Y1 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
This Plural Nouns lesson covers the prior learning of singular nouns, before moving onto the main skill of using plural nouns.
The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. 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: (1G6.3) Regular plural noun suffixes –s or –es [for example, dog, dogs; wish, wishes], including the effects of these suffixes on the meaning of the noun
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This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of singular nouns, before moving onto the main skill of using plural nouns. 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 5 small steps with guidance for teaching.
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This Plural Nouns Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of singular nouns, before moving onto the main skill of plural nouns.
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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 main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using plural nouns.
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This Year 1 Plurals Game consolidates pupils’ knowledge and understanding of singular and plural nouns.
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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 Plural Nouns 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.