Literacy
Literacy
Spring 2
The first Hippo to the moon
In Spring 2 our texts are based on our topic ‘Space’. The first text we will be reading is ‘The first hippo to the moon’. We will start off by reading and discussing the events in the story, we will be exploring interesting and new vocabulary. We will then explore the text further and make inferences, as well as answering questions about the text, exploring punctuation for example ‘capital letters, full stops and exclamation marks’. Finally we will plan a retell of the story and then write a retell of the story.
Toys in space
The second text that we will be reading will be ‘Toys in space’. We will be focusing on including capital letters for names, adding the prefix ‘un’ onto root words and thinking of vocabulary used to write a character description. Finally we will go on to plan and write a a character description about the main character in the story.
Whatever next
The third text we will be reading is ‘Whatever next’. When we read this text we will focus on role playing and creating a story map of a journey to the moon. We will then be looking at features of a story map and exploring the language and vocabulary we need to use. This will help us to plan our own story and then go on to write our own story.
Within literacy lessons, we focus all of our work around a series of texts. This means that all of our reading and writing that we do, is based around the characters and the settings that we are learning about. Below is a little information about what we have been up to in Literacy! Please check the images below which link to the information here
Autumn 1 :
'The teddy robber' by Ian Beck
To start off year 1, our Literacy lessons will be based around the text ‘The teddy robber’. Firstly, we are focusing exploring the main characters, and then we will move onto exploring what happens in the story. We will then role play the story focusing on key vocabulary and repeating key phrases. We will then explore the text further and make inferences, as well as answering questions about the text, exploring punctuation for example ‘capital letters and full stops'. Finally we will plan a retell of the story and then write a retell of the story.
No-Bot' by Sue Hendra
We will then read the text ‘No-Bot’. We will start off by making a prediction about what happens in the text. We ill the read the story and explore interesting and new vocabulary and discuss of the meaning of these words. We will then go on to sequence the story and discuss what happens in the beginning, middle and the end. We will then answer comprehension questions about the text and make inferences. We will the go on to explore the main character and a write a character description.