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Year 2 English Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
'And Tango Makes Three': book club
'Don't Cross the Line!': book club
'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams': reading
'Grandad's Island': book club
'Leaf': book club
'Lucky Dip': narrative writing
- Editing the climax and resolution of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to describe the characters in the story 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to describe the setting of the story 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Planning the climax of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Planning the opening of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling the story of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Writing the climax of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of 'Lucky Dip' Study Guide
'Otherwise': narrative writing
- Editing your climax and a pre-written resolution of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Generating questions about the characters in the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to use when writing the story of the animation 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the build-up of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the climax of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the opening of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling the story of the animation 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the climax of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
'The Children of Lir': reading
- Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir' Study Guide
- Reading 'The Children of Lir' and building fluency Study Guide
- Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression Study Guide
- Revisiting the genre of traditional tales Study Guide
- Sequencing and making connections about 'The Children of Lir' Study Guide
'The Magic Box': reading imaginative poetry
- Performing your own imaginative poem Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'If You Could See Laughter' by Mandy Coe Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Wide Open' by Rachel Rooney Study Guide
- Writing your own imaginative poem Study Guide
'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark': reading
- Building comprehension of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' Study Guide
- Character, setting and plot in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' Study Guide
- Exploring themes in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' Study Guide
- Reading the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' Study Guide
- Understanding character in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' Study Guide
'The Planet in a Pickle Jar': book club
'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing
- Building comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Engaging with key themes in 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Planning sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Reading 'The Proudest Blue' and developing fluency Study Guide
- Reading aloud writing based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Understanding the authorial context of 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Writing descriptive sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
- Writing sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue' Study Guide
'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse': book club
'Yoshi the Stonecutter': reading
- Building comprehension of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' Study Guide
- Introduction to 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making links to our own experiences Study Guide
- Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and building fluency Study Guide
- Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' with expression Study Guide
- Sequencing 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making connections Study Guide
Adverbial complex sentences
Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones
- Applying the 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a' Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' in familiar words Study Guide
- New 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a' Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'gn' spelling Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'kn' spelling Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling Study Guide
- Spelling homophones and near-homophones Study Guide
- Spelling more homophones and near-homophones Study Guide
- Spelling the 'e' phoneme with 'ea' and the 'ch' phoneme using 'tch' Study Guide
- Spelling the 'o' sound after 'w' or 'qu' Study Guide
- The 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge' Study Guide
- The 'l' spellings, including 'il' and 'al' Study Guide
- The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el' Study Guide
- The 'or' spellings, including 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' Study Guide
- The 's' spellings, including 'se' and 'ce' Study Guide
- The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c' Study Guide
Alternative GPCs for long vowels
- Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou' Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'igh' and 'i-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- New 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' Study Guide
- New 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' Study Guide
- New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear' Study Guide
- New 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i' Study Guide
- New 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe' Study Guide
- New 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou' Study Guide
- The 'ay' spellings, including 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' Study Guide
- The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' Study Guide
- The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' Study Guide
- The 'igh' spellings, including 'igh' and 'i-e' Study Guide
- The 'oa' spellings, including 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' Study Guide
- The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' Study Guide
Apostrophes
Atinuke and other authors: information text
- Generating information about authors to prepare to write an information text Study Guide
- Identifying the features of an information text to prepare for writing our own Study Guide
- Planning and writing the introduction of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Planning the first section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Planning the second section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Writing the first section of an information text about an author Study Guide
- Writing the second section of an information text about an author Study Guide
Capital letters and numerals
Compound sentences
Feelings vocabulary
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report
- Delivering a presentation of a report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole Study Guide
- Generating knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole for a report Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about Florence Nightingale in a report Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about Florence Nightingale in a non chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole Study Guide
Florence Nightingale: diary writing
- Identifying the features of a diary entry Study Guide
- Planning the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary Study Guide
- Planning the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary Study Guide
- Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary Study Guide
- Writing the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary Study Guide
Handwriting review, using lead-ins
- Reviewing common exception words, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing further common exception words, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing high frequency words, using lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing more high frequency words, using lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing proper nouns, using lead ins Study Guide
- Reviewing sentences with capital letters, using lead-ins Study Guide
Handwriting review, with no lead-ins
- Reviewing common exception words, no lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing further common exception words, no lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing high frequency words, no lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing more high frequency words, no lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing proper nouns, no lead-ins Study Guide
- Reviewing sentences with capital letters, no lead-ins Study Guide
Humorous poetry
- Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Home Time' by Rachel Rooney Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Please do not feed the animals...' by Robert Hull Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Please Mrs Butler' by Allan Ahlberg Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster Study Guide
- Responding to 'What Did You Do at School Today?' by James Carter and other poems Study Guide
Lower case letters revision
Monster pizza: instructions writing
- Editing instructions for how to make a monster pizza Study Guide
- Generating ideas and vocabulary for instructions for how to make a monster pizza Study Guide
- Learning the features of instructions Study Guide
- Planning to write instructions for how to make a monster pizza Study Guide
- Writing instructions for how to make a monster pizza Study Guide
- Writing the title, introduction and ingredients list for monster pizza instructions. Study Guide
Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report
- Delivering a presentation of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals Study Guide
- Generating information about bats to be used in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals Study Guide
Performance poetry
- Exploring and performing 'A Ticket to Kalamazoo!' by James Carter Study Guide
- Exploring and performing 'Animals' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Exploring and performing 'Elephant Beat' and 'Night Soup' by James Carter Study Guide
- Exploring and performing 'Hide and Seek' by Matt Goodfellow Study Guide
- Exploring and performing 'River Lullaby' by Matt Goodfellow Study Guide
- Exploring and performing 'Say How You Feel' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Performing 'The Shockadile Crocodile!' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
Pre-cursive lower case letters revision
- Introduction to handwriting skills and patterns Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of b, p, h and k Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of c, a and d Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of e, s and f Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of i, l and t Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of m, n, and r Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of o, g and q Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of u, y and j Study Guide
- Pre-cursive formation of v, w, x and z Study Guide
School trip: recount writing
Sharing our opinions: agreeing and disagreeing
Spoken language: sharing your opinion
Suffixes
- Adding '-es' to nouns ending in 'y' Study Guide
- Adding '-es' to verbs ending in 'y' Study Guide
- Applying the 'tion' spelling Study Guide
- Doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y Study Guide
- Spelling 'tion' Study Guide
- Spelling compound words Study Guide
- Spelling words using the apostrophe for possession or contraction Study Guide
- Spelling words with contracted forms Study Guide
- Spelling words with the apostrophe for singular possession Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -ed Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -er Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -est Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -ful Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -ing Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -less Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -ly Study Guide
- Using and spelling suffixes: -ment and -ness Study Guide
- Using and spelling the prefix un- Study Guide
The four joins
- The first join: aw, ap, an, ar with lead in Study Guide
- The first join: in, ig, ed, eg with lead in Study Guide
- The fourth join: ob, of, ot, oh with lead in Study Guide
- The fourth join: wl, ok, rt and rl with lead in Study Guide
- The second join: ck, ch with lead in Study Guide
- The second join: if, il, it with lead in Study Guide
- The third join: oe, we, ve and re with lead in Study Guide
- The third join: on, om, ow with lead in Study Guide
- The third join: oo, wa, wo with lead in Study Guide
- The third join: us, rs and ws with lead in Study Guide
The four joins and break letters, with no lead-ins
- Looped descenders and break letters Study Guide
- Review of the four joins with no lead ins Study Guide
- The first join: ag, ac, na and to with no lead in Study Guide
- The first join: en, ud and ir with no lead in Study Guide
- The first join: id, ig, ed, eg with no lead in Study Guide
- The fourth join: ol, ok and of with no lead in Study Guide
- The fourth join: rl, rk and rt with no lead in Study Guide
- The fourth join: wl, oh and ot with no lead in Study Guide
- The second join: ck, ch, nk, lk with no lead in Study Guide
- The second join: el, mb, at and tt with no lead in Study Guide
- The second join: il, it, ik, ul with no lead in Study Guide
- The third join: on, om, ow, oi with no lead in Study Guide
- The third join: oo, og, wa and wo with no lead in Study Guide
- The third join: os, rm, wi with no lead in Study Guide
The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report
- Analysing the language to use in a report about the Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Generating knowledge about The Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Learning the features of a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Preparing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London Study Guide
- Writing the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London Study Guide