Year 2 Stories
Introduction Phonic activities
 
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6

Overview of the six lessons ...

  Lesson   Learning
objectives
  Activities   Resources required   Resources provided
  1  

Y2:T1
TL5: to identify and discuss reasons to events in stories, linked to plot
TL6: to discuss familiar story themes and link to own experiences
SL9: To secure the use of simple sentences in own writing.
WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Talking partners (to discuss the images).

Whole class reading ‘Jane Runs away’.

Individual writing.

     

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint (showing learning objectives)

Images of children doing familiar things.

A copy of ‘Jane Runs Away’

A phonic activity.

  2  

Y2:T1
TL5: to identify and discuss reasons to events in stories, linked to plot
TL6: to discuss familiar story themes and link to own experiences
SL6: To use a variety of simple organisational devices e.g. arrows, lines, boxes …….
WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Think, Pair and Share (S&L)  

Mind Mapping

Hot seating

Five Fat Questions

 

A copy of ‘Don’t Read This Book!’ by Bel Mooney

Optional – a mind mapping program such as 2Simple 2 Connect or Textease

 

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint (showing learning objectives)

Mind Mapping sheet.

A phonic activity.

  3  

Y2:T2
TL6: to identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts.
TL14: to write character profiles e.g. simple descriptions, using key words to describe characters in the text
TL4: to predict what will happen in stories & how they will end while reading with the teacher. TL4(Y2 T2)
S&L4: to listen to others in class and ask relevant questions (S&L Teaching objective 14 – Y2T1).
WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Talking Partners (S&L)

Simple character profiles

‘Fat Questions and Skinny Questions (S&L)

  A copy of ‘Don’t Read This Book!’ by Bel Mooney  

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint (showing learning objectives)

 

Character profile sheet (using Textease CT) to print and / or work on the computer.

A phonic activity.

  4  

Y2:T2
SL:2 To read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation (sentences, speech marks, exclamation marks) 
SL9: to secure the use of simple sentences in own writing
TL6: to identify and discuss characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts
WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Whole class reading

Whole class writing – a Venn diagram

 Who an I? writing

Cloze procedure (ICT activity).

     

Lesson Plan

LOs PowerPoint

Links to two versions of Little Red Riding Hood.

A copy of Little Red Riding hood to change into an alternative version.

A phonic activity.

  5  

Y2T2
TL6. to identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts
Y2T3
SL5: to write in clear sentences using capital letters and full stops accurately

WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Whole class listening to the teacher read story – oral comprehension.

Making a Wanted poster

Writing an advert

S&L activity – Conscience Alley (also called Thought Tunnel)

  A copy of ‘’Princess Smartypants’ by Babette Cole.  

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint (showing learning objectives)

A phonic activity.

  6  

Y2:T2
TL4: to predict what will happen in stories & how they will end while reading with the teacher

S&L 17: to tell real and imagined stories using the conventions of familiar story language (Y2 T2).

WL1.To secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes.

 

 

Whole class reading of the Princess Lazy-bones story.

Whole class Venn diagram.

Oral planning and retelling of own story based on ‘Princess Lazybones’.

 Making a story journey.

     

Lesson Plan

PowerPoint (showing learning objectives)

PowerPoint Book -   Princess Lazy-bones) written and illustrated by Y2 and Y3 children.

A phonic activity.