ENGLISH LANGUAGE - SCHEMES OF WORK

1 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE - SCHEMES OF work For Children Aged 8 to 12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Lessons Structure Time Approx. 90 minutes 1. Remind class of last topic area explored and relate to current topic. 2. Discuss and explore. 3. Group work Set small groups an area to explore. 4. Practical Application discuss how topic area is applied in every life. 5. Making Connections discuss and explore connections between topic and other topic areas and subjects. 6. Text Use books, web pages, newspapers, magazines where appropriate. 7. Media use video clips and programmes and/or computer programmes and websites where appropriate. 8. Individual work Activity. 9. Record through text and illustrations.

2 Pupils under 10 to copy teacher s whiteboard recording. Pupils above 10 to record using their own words. 10. Plenary & Quiz. Resources 1. Fiction 2. Non-Fiction 3. Dictionaries 4. Thesaurus 5. BBC Primary Learning 6. National Literacy Strategy 7. DK ENGLISH Workbooks 8. Internet 9. Small Moveable Alphabet 10. Word Cards 11. Magazines 12. Word Games 13. Apple Mac 14. PC Windows Computer 15. Computer Programmes ENGLISH LANGUAGE Subject Areas 1. Word Level work 2. Punctuation 3. Grammar 4. Handwriting 5. Reading 2 YEAR 4 Autumn Term 1. WORD LEVEL work 1. General a. Using a Dictionary b. Phonetic & Non-Phonetic ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2. Word Games a. Word Search b. Word Creation c. Missing Word d. Crosswords 3.

3 Spelling - Word Blends a. List Word Blends in Groups with table of relevant words. i. mp & ll ii. st, sp, sm, sw iii. ck, nk, sk iv. Bl, cl, fl, gl v. Lt, nt vi. Ld, lf vii. br, fr, dr, cr, gr, pr, tr, scr b. Construct Sentences with Words from each blend group. 4. Compound Words a. List of Compound Words b. Using Compound Words in Sentences 2. PUNCTUATION 5. General a. Use & Function of Punctuation 6. Capital Letters a. Beginning of Sentences b. Names of People, Pets, Places, Teams 3 c. Pronoun - I d. Emphasis e. Titles f. Headings 7. Full Stops, Exclamation & Question Marks a. End of Sentences b. Full Stops c. Exclamation Marks d. Question Marks 8. Commas a. Breaking up Sentences When making 2 separate but connected points b.

4 Lists in Sentences 3. GRAMMAR 9. Introduction To Grammar a. Nouns b. Verbs c. Adjectives 4. HANDWRITING 10. Printed Writing a. Letter Orientation b. Letter Formation c. Letter Proportion d. Presentational Skills 5. READING 11. Different Texts a. Fiction i. Children s Picture Books 4 12. Pronunciation & Emphasis a. Using Correct Pronunciations b. Using Appropriate Emphasis c. Using Different Voices for Characters 13. Understanding the Text a. Inferring Meaning of Unknown Words From Context b. See ENGLISH Literature SCHEMES of work Spring Term 1. WORD LEVEL work 14. General a. Using a Dictionary b. Phonetic & Non-Phonetic ENGLISH LANGUAGE c. Ever Changing & Developing LANGUAGE d. Dialects e.

5 Creating New Words Using Known Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes f. Identifying Syllables 15. Word Games a. Word Search b. Word Creation c. Missing Word d. Crosswords e. Riddles 16. Spelling Phonograms a. List Phonograms in Groups with table of relevant words. i. Sh, ch, th, qu ii. Oo, ou, ue, u_e, ew, ui iii. Ee, ea, e, ie iv. Ar & ear v. Ai, ay, a_e, a vi. Oi & oy b. Construct Rhyming Sentences with Words from Each Phonogram group 17. Word Roots & Derivations 5 a. List of Word Roots & Derivations b. Using Word Roots in Sentences 18. Compound Words a. List of Compound Words b. Using Compound Words in Sentences 19. Onomatopoeia a. List of Onomatopoeic Words b. Using Onomatopoeic Words in Sentences 2.

6 PUNCTUATION 20. General a. Use & Function of Punctuation 21. Capital Letters a. Beginning of Sentences b. Names of People, Pets, Places, Teams c. Pronoun - I d. Emphasis e. Titles f. Headings 22. Full Stops, Exclamation & Question Marks a. End of Sentences b. Full Stops c. Exclamation Marks d. Question Marks 23. Commas a. Breaking up Sentences When making 2 separate but connected points b. Lists in Sentences 6 3. GRAMMAR 24. Introduction To Grammar a. Adverbs b. Connectives c. Sentence Construction d. Singular & Plural 4. HANDWRITING 25. Printed Writing a. Letter Orientation b. Letter Formation c. Letter Proportion d. Presentational Skills 5. READING 26. Different Texts a.

7 Fiction ii. Fairy Tales iii. Myths 27. Pronunciation & Emphasis a. Using Correct Pronunciations b. Using Appropriate Emphasis c. Using Different Voices for Characters 28. Understanding the Text a. Inferring Meaning of Unknown Words From Context b. See ENGLISH Literature SCHEMES of work 7 Summer Term 1. WORD LEVEL work 29. General a. Using a Dictionary b. Phonetic & Non-Phonetic ENGLISH LANGUAGE c. Ever Changing & Developing LANGUAGE d. Dialects e. Creating New Words Using Known Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes f. Identifying Syllables 30. Word Games a. Word Search b. Word Creation c. Missing Word d. Crosswords e. Riddles 31. Spelling Phonograms a. List Phonograms in Groups with table of relevant words.

8 I. Or, ore, aw, our, oar, oor, ough, au, a, & ar ii. Er, ir, or, re, ur, & ear iii. Se & ce iv. Oe, ow, & oa b. Construct Rhyming Sentences with Words from Each Phonogram group 32. Word Roots & Derivations a. List of Word Roots & Derivations b. Using Word Roots in Sentences 33. Compound Words a. List of Compound Words b. Using Compound Words in Sentences 34. Synonyms a. Synonyms for High Frequency Words b. Synonyms for Verbs c. Synonyms for Adjectives & Adverbs d. Synonyms for Connectives & Prepositions 8 e. Using a Thesaurus 35. Onomatopoeia a. List of Onomatopoeic Words b. Using Onomatopoeic Words in Sentences 36. Antonyms a. List of Opposites b. Using Antonyms in Sentences 37.

9 Homonyms a. List of Homonyms & their Different Meanings b. Using Homonyms in Sentences 2. PUNCTUATION 38. General a. Use & Function of Punctuation 39. Capital Letters a. Beginning of Sentences b. Names of People, Pets, Places, Teams c. Pronoun - I d. Emphasis e. Titles f. Headings 40. Full Stops, Exclamation & Question Marks a. End of Sentences b. Full Stops c. Exclamation Marks d. Question Marks 41. Commas a. Breaking up Sentences When making 2 separate but connected points b. Lists in Sentences 9 3. GRAMMAR 42. Introduction To Grammar a. Nouns b. Verbs c. Adjectives d. Adverbs e. Connectives f. Sentence Construction g. Singular & Plural 4. HANDWRITING 43. Printed Writing a.

10 Letter Orientation b. Letter Formation c. Letter Proportion d. Presentational Skills 5. READING 44. Different Texts a. Fiction i. Children s Picture Books ii. Fairy Tales iii. Myths iv. Parables v. Fables 45. Pronunciation & Emphasis a. Using Correct Pronunciations b. Using Appropriate Emphasis c. Using Different Voices for Characters 46. Understanding the Text a. Inferring Meaning of Unknown Words From Context b. See ENGLISH Literature SCHEMES of work 10 YEAR 5 Autumn Term 1. WORD LEVEL work 47. General a. Using a Dictionary b. Phonetic & Non-Phonetic ENGLISH LANGUAGE c. Ever Changing & Developing LANGUAGE d. Dialects e. Creating New Words Using Known Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes f. Identifying Syllables 48.