Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 2/3 Autumn Poems on a Theme
How to Poems
Explore a selection of poems from the wonderful collection, The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog. Study poetic form and devices and create new poems inspired by those read. Grammar includes extending sentences and understanding and punctuating different types of sentence.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read and understand poems; exploring poetic form
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog selected by Paul Janeczko
Unit 2 SPaG: Use prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Extending sentences using preposition and conjunctions
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog selected by Paul Janeckzo
Optional Text
The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane
Weblinks
“Preposition” song by the Bazillions on YouTube
Unit 3 SPaG: Different types of sentence
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Different forms of sentence: questions, statements, exclamations and commands
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog selected by Paul Janeczko
Weblinks
YouTube video of the London New Year Fireworks
Unit 4 Composition: Poem composition, drafting and editing
(suggested as 5 days)
