Gill stephenson & LEIGH HANDLEY Year 1 & 2 SPAG Gill stephenson & LEIGH HANDLEY

CURRICULUM – Year 1

word Noun suffixes – plural -s / -es - cats / -wishes Verb suffixes -helper / -helping / -helped Prefix –un verbs and adjectives -unkind, untie

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Sentence – Year 1 Words combine to make sentences Joining words and clauses using –and I like crackers and cheese. Tom loves playing football and he always scores.

Text – Year 1 Sequencing Beginning, Middle and End Fiction Sequencing Beginning, Middle and End Understanding - 5 parts to a story: Opening - Once upon a time… Build-up - One day… Problem / Dilemma - Suddenly,../ Unfortunately… Resolution - Fortunately… Ending - Finally…

Text – Year 1 Heading Introduction - opening factual statement Non – Fiction Heading Introduction - opening factual statement Middle section(s) - simple factual sentences Bullet points for instructions Labelled diagrams with captions Ending - concluding sentence

Punctuation – Year 1 Finger Spaces Capital Letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences Capital letters for names and personal pronoun ‘I’

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Curriculum – YEAR 2

WORD – YEAR 2 Formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, –er Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –less Use of the suffixes –er and –est to form comparisons Use of –ly to turn adjectives into adverbs

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Sentence – year 2 Prior Knowledge Types of sentences: Statements – The dog is barking at the postman. Questions – Can you see the shop? Exclamations – It was gigantic! Commands – Run to the end of the road. Secure use of compound sentences (Coordination) using conjunctions: and/ or / but / so (coordinating conjunctions) Complex sentences (Subordination) using: when/ if/ that/ because Expanded noun phrases e.g. lots of people, plenty of food, the blue butterfly

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text - year 2 Fiction Plan an opening around character(s), setting, time of day and type of weather Understanding 5 parts to a story with more complex vocabulary Opening e.g. In a land far away…. One cold but bright morning….. Build-up e.g. Later that day Problem / Dilemma e.g. To his amazement Resolution e.g. As soon as Ending e.g. Luckily, Fortunately Ending should be a section rather than one final sentence e.g. suggest how the main character is feeling in the final situation.

text - year 2 Non - Fiction Introduction: Heading with hook to engage reader could include factual statement / definition Opening question Middle section(s) group related ideas / facts into sections Sub headings to introduce sentences /sections Use of lists – what is needed / lists of steps to be taken Bullet points for facts Diagrams Ending – make final comment to reader using Extra tips! / Did-you-know? facts / True or false?

text - year 2 Correct choice and consistent use of present tense (-ing -s/-es) and past tense (-ed) throughout writing Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress [for example, she is drumming, he was shouting]

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Punctuation – year 2 Demarcate sentences: Capital letters, Full stops, Question marks and Exclamation marks Commas to separate items in a list Apostrophes to mark contracted forms in spelling e.g. don’t, can’t Apostrophes to mark singular possession e.g. the cat’s name

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