Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 1 Autumn Rhyming and Patterns
Poems with repeating patterns and rhymes
Pattern and rhyme help children memorise and write poetry. Develop comprehension skills and rehearse end of sentence punctuation and present and past tense verbs.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read, enjoy and compare poems with pattern and rhyme
(suggested as 4 days)
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/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
Weblinks
Backe, Backe Kuchen video clip
A Sailor Went to Sea clapping game
Old Mother Hubbard video clip
Unit 2 SPaG: Identify verbs in present and past tenses adding suffixes
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/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
Essential Texts
Provided in resources
Group Readers
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock by Ruth Merttens, is an extended version of this classic poem with illustrations guaranteed to make us laugh. The simplified text makes this highly entertaining book a must for children just starting to read.
Unit 3 Comprehension: Read and learn by heart poems, recite and evaluate poetry
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/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
Poems
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - extended version
Weblinks
The Pirates Song video clip
Unit 4 SPaG: Identify and use full stops, question marks and exclamation marks
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/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
Poems
Where go the boats? by Robert Louis Stevenson
Weblinks
Where go the boats? reading of the poem
Making paper boats from Wikihow
Making paper boats 'how to' video
Unit 5 Composition: Read and write short repetitive poems drawing on rhyming patterns
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/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
Weblinks
Michael Rosen performs his poem Down behind the Dustbins