Unit D – School Poems
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools, identify word roots that can be changed by adding different prefixes and rehearse and perform a poem to the class.
Read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools
Lesson One : Prefix Word Match
Play some word spelling games to identify and match different word roots that can be changed and expanded by the addition of a range of prefixes
Lesson Two : Word Determinants List
Select and use the correct determinants before nouns in alliterative phrases for poems about some of the special things seen and used in a school
Lesson Three : Poetry Lines
Select and record vocabulary words that can be used in lines for a poem to describe some of the different objects that are connected to the school
Lesson Four : School Questions
Select and record a set of questions that could be used when composing a short poem about some of the different things that might happen in a school
Lesson Five : Poetry Performance
Select and perform a poem about some of the special things that could happen in a school using the correct tones, expressions and actions for a performance
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Rounding Hundreds
Explain and model how to round some different numbers to the nearest hundred based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Rounding Tens
Identify and record how to round some different numbers to the nearest ten based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Classic Animal Stories
Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition