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

2. CURRICULUM – Year 1

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

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5. 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.

6. 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…

7. 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

8. 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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10. Curriculum – YEAR 2

11. 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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13. 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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15. 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.

16. 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?

17. 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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19. 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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21. Any questions? To help: Handouts on the website
Glossary on the website
Range of study guides - scholastic available to buy from school