Grammar and Spelling Curriculum information evening English Key - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Grammar and Spelling Curriculum information evening English Key Stage One The Key Changes Only phonic reading strategies required No specific mention of group work or drama strategies Learning of poetry (including reciting poetry)
Only phonic reading strategies required No specific mention of group work or drama strategies Learning of poetry (including reciting poetry) introduced Specific spellings, e.g. days of the week Joined writing expected (Y2) Proof-reading of own writing Increased use of subordination (Y2) Higher expectations of spelling, including from dictation
poetry Examples of some of the technical terms…
Year One word sentence letter capital letter full stop punctuation singular plural question mark exclamation mark Year Two verb adverb tense (past, present) adjective noun noun phrase statement question exclamation command compound suffix apostrophe comma co-ordination and subordination introduced
Alphabet race – give a common and proper noun for each letter. A is for Archie, an amiable ant. B is for Boris, a beautiful bear.
Noun Phrases
Play NOUN TOWERS… 1) Start with a noun (ship) 2) Add determiner (the ship) 3) Add an adjective (the creaky ship) 4) Add a prepositional phrase (the creaky ship on the waves) 5) Add a subordinate clause (the creaky ship on the waves which were rumbling) Etc.
what – until – after – where – to – as soon as – as – when – that – while – if – because – or – who – before – although – so - but – though – as long as – as if – since – unless – whenever – whereas – while The troll waited patiently… The Romans made mosaics… Too much fat is bad for you…
Basic editing and accuracy After eating the pie they flew away. The gloves what I got last week wont fit you. Why don’t he want no pudding. I seen him done it. Will you pass sandwich to me.
I like to banana the dog is barking loudly The old ate all the doughnuts. Fish like in water. The tractor was painted bright red
Barry stared at the _____burger. Outside the______ window, a _____ wind swept across the ______town. _______cars purred by and on the _______ promenade, ______newspapers tumbled along, driven by the ______wind. The sea rolled up the ______ beach, crashing against the ________ rocks that fringed the _______ shoreline.
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Term Definition CVC A consonant-vowel-consonant word, such as cat, pin or top. You may also come across the abbreviation CCVC for consonant-consonant-vowel- consonant words such as clap and from. Also CVCC for words such as mask and belt. Phoneme The smallest unit of sound. A digraph is two letters that make one sound e.g. /sh/ A trigraph is three letters that make one sound e.g. /ear/ Grapheme Graphemes are the written representation of sounds
NOTE: A national screening check is carried out at the end of year 1.
spelling and punctuation:
writing, with a clear text type, audience and purpose. Handwriting will also be marked.
minutes each (with a break between, if necessary). This will involve a mixture of selecting the right answers e.g. through multiple choice, and writing short answers.
Circle the verbs in the sentence. Yesterday was the school sports day and Joe wore her new running shoes. Why do the underlined words start with a capital letter? King Fred had a party at Greystone Palace on Sunday afternoon.