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


  • Final Sound /v/

    Final Sound /v/

    Explore and record the spelling and meaning of some different words that end in the /v/ phoneme sound

  • Flower Gallery

    Flower Gallery

    Record, edit and label digital images of some of the different flowers and plants that can be found around the school grounds

  • Shape Patterns

    Shape Patterns

    Identify, describe and classify sets of 2D shapes by their matching properties when used in examples of repeating patterns

  • Special Animals

    Special Animals

    Identify and record how to punctuate sentences correctly using capital letters to describe some different types of animals