Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 1 Autumn Humorous Poems
Funny Poems
Develop reading and comprehension skills and stimulate writing using Oi Frog! & Oi Dog! Study syllables, the prefix un- and suffixes –ing and –ed. Begin to understand past/present tense.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore two humorous extended rhymes; use as a stimulus to writing
(suggested as 4 days)
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Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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Essential Texts
Oi Frog! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
Oi Dog! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
Unit 2 SPaG: Explore syllables and the prefix ‘un’ writing
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
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These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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You Will Need
Poems
Upside Down by Aileen Fisher (see resources)
Additional poems (see resources)
Unit 3 Comprehension: Read, understand and group poems
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
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These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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You Will Need
Poems
Antigonish credited to W. H. Mearns (see resources)
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne (see resources)
Additional poems in resources
Group Readers
Animal Upsets
Children will enjoy reading about the naughty things animals get up to (often without meaning to!). With its simple rhyming pattern this is great text to use when studying poetry and rhyme.
Unit 4 SPaG: Adding the suffixes –ing and –ed to verbs
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
You Will Need
Poems
Playtime by Hamilton Trust (see resources)
Group Readers
Animal Upsets
Children will enjoy reading about the naughty things animals get up to (often without meaning to!). With its simple rhyming pattern this is great text to use when studying poetry and rhyme.
Unit 5 Composition: Plan and write a funny poem based on one read
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
You Will Need
Poems
All Wet by Tony Johnston (see resources)
My Name Is by Pauline Clarke (see resources)
Weblinks
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