Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 1/2 Summer Performance Poetry
Poems Out Loud
Enjoy reading and discussing a series of poems from Poems Out Loud! Compose vivid descriptions of minibeasts. Use the Group Reader, Scooters as inspiration to write sentences with subordinating conjunctions. Rehearse recitals and perform their poems as a group.
The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.
Unit 1 Core: analysing, performing and responding to poetry
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text (you will need a copy of this book to teach these lessons)
Poems Out Loud! First poems to read and perform, Ladybird Books
Unit 2 SPaG: Subordination
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Poems Out Loud! First poems to read and perform, Ladybird Books (you will need a copy of this book to teach these lessons)
Hamilton Group Reader
Scooters by Sinead Gaffney and illustrated by Rebecca Walker
Group Readers
Scooters
This is a great book if you are studying non-fiction. It has many pictures all about scooters but with an original and eccentric twist. The illustrations will make children chuckle, and the text is simple and easy to read independently.
Unit 3 SPaG: Descriptive writing using adjectives, verbs and adverbs
(suggested as 2 days)
Unit 4 Composition: writing a new version of a poem shared in class; performing poetry
(suggested as 5 days)
