Unit D – School Poems

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools, identify word roots that can be changed by adding different prefixes and rehearse and perform a poem to the class.

Read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools

Lesson One : Prefix Word Match
Play some word spelling games to identify and match different word roots that can be changed and expanded by the addition of a range of prefixes

Lesson Two : Word Determinants List
Select and use the correct determinants before nouns in alliterative phrases for poems about some of the special things seen and used in a school

Lesson Three : Poetry Lines
Select and record vocabulary words that can be used in lines for a poem to describe some of the different objects that are connected to the school

Lesson Four : School Questions
Select and record a set of questions that could be used when composing a short poem about some of the different things that might happen in a school

Lesson Five : Poetry Performance
Select and perform a poem about some of the special things that could happen in a school using the correct tones, expressions and actions for a performance
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School Letters
Practise composing and publishing letters to different members in the school community for a range of functions and purposes
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Living Things and Habitats
Identify, group and compare some of the different plants and animals that live in a variety of habitats around the world
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Division Measurements
Practise solving problems using division number skills to divide measurements for length, capacity and mass using a range of matching units
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Long Division Sums
Explain and model how to use standard written methods for long division to solve problems when calculating the matching quotients including with remainders