Unit C – Animal Research
This English teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to practise ways of finding information about animals in non-fiction information books, investigate words spelt with the or sound and use commas to write lists about groups of animals. The class can list keywords and questions to investigate mini-beasts.
Practise different ways of finding information about animals in non-fiction information books, investigate words spelt with the or sound and use commas to write lists
Lesson One : Word Match
Identify and spell a selection of words with the /ɔ:/ sound spelt a before l and ll that can used as book titles about a range of different mini-beasts
Lesson Two : Animal Questions
Investigate how to compile and record lists of questions that can be used when investigating different types of animals using non-fiction information texts
Lesson Three : Animal Lists
Practise using commas to separate items in example sentences when writing lists about some different types of animals that might visit a family garden or the school grounds
Lesson Four : Animal Keywords
Identify and record different pages that can be read in a non-fiction book that can provide facts and information about a range of keywords related to animals
Lesson Five : Animal Index
Select and record some important keywords that can be used in an index for a non-fiction information book about a specific type of mini-beast
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Word Matching
Identify, match and record the initial sounds that have been used in a range of cvc words beginning with different letters
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Family Toys
Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time
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Subtraction Digits
Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations
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Family Experiences
Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family