Planning and Activities
Non-fiction
English Year 1 Summer Information Texts
Comparing Non-fiction and Fiction
Read gorgeous books about tigers, whales, sharks and polar bears. Understand differences between fiction and non-fiction, read, answer and write questions and produce factual texts.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core Unit 1 – Recognise differences between fiction and non-fiction
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzie Stewart
Tigress by Nick Dowson
Unit 2 SPAG: Writing Descriptive Sentences
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Big Blue Whale by Nicola Davies and Nick Maland
Group Readers
Whale Words
Websites
Whale Clip from www.YouTube.com
Group Readers
Whale Words
This text, with its stunning illustrations, is the perfect accompaniment to a teaching session on information texts. Guaranteed to capture a child’s imagination, it is nevertheless simple enough to be read by those just starting their reading journey.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
Unit 3 Comprehension: Comparing fiction and non-fiction
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Ice Bear by Nicola Davies
Rainbow Bear by Michael Morpurgo
Tigress by Nick Dowson
Unit 4 Composition: Writing questions as sentences
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
Unit 5 Composition: Write a non-fiction book about Fierce Animals
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Tigress by Nick Dowson
Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
Ice Bear by Nicola Davies