Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 1/2 Spring Instructions
Cleaner World
Starting with Emily Gravett's beautiful books, Tidy and Too Much Stuff, explore instructional language and write instructions for improving the classroom and school environment. Study sentence types and verb tenses.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Giving instructions and being bossy
(suggested as 5 days)
Group Readers
Being Bossy
A very simple text jammed full of humorous situations, strikingly illustrated to make children laugh out loud. The text is full of imperative verbs, making it ideal for use when teaching instructions.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Tidy by Emily Gravett
Group Reader
Being Bossy by Ruth Merttens and Jackie Abey
Unit 2 SPaG: Different forms of sentence. Sentence punctuation
(suggested as 2 days)
Unit 3 SPaG: Verbs and tenses
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 4 Composition: Write Instructions and Explanations
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Tidy by Emily Gravett
Too Much Stuff by Emily Gravett
Weblink
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Jack Johnson