Planning and Activities
Non-fiction
English Year 1 Spring Instructions
Pigeon Books by Mo Willems
Explore the fantastic Mo Willems books about Pigeon. Practise giving/receiving instructions and write/ illustrate their own Pigeon story. Read Hamilton: Boris and Sid are Bad!
The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.
Unit 1 Core: Read, write and discuss rules
(suggested as 4 days)
Coping with Lockdown?
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Unit 2 SPAG: Sentence punctuation; following and writing instructions
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
Coping with Lockdown?
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Sentence Punctuation
Unit 3 Comprehension: Read instructions; discuss and apply features
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
Coping with Lockdown?
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
Websites
Binding single sheets into a book from www.wikihow.com
Group Readers
Boris and Sid are Bad!
Group Readers
Boris and Sid are Bad!
The tale of two naughty children. There is not a child on the planet who won’t empathise with these two in this little story about a very familiar domestic situation! The book is very simple for those just starting on their reading journey.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
Unit 4 SPAG: Sentence building: giving reasons using because
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
Coping with Lockdown?
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Unit 5 Composition: Write a book about a rule-bending pigeon
(suggested as 4 days)
