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England National Curriculum · Year 2 · English

7 curriculum codes

English

Writing

UK-KS1-Y2-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:
learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly - see English appendix 2, including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular)
learn how to use:
sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command
expanded noun phrases to describe and specify [for example, the blue butterfly]
the present and past tenses correctly and consistently, including the progressive form
subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but)
the grammar for year 2 in English appendix 2
some features of written Standard English
use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix 2 in discussing their writing

39 resources

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

Adverb Adventures Year 1 Unit

CCVC Words Unit Plan – Year 1

Common Nouns Year 1 Unit

Common Nouns – Year 1 Unit Plan

CVCC Words – Year 1 Unit

Excellent Editing - Year 1

Excellent Editing – Year 1 Unit Plan

Foundation to Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

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

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

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

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Narrative Writing Year 1 Unit

Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Recounts Year 1

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Ripper Rhymes Year 1 Poetry Unit

Simple Sentences - Year 1

Simple Sentences Unit – Year 1

Spoon Book Study – Foundation–Year 2

The Good Egg Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Three Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

Year 1 Adjectives Unit

Year 1 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

Year 1 Descriptive Writing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 1 Editing Resource Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 1 Grammar, Punctuation & Editing | 10 English Units Bundle

Year 1 Informative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 1 Persuasive Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 1 Punctuation Unit Plan

Year 1 Rhyme Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 1 Set 19 Decodable Readers - Inflections: -es, -ed, -ing, -er and -est

Year 1 Set 26 Decodable Readers - Dropping e, doubling consonants and changing y to i

Year 1 Set 27 Decodable Readers - un-, re-, -ful, -less, -ness, -ly and simple contractions

Year 1 Simple Sentences Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 1 Verbs Unit