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Year 1 · Key Stage 1

English

Reading, writing, grammar, and spoken language.

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  1. Sounds and LettersChildren practise blending phonemes to read words and segmenting words into phonemes to spell them, using CVC words and simple consonant clusters, plus a first look at common exception words.
  2. Story TimeChildren listen to a short story, learn new vocabulary, and practise retelling the key events in the correct order.
  3. My First SentencesLearn to write a simple sentence that makes sense, with a capital letter at the start, a full stop at the end, and finger spaces between words.
  4. Words, Words, WordsChildren learn to spell tricky words, turn singular nouns into plurals by adding -s or -es, and practise common exception words through fun activities.
  5. Poems and PatternsChildren explore poems by listening for rhyme and rhythm, practising performance with expression, and writing their own short pattern poem using repeated lines.
  6. Tell Me About ItChildren learn to read simple non-fiction texts and write their own sentences using 'and', question marks, and exclamation marks.