Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 1 Summer Poems on a Theme
Nature Poems
Read, discuss and recite nature poems. Study sentence punctuation including questions & answers, and adjectives. Build descriptive vocabulary and use senses to write poems.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read, discuss, recite and memorise nature poems
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Poems
(All in resources)
Nut Tree by Julia Donaldson
What do you do on a Nature Walk? by Kate Williams
Optional Texts
Wriggle and Roar by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt
A First Book of Poetry by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan
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Unit 2 SPAG: Build and punctuate questions and answers
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Poems
The Secret Song by Margaret Wise Brown (see resources)
Optional Texts
Read Me First: Poems for Younger Readers for Every Day of the Year, Macmillan Children's Books
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Unit 3 Comprehension: Read and discuss nature poems
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Poems
(All in resources)
The Nature Table by Karen Costello-McFeat
What we Found at the Seaside by Kate Williams
In My Garden by Moira Andrew
Follow Me by Petonelle Archer
Out in the Dark and Daylight by Aileen Fisher
Optional Texts
A First Book of Poetry by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan
My First Oxford Book of Poems compiled by John Foster
Unit 4 SPAG: Writing sentences with adjectives
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Poems
(All in resources)
Ladybird by Liz Brownlee
Who Am I? by Paul Cookson
Optional Texts
A First Book of Poetry by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan
Unit 5 Composition: Write nature poetry using the senses
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Poems
In My Garden by Moira Andrew (see resources)
Optional Texts
A First Book of Poetry by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan
Website
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