For this class, there will be 2 English lessons each week. Every lesson will follow the National Curriculum in the UK for year 4 (age 8-9).

Each English lesson we will begin by doing a reading comprehension, we will take turns reading and answering questions. These can either be from handouts provided from me or from the book in the class resource list. You may also listen to stories read by the teacher, which will be discussed.

During reading, we will read the text as a class. We will develop pleasure for reading and our understanding of the purpose of texts. We will develop many skills such as using dictionaries, asking questions to develop understanding, retrieving and recording information, making inferences and so much more. 

We will then use the remainder of the lesson to focus on writing, grammar, punctuation and spellings. Many topics will be covered over the course. Power Points will be shown when necessary and discussions to develop understanding will take place before we move onto tasks. In each lesson I will use the ‘I do, we do, you do’ approach to ensure understanding. 

Each week, pupils will be given homework and age appropriate spellings to learn. These will be common exception words, using prefixes and suffixes and spelling homophones and using the possessive apostrophe. 

Throughout lessons, you child will continually be assessed informally and feedback will be given upon request. Extra work can also be given upon request.

Example structure:

Week Beginning 07/10/24
Monday: Reading comprehension, follow on by word classes activity, discuss each word class and come up with our own examples. Discuss how these will be used in future lessons. Spellings to be discussed and handed out. Spellings using the 'au' and 'augh' sounds (caught, naughty, cause etc). 

Wednesday: Begin with a reading comprehension activity. Re-cap of last lesson and what we remember. Then look at extending sentences using adverbs and phrases. Create sentences using the correct punctuation and completing the activity together. Homework to be given to be completed by Monday. 

Week Beginning 14/10/24
Monday: Begin with comprehension activity. Then discuss clauses of a sentence. Look at main clause and then subordinate clause. Complete activity. Spellings to be discussed and handed out with the prefix 'in-' (inactive, incomplete, incorrect etc). 

Wednesday: Comprehension and answering questions to develop understanding. Look at inference skills, use of questioning, summarising and evaluating the text. Look at determiners and how to use them. Complete tasks. Homework given.

Week Beginning 21/10/24
Monday: Complete comprehension activity together (news article). Discuss features of a newspaper article and plan our own newspaper article.
Discuss and hand out spellings with the prefix 'im-' (imperfect, impolite, immeasurable etc).

Wednesday: Small comprehension task. Look at noun phrases and how to use them inour writing. Homework tasks explained.

Week Beginning 28/10/24
Monday: Comprehension. Noun phrases continued and task given. Also look at how to use the correct punctuation. Spellings discussed and handed out with the prefix 'il-' or  'ir-' (illegal, irregular, illogical etc)

Wednesday: Use of punctuation (punctuating direct speech and apostrophes for both contraction and possession)