Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 2 Summer Poems on a Theme
Happy Poems
Using McGough's Happy Poems, children read and write poems about pets, treasures and magic pebbles. Grammar includes apostrophes and features of written standard English.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read, enjoy and explore features of poems
(suggested as 4 days)
Group Readers
Animal Upsets
Children will enjoy reading about the naughty things animals get up to (often without meaning to!). With its simple rhyming pattern this is great text to use when studying poetry and rhyme.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Happy Poems chosen by Roger McGough
Other
Beetroot (uncooked) to show on Day 2
Pebbles – one per child – for Days 3 and 4
Unit 2 SPAG: Understand and use apostrophes for contractions and possession (singular)
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Happy Poems chosen by Roger McGough
Unit 3 Comprehension: Reading and responding to poems and recognising features of poetry
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Happy Poems chosen by Roger McGough
Unit 4 SPAG: Understand and use some features of standard English
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Happy Poems chosen by Roger McGough
Unit 5 Composition: Writing a list poems about treasures and special feelings
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Happy Poems chosen by Roger McGough