Y1 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
This Question Openers lesson covers the prior learning of understanding what a question is, before moving onto the main skill of using question openers.
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: (1G5.3) Introduction to question marks to demarcate sentences
English Year 1: (1G5.3) Beginning to punctuate sentences using a question mark
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This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of understanding what a question is, before moving onto the main skill of using question openers. 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 4 small steps with guidance for teaching.
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This Question Openers Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of understanding what a question is, before moving onto the main skill of recognising and using question openers.
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This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognising and using question openers.
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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 Questions Game supports pupils’ knowledge and understanding of using question words to open questions.
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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 Question Openers 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.