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)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
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
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)
Unit 4 SPaG: Recognising nouns, verbs and adjectives; using –ness / -er to create nouns
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 5 Composition: Writing descriptions and poems; reciting and performing poems
(suggested as 4 days)
