1. Medium-term planning – Grade 1
Stage: 2 Term I
Framework
Codes
Learning Objective Activities Resources
Phonics, spelling and Vocabulary
2PSV7 To build and use collections of
interesting and significant words.
• Say it, build it, write it activity.
• Noughts and crosses (Pupils get into 2 groups. They
say a vocabulary word, if they spell it correctly they
can put their cross or nought in the place they choose)
Building Words
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2PSV3 To apply knowledge of phonemes and
spelling patterns in writing
independently.
• Building words -students are given letters to form a
vocabulary word from the ORT Stories.
• Flip words
• Dictating letters – They take out the letters that the
teacher dictates. They have to make a word with it.
• Smartboard games.
2PSV9 To choose interesting words and
phrases
• Rhyming cards -students produce sets of rhyming
cards to play among them.
• Phrases poster
Grammar and Punctuation
2GPw1 To write in clear sentences using • Adding the missing full stops and capital letters on http://missannascla
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capital letters and full stops.
sentences.
• Traffic Light concept – Green means go and red
means stop. They write the first letter with green and
put the full stop with red.
• Free writing – Students will write short sentences
about a drawing.
• Sentence Jigsaws( using the stories from the ORT).
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2GPw2
Use present tenses accurately but not
always consistently.
• Through flashcards T shows students verbs in the
present (daily routines)
• Present your daily routines– Different students pick
the flashcards for the morning or afternoon (4). Then
they come to the front and say “In the morning, first
I…….(adverbs with present tense are mixed)
• Guess what I do game – Ss comes to the front and
mimes what he/she does. The other Ss say it out loud
using he and she.
• Fill in the verb in the space correctly.
2GPw4
Begin to vary sentence openings, e.g.
with simple adverbs.
• Match the adverbs (first, Then, next , finally) with parts
of the story.
• Story beads- Ss use the beads to know which adverb
should start first.
Reading
2Rf4 To identify and describe story settings
and characters, recognizing that they
may be from different times and
• Character and Setting stations.
• Hand character- Make a hand shape with their own
hand. They draw or write one of the character´s name
Parts of a Story
Song (only do the
characters and
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places. in the middle. In each finger they write something
about the character.
• Story Map (Title, characters and setting)
setting part)
http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=HTpTB4fxigQ
sight word tips
http://blog.maketa
keteach.com/teac
hing-sight-words/
Do you like?
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=YngQO-u9sWQ
ORT BOOKS
 Kipper's Laces
 The Wobbly
Tooth
 The Foggy Day
 Biff's Aeroplane
 Floppy's the
Hero
 The Chase
Stations ORT
 Greepy-crawly!
 Hey Presto!
 Monkey Tricks
2Rf1 To extend the range of common words
recognised on sight.
• Using letters they make the words taught.
• Game – Dominoes
• Fly swat game.
• Spelling bee
• Guess the word - Cover up the vocabulary word in the
story.
• Snap
2Rf9
To begin to develop likes and dislikes
in reading.
• Like and dislike chart.
• Do you like game – The class is divided into two
groups. One groups says Do you like……….?
(something related to the story)
The other group says, Yes I do or No , I don’t
• I like or not like sentences.
Writing
2Wf9
To choose some interesting words and
phrases, e.g. in describing people and
places.
• Draw an adjective monster.
• All about me poster.
• Place and character web
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Big ,Big, Big
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=3JZi2oDvPs4
2Wn1
To write simple evaluations of books
read.
• Book review chart (draw in each square)
 Title (write)
 My favourite character(draw)
 My favourite part of the story(draw)
 What I thought about the book (draw a face)
2Wp1
To form letters correctly and
consistently.
• Make words in the air
• Use different materials (play dough, paper) to form
letters.
• Game. Dictation of the letter or word.
speaking and listening
2SL3 To articulate clearly so that others can
hear.
• Singing song and rhymes
 Through flascards and mimes introduce the
new words of the song or rhyme.
 Make actions to the songs.
 Art craft of each of the songs to take home on
Friday.
.
Walking in the
jungle
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=GoSq-yZcJ-4
The Morning
Routines Song
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=eyPfpSt-SXc
Oh, Mr. Sun
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=J9NE-9ub7qU
This is ME!
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=QkHQ0CYwjaI
I am the music
man
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=oiQ6HgbsmNs
2SL8 To demonstrate ‘attentive listening’
and engage with another speaker.
• Make a simple presentation of themselves
• Group chants – One group asks, the other group
answers.
• Gibberish game – In pairs, one student talk in
“gibberish language” and the other students guess and
says the sentence in English.
2SL9 To extend experiences and ideas
through role-play.
• Role-play some of the ORT stories.
• Role –play introducing myself
 Greeting
 Name
 Age
 Birthday (month)
 Place they live
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Humpty Dumpty
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=h1fiPIhGXYA
Self Introduction -
Simple Skits
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=KCZAtgacc7I
Ongoing work
2PSVS1
To learn the different common
spellings of long vowel phonemes.
• Using phonic cards to read and repeat the sound of
the phoneme.
• Playing Noughts and Crosses, Spelling bee and
competitions in class.
• Find the sound using the monster swatter.
•
Book 9 (zz qu ch)
Phonic sounds
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=7OpnUx80P6o
Floppy Phonics CD
qu song
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=OU_-
VnItTnc
ch song
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=9H2m-tzCo3I
2Rf2 To use phonics as the main method of
tackling unfamiliar words.
• Blending games with the words from floppy phonics.
2SL4 To vary talk and expression to gain
and hold the listener’s attention.
• Shout out the vocabulary word of the story when you
see it.
• A short presentation of their favourite hero (power
point)
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2SL10 To begin to be aware of ways in which
speakers vary talk, for example the
use of more formal vocabulary and
tone of voice.
• Role –play a conversation between friends and a
conversation between mum and dad (very simple)
2SL11 To show awareness that speakers use
a variety of ways of speaking in
different situations and try out different
ways of speaking.
• Role-play different conversations
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2SL10 To begin to be aware of ways in which
speakers vary talk, for example the
use of more formal vocabulary and
tone of voice.
• Role –play a conversation between friends and a
conversation between mum and dad (very simple)
2SL11 To show awareness that speakers use
a variety of ways of speaking in
different situations and try out different
ways of speaking.
• Role-play different conversations
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