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England National Curriculum · Year 1 · English · Writing

4 curriculum codes

English

Writing

UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-C — opens in a new tab

Pupils should be taught to:
write sentences by:
saying out loud what they are going to write about
composing a sentence orally before writing it
sequencing sentences to form short narratives
re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense
discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils
read their writing aloud, clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher

55 resources

UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-T-H — opens in a new tab

Pupils should be taught to:
sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly
begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place
form capital letters
form digits 0-9
understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (ie letters that are formed in similar ways) and to practise these

13 resources

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

$4.99

First Sound Detectives - Foundation

$4.99

Foundation Letter Formation Unit

$4.99

Foundation Pre-Writing Skills Unit

$4.99

Foundation–Year 2 Animal Story Book Studies | 14 English Units Bundle

$34.99

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

$17.99

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

$59.99

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

$4.99

Patterns in Words – Foundation English Unit

$4.99

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

$4.99

Rhyming Words Unit - Foundation & Year 1

$4.99

Syllable Sound Explorers - Foundation

$4.99

Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit – Foundation–Year 2

$4.99

UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-T-S — opens in a new tab

Pupils should be taught to:
spell:
words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught
common exception words
the days of the week
name the letters of the alphabet:
naming the letters of the alphabet in order
using letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound
add prefixes and suffixes:
using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs
using the prefix un–
using –ing, –ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words [for example, helping, helped, helper, eating, quicker, quickest]
apply simple spelling rules and guidance, as listed in English appendix 1
write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs and common exception words taught so far

44 resources

Brown Bear Literacy Unit - Foundation

$4.99

Build a CVC Word - Foundation English Unit Plan

$4.99

CVC Words Foundation Unit

$4.99

CVC Words in Little Stories - Foundation English Unit Plan

$4.99

Decoding Strategies – Foundation

$4.99

Digraphs Roll and Spin Phonics Board Game QLD Font

$3.00

Every Sound Has a Place - Foundation

$4.99

Excellent Editing - Foundation

$4.99

First Sound Detectives - Foundation

$4.99

Foundation Complete Decodable Readers Collection

$19.99

Foundation CVC Words and Short Vowels Bundle | 3 Phonics Units

$9.99

Foundation Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

$4.99

Foundation High-Frequency Word Learning Bundle | 3 English Units

$9.99

Foundation Sentence Structure Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

$4.99

Foundation Set 01 Decodable Readers - First letter groups: m, s, t, a, p, i, f and r

$0.00

Foundation Set 02 Decodable Readers - Adding o, c, d and h

$3.99

Foundation Set 03 Decodable Readers - Adding e, n, g and l

$3.99

Foundation Set 04 Decodable Readers - Completing the short vowels with k, u, b and j

$3.99

Foundation Set 05 Decodable Readers - Adding w, v, y and z, including y in yes

$3.99

Foundation Set 06 Decodable Readers - Two letters for one consonant sound: ck, ff, ll, ss and zz

$3.99

Foundation Set 07 Decodable Readers - Adjacent consonants, x and simple -s endings

$3.99

Foundation Set 08 Decodable Readers - The consonant digraphs sh and ch

$3.99

Foundation Set 09 Decodable Readers - The two th sounds, wh and qu

$3.99

Foundation Set 10 Decodable Readers - ng and the n sound before k

$3.99

Foundation Set 11 Decodable Readers - The long vowel spellings ee and ay

$3.99

Foundation Set 12 Decodable Readers - oo in moon and oo in book

$3.99

Foundation Sound Mapping and Spelling Choices Bundle | 3 Units

$9.99

Foundation to Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

$29.99

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

$17.99

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

$4.99

Independent Spelling Choices - Foundation

$4.99

Meaning Parts in Our Messages – Foundation

$4.99

Middle Vowel Detectives - Foundation

$4.99

Notice the Unusual Part - Foundation

$4.99

One and More: The Helpful S – Foundation

$4.99

One Word, One Meaning - Foundation English Unit Plan

$4.99

Patterns in Words – Foundation English Unit

$4.99

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

$4.99

Rhyming Words Unit - Foundation & Year 1

$4.99

Say It, Stretch It, Try It - Foundation English Unit Plan

$4.99

Small Words, Clear Messages - Foundation

$4.99

Syllable Sound Explorers - Foundation

$4.99

Useful Words We Can Map — Foundation

$4.99

What Is a Sentence? Foundation Unit

$4.99

UK-KS1-Y1-ENG-W-V — opens in a new tab

Pupils should be taught to:
develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by:
leaving spaces between words
joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’
beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’
learning the grammar for year 1 in English appendix 2
use the grammatical terminology in English English appendix 2 in discussing their writing

29 resources