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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Garden Numbers
Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers
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Summer Stories
Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer
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Fraction Numbers
Investigate how to use concrete equipment, diagrams and calculations to identify and record the matching fractions of different numbers
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Family Holiday Lists
Explore how to compile sentences punctuated using commas to list some of the special things that families can use, complete and experience on a holiday