Year 2 English Planning and Resources, English Unit of Work based around the  book 'Look Up!' by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola . 12 Lessons fully planned with objectives linked to the KS1 National Curriculum for Reading, S & L, Grammar and Writing Composition. Lessons and worksheets included. Final Writing piece: Persuasive Leaflet / Flyer Writing
 
Planning and resources included only. The book can be purchased here: Look Up!
 
Reading Objectives:
Discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.
Discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.
Discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related.
 
Speaking and Listening Objectives:
Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising and exploring ideas.
Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates.
 
Grammar and Spelling Objectives:
Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify.
Use subordination (using when, if, because and that).
Use capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
Write sentences with different forms: questions
 
Writing Objectives:
Plan or say out loud what they are going to write.
Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by writing for different purposes.
Consider what they are going to write before beginning by planning or saying aloud what they are going to write.
Make simple additions, revisions and corrections to their own writing.
Write legibly.
Present work neatly and clearly.
 
Cross Curriculum Links: 
Computing: Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.
 
Unit Overview:
This Year 2 English unit is based on Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola. Throughout the sequence of lessons, children develop their reading, speaking and writing skills while exploring the inspiring message of looking up from technology to appreciate the wonders of the world around them. The unit culminates in pupils planning, drafting, editing and publishing a persuasive event flyer encouraging people to put down their phones and come to watch a spectacular meteor shower.
Children begin by exploring the story through prediction, discussion and comprehension activities, developing their ability to retrieve information, make inferences and sequence events. They then deepen their understanding of meteors through non-fiction texts and video clips, generating their own "Did you know...?" factual questions. The writing sequence builds progressively through explicit teaching of key grammar objectives. Children learn to use expanded noun phrases to create vivid descriptions, subordinating conjunctions (because, when, if and that) to write persuasive sentences, and persuasive language to engage the reader. Using a structured planning process, pupils identify the features of a persuasive flyer before composing their own. They then edit and improve their work through peer assessment before publishing their final flyers using child-friendly publishing software. The completed flyers are displayed around the school, providing a real audience and purpose for writing while celebrating the children's achievements as confident, independent writers.
 
Resources Included in the Zip File:
Editable Planning Documents (12 lessons Microsoft Word Document)
Classroom Display Banner (PDF)
Display Vocabulary (PDF)
PowerPoint 99 Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Word Mat (PDF)
Did you know display speech bubbles (PDF)
Explore clues and make predictions worksheets (PDF)
Hook Letter (PDF)
Rockets space kit label (PDF)
Clarifying words worksheets (PDF)
Word web worksheets (PDF)
Oracy Big Question (PDF)
Oracy group rules (PDF)
Sentence stems (PDF)
Inference questions (PDF)
Rockets feelings (PDF)
Large storyboard (PDF)
Story map (PDF)
Storyboard (PDF)
Did you know question speech bubbles (PDF)
Factual text about meteors (PDF)
Write did you know questions worksheet (PDF)
Subordinating conjunctions worksheets (PDF)
Expanded noun phrases worksheets (PDF)
Persuasive text WAGOLL (PDF)
Planning sheet example (PDF)
Blank planning sheet (PDF)
 
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