Run through 10 focus phonograms of choice.
Watch Spellbypatterns Youtube video.
Recap plurals and explain when we drop the y and add ies:
for most nouns that end in a consonant + y, add ies.
Children complete s and ies word sort.
Phonogram flower
Run through 10 focus phonograms of choice.
Students practise spelling the following words on mini whiteboards: bully: bullies, fly: flies, jelly: jellies, lady: ladies.
Students to complete the Plural sort worksheet (differentiated).
Once completed, children can play 'Rollin for Plurals' dice game.
Teachers may wish to work with a support group at this stage to support spelling sounds.
Teachers may wish to work with an extension group teaching how to find words in a dictionary.
Mark sheets as whole class.
Run through 10 focus phonograms of choice.
Students spell the following words on small whiteboards: pony: ponies, puppy: puppies, story: stories, worry: worries.
Introduce irregular plurals.
Watch Irregular Plurals youtube video.
Make class anchor chart of irregular plurals.
Year 1: Students pair up and play Plural Puzzler game.
Year 2: "I have who has" game as a class.
Teachers may wish to work with a support group at this stage to support spelling sounds.
Teachers may wish to work with an extension group teaching how to find words in a dictionary.
Irregular Plurals word wall.
Go through 'What's my plural' slides.
Run through 10 focus phonograms of choice.
Students sit in a circle.
A student says a singular y-word (e.g. baby, cherry, puppy, family, boy). Then, they throw a soft ball to a student, who must say the plural.
Student to complete Plural Word search. Work in pairs if needed.
Teachers may wish to work with a support group at this stage to support spelling sounds: 1:1 mini phonogram bootcamps as required.
Teachers may wish to work with an extension group teaching how to find words in a dictionary.
Phonogran flower
babies (baby)
puppies (puppy)
lollies (lolly)
fairies (fairy)
teddies (teddy)
parties (party)
stories (story)
families (family)
cherries (cherry)
boys (boy) - TRICK WORD