A beloved Christmas EYFS and KS1 classic written by the author of Dear Zoo. Planning inspired by Dear Santa by Rod Campbell. Included: Powerpoint Activities and Tasks Picture sentence prompts similar to Talk for Writing Aimed to help Year 1 writers at Christmas time. Adapt to suit your class.

Year 1 Writing Planning based on writing instructions about planting a seed. Teaching sequence and resources included.

Writing resources to use during Superworm teaching. Includes: Sentence prompt writing frame using pictures from the story Sentence Building cards Sentence stimulus pictures

This lesson was used with a Year 1 class in Autumn 1 term, used to help them understand chunks of sense. It is designed using the colourful semantics approach. Worksheets included with differentiation.

Planning around Dear Zoo writing

Full Unit of Work Writing Year One Non-fiction Writing This unit is designed to aid Year 1 children in the writing of a biographical text about Antonio Pasin - the inventor of the Radio Flyer. This unit is linked to the Emmy-Award winning short film Taking Flight based on Antonio Pasin. This unit covers: Introduction to Questions and Question words Adding er to the end of a verb to make a noun Writing sentences Exploring different vocabulary Inspired by Jane Considine’s approach ‘The Write Stuff’.

Taking Flight is an Emmy Award winning short film based on Antonio Pasin, the inventor of the famous red wagon, the Radio Flyer. This narrative unit is based on the short film. It follows a chunked approach, and is inspired by Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff. A detailed plan for each day is included within the slides and tasks are provided for each lesson. Some lessons focus on sentence work and some work on grammar or vocabulary. Skills and Knowledge focused on: Adding ed to verbs and introduce to irregular verbs Introducing ‘er’ as a suffix Using ‘and’ to connect two clauses Indepedent Writing opportunity is provided as well.

Year 1 Writing Unit FULL UNIT 2 weeks worth of planning and activities Clearly laid out Medium Term Plan spans over 2 weeks. Includes: Powerpoint Tasks WAGOLL Shapes for a non-chronological report (fact file) Cross-curricular opportunities Geography - Map work and locating places on a map Position and Direction - use of prepositional work using maps Reading - Researching and reading comprehension This unit has been used personally in my classroom as part of a United Kingdom unit. See The Queen’s Hat Unit on my page as a great addition to complete your UK unit and have enough planning for a half term!

NO PREP - PRINT, LOOK AND GO! FULL UNIT OF WORK - 2 WEEKS WORTH OF PLANNING READY TO GO! Narrative Unit based on Disney’s Silly Symphonies ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ Includes: PowerPoint ready with animations, links and more! Plot Point pictures for display Activities related to each lesson Picture sentences to promote independence - similar to Talk4Writing Linked to The Write Stuff - Jane Considine Grammar Lessons and Resources included Expanded Noun Phrases Using un