English

Autumn 1 - A Bear called Paddington

Key Learning

Towards the end of the unit, children will be writing their own Paddington Adventure story. By then children will be able to:

• Use subordination for time.g. when, before and after
• explore and identify complex sentences using a range of conjunctions. g. when, before, after, while, until.
• use a comma to separate clause in complex sentences where the subordinate clause appears first.
• identify, generate and effectively use noun phrases. g. The blue butterfly with shimmering wings…
• select vocabulary from a vocabulary banks
• use inverted commas to punctuation direct speech (speech marks)

Explore the clips before to familiarise yourself with Paddington.

Paddington meets the Brown family http://www.viewpure.com/sCgnuhb45ik?start=0&end=0

Mr Brown joins Paddington for tea http://www.viewpure.com/VBku6tXLDo4?start=0&end=0

KL: Explore new vocabulary.

KL: Emotive language.

KL: Sequence key events.

KL: Compare texts and justify opinions.

KL: Primary sentence toolkit- rainbow writing.

KL: Story plan.

KL: Gathering ideas.

KL: Create a plan.

KL: Talk for write.

KL: Time connectives and noun phrases.

KL: To use adverbs in writing.

Our working wall in the Beaver class.

Autumn1 - Biographies

Key Learning

During this unit we will be exploring a number of author biographies before researching a popular author and writing our own.

By the end of the unit, children will be able to:

• recognise key features of a biography including the structural layout and language features
• understand and use subheadings
• use subordination for time.g. when, before and after
• explore and identify complex sentences using a range of conjunctions. g. when, before, after, while, until.
• use a comma to separate clause in complex se where the subordinate clause appears first.
• be able to write in the past tensentences
• write in the third person

KL: features of a biography.

KL: research- we did some research on a famous person and had to write down facts in chronological order.

Autumn 2 

The Tin Forest

Key Learning

Towards the end of the unit, children will be writing their own version of The Tin Forest. By then children will be able to:

· To understand and use the correct determiners ‘a’ and ‘an’ in sentences

· To identify and use adverbs

· To identify and use a range of prepositions

· To write complex sentences using a range of conjunctions e.g. if, so, although.

· To use the perfect form of verbs

· To identify, generate and effectively use noun phrases. e.g. The blue butterfly with shimmering wings…

· To select vocabulary from a vocabulary banks.

We first had a hook lesson in which we recycled rubbish into beautiful things. We made flowers out of scrap paper to use them on our display.

KL: to generate questions

KL: research an author and record findings.

KL: reading and responding key events.

KL: reading and responding with expression and intonation.

KL: retell a story.

KL: Plan a story.

KL: Identify persuasive language and features in a persuasive letter.

Should I choose an apple or a doughnut for a snack?

Mission:  To write a persuasive letter about eating healthy  

 Use intonation, tone and volume

Identify key language features of persuasive text

To explore vocabulary

Plan a persuasive letter

Hook lesson 

We started by tasting the two items.

K.L: To Identify language Features of a Persuasive Letter.

K.L: To Explore vocabulary using the Zone of Relevance.

Spring One

Stone Age Boy

Key Learning: Story as a theme

• Children will raise questions to deepen understanding.
• Make predictions based on details stated.
• Identify, discuss, collect and explain new vocabulary.
• Explore vocabulary
• To make inferences
• Write a letter in role.
• Orally retelling a story.
• Discuss and record ideas for planning.
• Children will innovate their own story.