Planning and Activities
Non-fiction
English Year 1 Autumn Labels, Lists and Signs
Getting and giving information
Spark imaginations with Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis and Billy’s Bucket by Kes Gray and Garry Parsons. Explore sentence building and punctuation, writing labels, lists and signs.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Write lists and labels inspired by Not a Stick
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
Unit 2 SPAG: Build and punctuate sentences
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 3 Comprehension: Read, discuss and write inspired by Billy’s Bucket
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 4 SPAG: Build sentences and punctuate names inspired by Billy’s Bucket
(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
Billy’s Bucket by Kes Gray and Garry Parsons
Websites
CBeebies bedtime story of Billy’s Bucket from www.YouTube.com
Unit 5 Composition: Write a book, using lists, labels and signs
(suggested as 4 days)
