Year 1 Days of the Week Writing Unit – Narrative, Spellings & Food Writing | 2 Weeks of Editable Sli

Make teaching the days of the week fun, meaningful and fully supported with this 2-week Year 1 writing unit, inspired by Today is Monday by Eric Carle. These editable lesson slides guide children through spelling the days of the week, writing simple sentences, recounting food choices, planning a narrative, and improving writing through structured editing tasks.

Across the unit, pupils explore each day of the week, learn why days need capital letters, practise sentence structure with capital letters, finger spaces and full stops, and use conjunctions such as ‘and’ and ‘because’ to extend their ideas. Children use sentence stems, shared writing examples, peer assessment checklists and vocabulary prompts to build confidence and independence.

What’s included:

Two full weeks of teaching slides with clear learning intentions and success criteria

Spelling and writing tasks for each day of the week

Food-themed writing prompts linked to the story

A complete narrative planning session

Differentiated writing templates for Monday–Friday

Peer- and self-assessment opportunities

Editing checklists focusing on key writing skills

Shared writing models for each day

Sentence frames to support early writers

Pupils finish the unit able to confidently spell the days of the week, write about what they ate or will eat, plan a simple narrative, and edit their work using a structured checklist. Perfect for ECTs, busy teachers, or writing lessons linked to phonics and daily routines. Everything is editable, child-friendly, and easy to deliver.