Planning and Activities
Poetry
English Year 2 Spring Humorous Poems
Aliens Stole My Underpants
Explore different styles of poems using the fun topic of aliens. Revise adjectives, nouns, verbs and use suffixes to create nouns. Compare poems, write and perform their own poems.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading, discussing, reciting and learning poems about aliens
(suggested as 4 days)
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.
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.
Coming soon!
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses
Unit 2 SPaG: Using noun phrases in descriptive writing
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
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.
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.
Coming soon!
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: noun phrases
Unit 3 Composition: Reading poems, answering questions and writing comparisons
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
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.
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.
Coming soon!
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses
Unit 4 SPaG: Recognising nouns, verbs and adjectives; using –ness / -er to create nouns
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
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.
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.
Coming soon!
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses
Unit 5 Composition: Writing descriptions and poems; reciting and performing poems
(suggested as 4 days)
