Writing
Rainbow Grammar
Within our English teaching there is a strong emphasis on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG). To make the complexities of grammar accessible to young children the school uses a scheme known as Rainbow Grammar.
What is Rainbow Grammar?
Rainbow Grammar is a fun, practical and colourful way of teaching children how to build different types of sentences. The approach was developed by Jason Wade.
In Rainbow Grammar, there are nine colours and each colour represents a different part of a sentence.
Children learn:
- how different parts of sentences work
- what different types of words and parts of sentences are called
- how to join the different parts of sentences together
- how to improve their sentences
- how to punctuate their sentences.
Most importantly of all, they learn why writers use these different parts and how they help to improve their writing.
For more information: http://jweducation.co.uk/
National Curriculum Writing - Year 1
national curriculum writing year 1.pdf
National Curriculum Writing - Year 2
national curriculum writing year 2.pdf
National Curriculum - Year 3 & 4
national curriculum writing year 3 and 4.pdf
National Curriculum - Year 5 & 6
national curriculum writing year 5 and 6.pdf
Handwriting
The expectation for letter formation changes as our children progress through school. In EYFS and Year 1, children work on forming letters in accordance with the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds phonics scheme, concentrating on starting and finishing in the correct place. In Key Stage 1, children will begin to work on joining their writing when they are secure in forming their letters correctly in relation to each other and the line.
Spelling
