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Real Grammar: Year 1

Quickly find the pack you need to teach any objective from the Year 1 curriculum, by using the drop-down menu below, which is divided into three sections: Writing (vgp), English Appendix 2 (word, sentence, text, punctuation), and Terminology.

All the packs are also listed on the downloadable Year 1 coverage and tracking sheets, where you can track your content coverage, and log individual pupils' progress.

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Year 1 coverage and tracking sheets

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Use this drop-down menu to find the pack you need to teach any objective from the Year 1 grammar curriculum (note: some packs are listed under more than one category heading – e.g. Writing and Terminology)

Writing (vgp)

1.1 leaving spaces between words: finger spaces

1.2a joining words and joining clauses using and - joining words

1.2b joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’ - joining independent clauses

1.3a beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark (capital letters and lowercase match)

1.3b beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark (capital letters and full stops)

1.3c beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark (question marks)

1.3d beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark (exclamation marks)

1.4a using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week and the personal pronoun ‘I’ (capital letters for names - proper nouns)

1.4b using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week and the personal pronoun ‘I’ (days of the week)

1.4c using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week and the personal pronoun ‘I’ (personal pronoun ‘I’)

Appendix 2

1.5a W - regular plural noun suffixes -s or -es, including the effects of these suffixes on the meaning of the noun - (-s)

1.5b W - regular plural noun suffixes -s or -es including the effects of these suffixes on the meaning of the noun (-es)

1.6a W - suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed to the spelling of the root words (suffix -ing)

1.6b W - suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed to the spelling of the root words (suffix -ed)

1.6c W - suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed to the spelling of the root words (suffixes -er and -est)

1.6d W - suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed to the spelling of the root words (mixed suffixes)

1.7 W - how the prefix un- changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives

1.8 S - how words can combine to make sentences

1.2b S - joining words and clauses using and

1.9 T - sequencing sentences to form short narratives

1.1 P - separation of words with spaces

1.3b P - introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences (capital letters and full stops)

1.3c P - Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences (question marks)

1.3d P - Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences (exclamation marks)

1.4a P - capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun ‘I’ (names/proper nouns)

1.4a P - capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun ‘I’ (pronoun ‘I’)

Terminology

1.3a letter

1.3a capital letter

1.1 word

1.5a singular

1.5b plural

1.8 sentence

1.8 punctuation

1.3b full stop

1.3c question mark

1.3d exclamation mark

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