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) 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
Writing Progression… • Focus of writing is more technical • Covers a wide range of genres including narrative, non-fiction and poetry Examples of some of the technical terms…
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
Common and Proper Nouns 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 • They label the world and bring it into being! • You know you have a noun phrase because it can be replaced by a pronoun. 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.
‘Add On’ using conjunctions 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…
Sentence Doctor 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.
Spot the sentence… 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
Change the mood – negative/positive adjectives 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.
Phonics Year 1 - Letters and Sounds 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-vowelconsonant 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
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NOTE: A national screening check is carried out at the end of year 1.
Spelling and Grammar SATs KS1 • Children taking Key Stage 1 SATs will sit three separate papers in grammar, spelling and punctuation: • Paper 1: a grammar and punctuation written task, taking approximately 20 minutes. Children will be provided with a prompt and stimulus for a short piece of writing, with a clear text type, audience and purpose. Handwriting will also be marked. • Paper 2: a grammar, punctuation and vocabulary test, in two sections of around 10 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. • Paper 3: a 20-word spelling test taking approximately 15 minutes
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.
