Y1 BONFIRE NIGHT Writing Unit - 5 Outstanding Lessons

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This Bonfire Night writing unit is perfect to use in October or November for Bonfire Night firework celebrations!

Children will start with a cold write, writing their own Bonfire Night poem before building up to a banger of a senses poem at the end of the unit. They will perform poetry to learn all about onomatopoeia and expression.

These five lessons are perfect to be used across a week. They are fully resourced and planned, with detailed lesson plans provided.

Created by an experienced English subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students in Year 1.

Included is:

• 5 PowerPoints
• 5 Lesson plans
• Senses worksheet
• HA senses poetry writing frame

Lesson 1: To write a poem.

• I can use my senses to make phrases.
• I can say aloud what a want to write.
• I can segment sounds in words.
• I can link words together to make a phrase.
• I can use a capital letter.
• I can use finger spaces.
• I can write letters that start on the line.
• I can write letters that are a similar size to one another.

Lesson 2: To perform a poem.

• I can learn a line of a new poem and recite it with my group.
• I can read a poem using a clear voice
• I can perform a poem with expression.
• I can perform words with onomatopoeia

Lesson 3: To perform a poem.

• I can work in a group to perform a poem.
• I can speak with a clear voice.
• I can use expression and intonation when I perform.
• I can recognise words that have onomatopoeia

Lesson 4 and 5: To write a poem.

• I can say out loud what I am going to write about.
• I can use my senses to talk about bonfire night.
• I can use adjectives to describe Bonfire Night.
• I can write sentences that include an expanded noun phrase.

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