Planning and Activities
Non-fiction
English Year 2 Autumn Instructions
Cooking
Get cooking with The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook. Explore recipes, use commas for lists and investigate sentence types. Write new recipes for a class cookbook.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore the purpose and structure of recipes
(suggested as 4 days)
With TA or 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.
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
The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook: A Complete Cookery Course for Children by Angela Wilkes, however it is possible to use any age appropriate cookbook
Unit 2 SPAG: Sentence forms: statements and commands
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or 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.
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
The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook: A Complete Cookery Course for Children by Angela Wilkes, however it is possible to use any age appropriate cookbook
Unit 3 Comprehension: Instructional language in recipes
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or 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.
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
The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook: A Complete Cookery Course for Children by Angela Wilkes, however it is possible to use any age appropriate cookbook
Group Readers
Animal Recipes
Websites
Binding single pages together from
www.wikihow.com/Bind-a-Book
Group Readers
Animal Recipes
A selection of simple recipes for tasty treats. Follow the instructions to make cheesy toast for Mouse or crispy cakes for Badger. This colourful book will show children how instructional texts are laid out in a fun and engaging way.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
Unit 4 SPAG: Use commas for lists
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or 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.
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
Included in resources
Optional texts
The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook: A Complete Cookery Course for Children by Angela Wilkes, however it is possible to use any age appropriate cookbook
Unit 5 Composition: Publish a recipe
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or 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.
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
The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook: A Complete Cookery Course for Children by Angela Wilkes, however it is possible to use any age appropriate cookbook