Poems about families

Poetry

Evocative and humorous poems about families are used to stimulate reading, discussion and writing poetry. Learn use of apostrophes and comparative/superlative adjectives.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Unit 1 Core: Read, discuss and respond creatively to poems about families (suggested as 4 days)

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Planning and Activities

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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Texts
Poems from the resources document

Unit 2 SPaG: Learning to Use Apostrophes and Commas (suggested as 4 days)

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Planning and Activities

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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Texts
Poems from the resources document

Unit 3 SPaG: Suffixes –er and –est on Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (suggested as 3 days)

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Planning and Activities

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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Texts
Poems from the resources document

Unit 4 Composition: Planning and writing a letter poem based on one read (suggested as 4 days)

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Planning and Activities

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Texts
Poems from the resources document

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