Unit E – Word Play Poems
This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate poems about different animals that play with language written as tongue twisters, riddles and rhymes, practise spelling words ending in the suffix tion and use noun phrases to describe and specify animals.
Investigate poems about different animals that play with language written as tongue twisters, riddles and rhymes
Lesson One : Word Building
Select and match some different letter strings to the suffix ion to build a selection of rhyming words that can be used in example sentences describing special animals
Lesson Two : Dragon Words
Investigate how to choose and record powerful descriptive vocabulary words to describe some different parts of a dragon in example sentences
Lesson Three : Riddle Poem
Explore how to select and use some special vocabulary words in a poem that plays with language to describe a type of animal that lives wild in a habitat around the world
Lesson Four : Animal Words
Practise selecting some special vocabulary words to use in tongue twister poems describing a range of different animals and other creatures
Lesson Five : Tongue Twisters
Select and use some special vocabulary words with the same initial sounds to compose and present tongue twisters about different animals
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Seaside Holidays
Describe and compare how families enjoyed seaside holidays together in the past with similar events and experiences enjoyed by families today
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Capacity Measurements
Explain and model how to measure, calculate and record the capacities of different containers and vessels working with non-standard and standard units
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Match Visit
Select and use special vocabulary including conjunctions and time adverbials to plan and write a recount of a family visit to a football match as part of a tournament competition
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Castle Defense
Investigate and record different ways that castles were constructed and located in the past to provide protection to the inhabitants and local community