourite food and their
name. Teach children Allieration-
sentences with all the words in a letter
starting with the same sentence.

Grammar: Noun phrase (2A sentence) a

sentence with 2 adjectives big, blue sky.

Reading NC objectives:
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listening to, discussing and expressing

views about a wide range of
contemporary and classic poetry, stories
and non-fiction at a level beyond that at
which they can read independently

Writing
NC objectives:
To write poetry
Develop positive attitudes towards and
stamina for writing by:
Writing narratives about personal
experiences and those of others (real and
fictional)
Writing about real events
Writing poetry
writing for different purposes

Spelling & Grammar NC objectives:

learning how to use both familiar
and new punctuation correctly