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Based around the non-fictions book ‘Toys and Games’ by Sally Hewitt, this 7 lesson English Unit of Work covers Year 1 National Curriculum Objectives for S & L, Reading, Grammar and Spelling and Writing Composition. The unit includes editable planning documents, worksheets, writing frames and much more.  End of unit Writing: Factual Report about a toy from the past.

Zip file includes:

Lesson Planning (7 editable lessons) (Microsoft Word Document)
Comparing Activity (PDF)
er and est suffix display (PDF)
er and est writing frame (PDF)
Factual Report Writing Frame (PDF)
Glossary Vocabulary Activity (PDF)
Guess the Antique Toy Presentation (PPTX)
My favourite toy worksheet (PDF)
Sorting old and new toys game (PDF)
Toy Facts Planning sheets (PDF)
Toy images for comparing er and est (PDF)
Toys and Games Classroom display banner (PDF)
Toys from the past riddles matching game (PDF)
Toys Display Timeline (PDF)
Toys Word Mat (PDF)
Using Verbs in sentences Worksheets (PDF)
Verbs Presentation (PDF)

Unit overview:

In this unit, children will explore the features of the non-fiction text ‘Toys and Games’ by Sally Hewitt. They will be ‘hooked’ into the unit by describing a set of hidden mystery toys from the past. They will then try to solve a selection of riddles that describe toys from the past. Children will be taught how to retrieve simple factual information from the text. They will then use the text to support their knowledge on grammatical features, such as the use of verbs and using the word endings er and est to compare toys from the past. The children will then be taught about why the glossary is important in non-fiction books. They will read simple definitions from key words within the text. Building upon this, they will begin to write their own simple definitions of topic words relating to toys. Using the knowledge learnt from this unit, children will plan out simple ideas to write their own factual text about a toy from the past. They will describe the toy’s appearance, write about how it is made and how it moves. The children’s writing can then be displayed to build up a class timeline of toys from the past, displaying factual information about each toy.

Reading Objectives:

Drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher.
Discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known.
To understand how non-fiction books are structured.

Speaking and Listening Objectives:

Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary.
Give well-structured descriptions.

Grammar Objectives:

How words can combine to make sentences.
Using verbs in simple sentences.
Using–er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root
words [for old, older, oldest}.

Writing Objectives:

Saying out loud what they are going to write about.
Composing a sentence orally before writing it.
Sequencing sentences to form short narratives.