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This outstanding Key Stage 1 English lesson is designed to help children develop their use of adjectives to describe nouns in exciting and effective ways. Perfect for interviews, OFSTED observations or to enhance your high-quality writing lessons, this detailed lesson pack includes everything you need to deliver an engaging and supportive learning experience.

Aligned with Year 1 and Year 2 writing objectives, this pack includes differentiated activities and clear modelling to support all learners. Children will explore rich vocabulary, improve sentence construction, and build confidence in descriptive writing.

What’s Included:
✔ A detailed and fully resourced lesson plan with step-by-step teaching guidance
✔ A 11-slide PowerPoint with teacher voiceovers, modelling, and key questions to prompt discussion
✔ A starter activity that turns children into “Adjective Detectives” to improve boring sentences
✔ A high-quality descriptive paragraph for an adjective identification task
✔ Adjective image cards to inspire descriptive sentence writing
✔ A differentiated worksheet with three levels of challenge (mild, spicy, hot)
✔ A Writer’s Chair label for your plenary session
✔ Sentence scaffolds and an adjective word bank to support lower ability learners

Learning Objective:
To be able to use adjectives to describe nouns in my writing.

Success Criteria:
★ I can explain what an adjective is
★ I can choose exciting and accurate adjectives
★ I can use adjectives in full sentences that create clear pictures in the reader’s mind
★ I can improve my sentences by choosing better adjectives

Why Teachers Love This Pack:
⦿ Perfect for interviews – detailed, creative, and structured
⦿ Includes built-in differentiation and assessment for learning
⦿ Promotes oracy, vocabulary development, and independent writing
⦿ Encourages children to reflect and edit using peer feedback
⦿ Designed to align with Key Stage 1 writing objectives from the National Curriculum

Ideal for Year 1 or Year 2 children, this lesson can be used as a standalone session or as part of a longer unit on creative writing or setting descriptions.

Set yourself apart with a truly outstanding KS1 writing lesson that is fun, effective, and fully resourced!