Unit E – Wild Pets
This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate some of the special words used to describe different types of wild animals in poems with patterned language, explore spelling of words with gn, kn and wr initial sounds and select vocabulary to combine together into expanded noun phrases.
Investigate some of the special words used to describe different types of wild animals in poems with patterned language
Lesson One : Initial Sounds
Identify and spell different words that contain the /n/ initial sound spelt kn and gn when playing word games and reading poems about species of animals
Lesson Two : Size Words
Select and order a selection of vocabulary words that could be used in noun phrases in sentences to describe the sizes of different animals
Lesson Three : Animal Lists
Collect and record lists of adjectives that can be used to describe different parts of an animal to utilise when composing a poem
Lesson Four : Favourite Animals
Read and define some of the special vocabulary words that can be used in poems to describe different animals that live wild in habitats around the world
Lesson Five : Poetry Performance
Rehearse and perform a poem to the class about a type of wild animal adding voice expressions and actions to show the meaning of different vocabulary words
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Sporting Poems
Practise writing poems with patterned language and rhythm structures to describe movements and actions connected to different sports and games
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Food and Drink
Select powerful and descriptive vocabulary to use in poems describing different types of food and drink that can be enjoyed for a range of meals
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Sea Animals
Identify, describe and compare some of the different plants and animals that can be found living in a marine habitat including in the sea or on the beach
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Number Bonds to Twenty
Investigate and model how to use mental calculation techniques when working with concrete objects and diagrams to identify pairs of numbers that make sums to twenty