Year 1 - English

Lesson 1 - Monday

Sound of the day

Learn Adjectives

Adjectives give more information about a noun.

A noun is an object, person or place.

Adjectives are used to describe and add more description to something.

Learn Adjectives

Adjectives give more information about a noun.

A noun is an object, person or place.

Adjectives are used to describe and add more description to something.

Topsy and Tim went on an adventure and saw a beautiful rainbow.

Learn Adjectives

Adjectives give more information about a noun.

A noun is an object, person or place.Adjectives are used to describe and add more description to something.

Peppa Pig wore a red dress to a birthday party.

Practise

Can you write an adjective to describe the carrotPeter Rabbit is about to eat?

Peter Rabbit is about to eat his __________ carrot.

Challenge: Can you think of an adjective to describe Peter Rabbit?

Practise

Can you write an adjective to describe how Elsa is feeling?

Elsa is feeling __________ .

Challenge: Can you think of another adjective to describe how Elsa is feeling and explain why?

PractiseAdd adjectives to the four sentences below.

Apply

Using these pictures, write a sentence about each of them using different adjectives to describe what you can see.

Example

Peppa Pig is eating delicious strawberries that she has picked from her garden.The red strawberries Peppa Pig picked were juicy.

Lesson 2 - Tuesday

Sound of the day

Learn

Today, you will be writing a fantasy story using the video ‘Ali and the magic carpet’ on the next slide as inspiration.

While you are watching the video, think about why it is called ‘Ali and the magic carpet’.

What adjectives do you hear in the video?

Use the link at the top, if the embedded video does not work.

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Practise

Think back to yesterday’s lesson about adjectives.

Can you write three sentences, using the video as inspiration, to include 3 adjectives to describe the carpet?

E.G Ali found a bright, colourful and small carpet in his uncle’s shop.

Apply

Watch the film again, today you will write the another adventure Ali may go on the magic carpet.

Make sure you remember to use:• Adjectives to describe what Ali will see on his adventure.• Correct punctuation, starting sentences with a capital letter

and ending with a full stop. • Phonics to help you spell words.

Example

The next day Ali went back to his uncle’s shop and once again jumped onto the magical carpet. The carpet took Ali high up in the blue sky he could see the tiny birds flying by. Ali touched the soft, fluffy clouds with his fingertips. Past the white clouds Ali came across a brown castle, excitedly Ali flew curiously closer.

Lesson 3 - Wednesday

Sound of the day

Learn

Feelings and emotions

Feelings and emotions are sensations experienced by humans.

LearnFeelings and emotions

Think about different types of emotions and why people may feel that way.

Learn

While you watch the video think about what Trixie has lost and how she is feeling.

Think about what adjectives you could use to describe how Trixie is feeling and why she may feel that way.

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Learn

Questions about the video:

• What has Trixie lost?• Where did Trixie go with her dad? • What did Trixie do once she knew what she had

lost?• Who found Trixie’s lost toy and where?

Practise

Using the adjectives opposite, write three sentences that you could use to describe how Trixie was feeling during the short film once she lost Knuffle Bunny.

E.G Trixie felt heartbroken once she realised she had lost Knuffle Bunny.

Apply

Write using first person as though you are Trixie (I, my) describing how you were feeling once you realised you lost Knuffle Bunny.

Challenge: Re-tell the story of the journey Trixie and her dad went on.

Example

Once I realised I lost Knuffle Bunny I felt miserable I couldn’t stop crying. I couldn’t believe that I had lost him on my walk with dad. I was devasted that my favourite bunny was missing, dad was searching everywhere for him.

Lesson 4 - Thursday

Sound of the day

Learn Questions

A question is a type of sentence that we ask or write to gainfurther information from someone about something.

E.G What will the weather be like today?

LearnQuestion sentences start with the following below:

LearnQuestion song

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LearnRecap the story

Watch the video below

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PractiseImagine a penguin knocked on your door.

What questions would you ask the penguin?

E.G How did you get here?

Apply

Now write six questions of your own that you could ask the penguin to gain more information.

Challenge: Write the questions you think the penguin may want to ask you.

Remember to use a question word to start and a question mark at the end.

Lesson 5 - Friday

Recap sounds of the week

Learn

Today you are going to expand sentences using:• Adjectives• Feelings and emotions• Question marks

Practise

Use amazing adjectives to describe the noun that Lola found.

Lola found an ________ shaped egglaying on the ____________ grass.

Example

Use amazing adjectives to describe the noun that Lola found.

Lola found an oval shaped egglaying on the green grass.

Practise

Write a question Lola may ask about what she has found.

_______________________________?

Example

Write a question Lola may ask about what she has found.

Where has the blue egg come from?

Practise

Imagine the egg begins to crack, describe how Lola may feel:

Lola would feel ___________________as she eagerly watched the egg crack.

Example

Imagine the egg begins to crack, describe how Lola may feel:

Lola would feel excited as she eagerly watched the egg crack.

Apply

Topsy and Tim are playing with their friends.

1. First, re-write the sentence above including a feeling and emotion to describe how the characters would feel.

Apply

Topsy and Tim’s friends are standing beside the swings.

2. Re-write the sentence above including a question Topsy or Tim’s friends may ask.

Apply

Topsy is playing with her friends in the garden.

2. Re-write the sentence above including adjectives to describe what Topsy is wearing.