Y1 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
This Commands with Exclamations lesson covers the prior learning of using one-word exclamations, before moving onto the main skill of using exclamation marks to demarcate commands.
The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.
National Curriculum Objective
English Year 1: (1G5.4) Introduction to exclamation marks to demarcate sentences
English Year 1: (1G5.4) Beginning to punctuate sentences using an exclamation mark
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This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of one-word exclamations, before moving onto the main skill of commands with exclamations. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.
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This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson.
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This is a free scheme of work for Year 1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 3 small steps with guidance for teaching.
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This Commands with Exclamations Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of one-word exclamations, before moving onto the main skill of using exclamation marks with commands.
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This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using exclamation marks with commands.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.
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This Year 1 Using Exclamation Marks Game checks pupils’ understanding of when to use an exclamation mark within their writing.
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This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the Commands with Exclamations lesson.
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This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.