Unit D – Animal Encyclopaedia
This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to devise a class information book that uses alphabetical ordering to describe different mini-beasts that might live in the school grounds, identify and spell words with the or and ar phonemes and punctuate lists in sentences using commas.
Devise a class information book that uses alphabetical ordering to describe different mini-beasts that might live in the school grounds
Lesson One : Word Match
Identify and match different words that contain the or and ar phoneme sounds that can be used to describe mini-beasts when composing sentences
Lesson Two : Mini-beast Lists
Practise using commas between items in example lists in sentences describing some different mini-beasts that can be found living in the school grounds
Lesson Three : Mini-beast Facts
Explain and model how to use non-fiction texts to collect facts and information that can answer different key questions about a specific type of mini-beast
Lesson Four : Mini-beast Page
Investigate how to build and draft an entry for a page in an encyclopaedia that provides facts and information about a specific type of mini-beast living in the school grounds
Lesson Five : Encyclopaedia Entry
Explore and illustrate how to correct and edit an entry for a class encyclopaedia that provides information about a specific type of mini-beast that can be found living in a special habitat
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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