5
6
7
as /ng/
‹n›
8
‹c›
soft
9
11
12
14
‹qu›
13
‹g›
‹tch›
‹dge›
‹le›
New & existing spelling patterns soft
10
16
17
18
Suffixes suffix suffix ‹s› ‹se›, ‹ze› as /z/ as /z/ ‹-less› ‹-able›
15
Past
Continuous
Present
Verbs
Spelling rules for adding ‹-ing›
Proper
Nouns (places)
Proper nouns/ adjectives need a capital letter
‹-ing› Suffixes
Spelling rules
•Deepen existing understanding of PoS and introduce new ones •Regular parsing activities (underlining PoS in the appropriate colour) •Consolidation of simple tenses and introduction of continuous tenses
PoS/ Simple Ending Future parsing tenses in ‹-y› ‘to be’
Verbs
Spelling rules for adding suffixes
Spelling sheet activities (alpha order, word search, crossword, match word & picture/meaning, fill in missing letters), plus: Alpha Vowels Parse three sentences • Split five words into syllables • Parse two sentences order Find six words in the dictionary Find & write down the meanings of six words
Punctuation & Sentence Writing
Speech marks
•Extend and refine the children’s knowledge: sentences must have a verb, make sense and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark; speech goes inside speech marks; commas separate words in lists •Reinforce understanding of sentence structure in reading and writing: eg group reading, sentence dictation, etc •Encourage the children to use paragraphs in their writing and to punctuate with greater variety and precision, including direct speech
Paragraphs
•Refine syllable knowledge as units of sound organised around vowel sounds. Split words into syllables aurally/on paper. Long/short vowel marks •Develop children’s understanding of how suffixes and prefixes can change the meaning of words
Dictionary & Vocabulary •Encourage regular use of a dictionary/thesaurus and reinforce dictionary skills (put spelling words into alpha order, use dictionary to check meaning) Skills
(with colour & action)
Parts of Speech
4
Syllables
Spelling & Grammar
3
• Refine and extend phonic knowledge: longer spelling list/test with more sophisticated vocabulary; regular analysis of ‘tricky parts’ in words •Develop vocabulary/comprehension skills: spelling sheet activities reinforce meaning of spelling list words •Consolidate writing skills: write sentences from dictation using spelling patterns, punctuation and speech; spelling techniques for unfamiliar words (analogy) and unusual spellings (say it as it sounds; look, copy, cover, write, check; mnemonics); proofreading •Systematic revision: flashcards, vowel hand, analysing words on the board, regular ‘grammar’ activities on the spelling sheets, Alt. Vowel Poster
Using a dictionary
Identifying vowel sounds Present participle
Spelling Patterns
2
Using the correct alternative in writing digra- ‹ai, ay, ‹ee, ea, ‹ie, igh, ‹oa, ow, ‹ue, ew, ‹e_e› phs a_e› e_e› y, i_e› o_e› u_e›
1
Adjectives
Week
Identifying vowel sounds Syllables
Teaching
Jolly Grammar 3: Weeks 1 to 18
Future continuous Suffixes: ‹-less› & ‹-ful›
23
24
‹o›
‹-o›
‹u›
26
‹ie›
25
‹a› as /i/
‹y›
27
30
31
32
New & existing spelling patterns
29
‹a›
‹aw, homo- ‹ear, ‹ure› as /o/ au, al› phones eer, ere›
28
34 35
36
‹gn› ‹ph›,‹gh› ‹air, are ‹ex› as /n/ as /f/ ear, ere›
33
Adjectives
‹-ly› ‹-y›
&
Regular plurals
Spelling rules
Making Making Nouns Compar/ adverbs adjs acting superlfrom from as adjs atives adjs nouns
‹-er›, ‹-est›
Spelling rules
Find & write down the meanings of six words
Subject object
&
Pronouns
Our / are
Homophones
Prefixes
Find six words in the dictionary & use some of them in sentences
• Split five words into syllables • Parse two sentences • Identify the subject
‹-er› ‹-est›
‹-ly›
‹-y›
Regular plurals
Prefixes
•Deepen existing understanding of PoS and introduce new ones •Regular parsing activities (underlining PoS in the appropriate colour) •Reinforce continuous tenses and introduce new types of noun (collective) and pronoun (object/possessive)
Verbs, nouns & pronouns
• Split five words into syllables • Parse two sentences
Spelling sheet activities (alpha order, word search, crossword, match word & picture/meaning, fill in missing letters), plus:
• Refine and extend phonic knowledge: longer spelling list/test with more sophisticated vocabulary; regular analysis of ‘tricky parts’ in words •Develop vocabulary/comprehension skills: spelling sheet activities reinforce meaning of spelling list words •Consolidate writing skills: write sentences from dictation using spelling patterns, punctuation and speech; spelling techniques for unfamiliar words (analogy) and unusual spellings (say it as it sounds; look, copy, cover, write, check; mnemonics); proofreading •Systematic revision: flashcards, vowel hand, analysing words on the board, regular ‘grammar’ activities on the spelling sheets, Alt. Vowel Poster
as /ai/ as /ee/ as /ie/ as /oa/ as /oa/ as /ue/ as /ar/ as /ee/
‹a›
Apostrophe ‹s›
Punctuation & Sentence Writing
Sentences & phrases
Punctuation in speech
Subject & object
•Extend and refine the children’s knowledge: sentences must have a verb and a subject and may have an object; distinguish between phrases and sentences, and expand phrases into sentences •Encourage the children to use paragraphs in their writing and to punctuate with greater variety and precision, including direct speech
Sentences
Subject Object
Subject & object of a sentence
Contractions
•Refine syllable knowledge as units of sound organised around vowel sounds. Split words into syllables aurally/on paper. Long/short vowel marks •Develop children’s understanding of how suffixes and prefixes can change the meaning of words
Dictionary & Suffixes Suffixes Homophones Vocabulary •Encourage regular use of a dictionary/thesaurus and reinforce dictionary skills (put spelling words into alpha order, use dictionary to check meaning) Skills
(with colour & action)
Parts of Speech
Spelling & Grammar
‹i›
‹e›
22
Irregular plurals
Spelling Patterns
21
20
Using the vowel letter for the long vowel sound
19
Possessive
Week
Collective Nouns
Teaching
Jolly Grammar 3: Weeks 19 to 36
There, their, they’re
Identifying verb tenses
