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Year 1 English Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
'A Superhero Like You': reading and writing
- Characters in 'A Superhero Like You' Study Guide
- Describing yourself Study Guide
- Exploring the idea of a superhero and predicting Study Guide
- Introducing adjectives to describe people who help us Study Guide
- The theme of community in 'A Superhero Like You' Study Guide
- Writing about your future job Study Guide
- Writing captions about people who help us Study Guide
- Writing simple sentences about people who help us Study Guide
'Ada Twist Scientist': reading and writing
- Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist' Study Guide
- Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist' Study Guide
- The theme of resilience in 'Ada Twist, Scientist' Study Guide
- Using descriptive language to describe yourself Study Guide
- Using evidence from 'Ada Twist, Scientist' to write a character description Study Guide
'Anna Hibiscus' Song': reading and writing
- Character description of a family member Study Guide
- Character, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Comparing adjectives and adverbs to show emotion Study Guide
- Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- The theme of happiness in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Thinking from the character's perspective in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Writing descriptive sentences about the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' Study Guide
'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing
- Character description of Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Expressing an opinion about events and themes in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain Study Guide
- Thinking from different perspectives: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
- Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Study Guide
'Paddington': reading and writing
- Characters, setting and plot in 'Paddington' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Coming to England' to 'Paddington' Study Guide
- Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington' Study Guide
- Describing the setting of 'Paddington' Study Guide
- The theme of identity Study Guide
- Thinking from Paddington and Floella Benjamin's perspectives Study Guide
- Writing a character description of Paddington Study Guide
- Writing a postcard from Paddington listing places and feelings Study Guide
- Writing a postcard with descriptions and questions Study Guide
- Writing facts about Floella Benjamin Study Guide
'The Magic Porridge Pot': reading and writing
- Comparing fairy tales Study Guide
- Imagining you are the characters in 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Sequencing and making a story mountain: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing descriptive sentences Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
'The Three Billy Goats Gruff': reading and writing
- Describing the goats in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Imagining you are the characters: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Introduction to traditional tales Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Sequencing and making a story mountain: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Writing about characters, setting and plot: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
- Character description of the wolf in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling 'The Three Little Pigs' using a story mountain Study Guide
- Thinking from different perspectives in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
'Wild': reading and writing
- Characters, settings and plot in 'Wild' Study Guide
- Describing the setting of 'Wild' Study Guide
- Sequencing and making a story mountain for 'Wild' Study Guide
- The theme of belonging in 'Wild' Study Guide
- Thinking from the girl's perspective in 'Wild' Study Guide
- Writing to describe a problem in 'Wild' Study Guide
- Writing to introduce the characters and settings in the story 'Wild' Study Guide
- Writing to resolve a problem in 'Wild' Study Guide
'Zim Zam Zoom' by James Carter: reading poetry
Capital letters
- Formation of A, H, K and T Study Guide
- Formation of B, D, P and R Study Guide
- Formation of C, G, O and Q Study Guide
- Formation of I, E, F, and L Study Guide
- Formation of M, N, W and V Study Guide
- Formation of S, J and U Study Guide
- Formation of X, Y and Z Study Guide
- Matching lower case letters with their capital letters Study Guide
- Practice of capital letters and days of the week Study Guide
Following and writing instructions to make a sandwich: reading and writing
Looking after pets: reading and writing
- Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn Study Guide
- The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat' Study Guide
- Thinking from Lulu's perspective and asking questions Study Guide
- Using non-fiction texts to recall and learn facts Study Guide
- Writing an information report with commands Study Guide
- Writing facts Study Guide
- Writing facts in an information page Study Guide
- Writing instructions Study Guide
Numerals 0-10
Nursery rhymes: reading poetry
School trip: writing a recount
Simple sentences
Speaking and listening
Speaking loud and proud
Word class
Writing lower case letters in print
- Formation of b and p Study Guide
- Formation of c, a and d Study Guide
- Formation of e, s and f Study Guide
- Formation of h and k Study Guide
- Formation of i, l and t Study Guide
- Formation of m, n and r Study Guide
- Formation of o, g and q Study Guide
- Formation of u, y and j Study Guide
- Formation of v,w, x and z Study Guide
- Introduction to skills and patterns Study Guide
- Practice of letters with ascenders Study Guide
- Practice of letters with descenders Study Guide
- Practice of x-height letters Study Guide