FOLENS ENGLISH SKILLS PROGRAMMEFOLENS ENGLISH SKILLS PROGRAMME New Treasuryis a series of skills books designed to systematically develop core English language skills. Itis aligned to both the 2015 Primary Language Curriculum and the 1999 Primary English Curriculum. Content is carefully planned and spiralled so that each book builds directly upon the previous one. Each book contains 15 units, based on the genres as they are defined in the Primary Language Curriculum: Narrative, Recount, Procedure, Report, Explanation, Persuasive. The units can be used sequentially in fortnightly blocks or topically, as required. Each unit follows the same structure for ease of use: + Text: Engaging fiction and non-fiction texts to anchor the unit and act as a springboard for connected learning across oral language, reading and writing + Comprehension: + Section A: Questions based on the text that build from literal to inferential + Section B: Opportunities for children to use a wider range of skills and develop comprehension strategies such as predicting and visualising + Vocabulary: Practice of tier 2 and 3 words introduced in the text + Phonics: Discrete phonics activities to fine-tune decoding and encoding skills, + Grammar: Models and practice of correct punctuation and grammar + Writing: Both general and genre specific writing skills + Oral language: Dedicated oral language activities based on the genre and learning in the unit All activities are carefully constructed so that they progress in difficulty to facilitate differentiation. Teaching notes, termly assessments and handy printables to accompany the books are available on FolensOniine.Table of Contents Skill Topic Page Text Charlie's Diary 6 Phonics ch, sh, th, wh and ng 8 Grammar Capital letters 9 Writing Recounts 10 Oral language —_Recounting Ete Text Breve 12 Phonics ai, ee, ie, oa and ue “4 Grammar Capital letters 15 Writing Reports 16 Orallanguage Describing 7 Make a Farmyard Animal Mask Phonics ar, or, er, ear and air Exclamation marks Writing 36 38 Grammar Nouns 39 Writing ‘Why explanations 40 Oral language — Explaining AL 07: Persuasive Text Space Raider Jet Pack 42 Page 42 Phonics ai, a-e and ay “4 Grammar Verbs 45 Writing Adverts 46 Orallanguage Persuading 47Unit Skill 08: Recount Text Page 48 Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language 14: Procedure Page 66 Text Phonics Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language Text Phonics Grammar Writing Oral language 14: Response Page 84 Topic Woodlea Primary Scoots to School! ee, y and ea Adjectives Newspaper articles Interviewing Outside at Night y and igh Conjunctions Reports Describing New Friends 0a, o-e and ow is/are and was/were Stories Storytelling How to Look After Your Dragon ue, u-e, 00 and ew Singular and plural nouns Instructions Giving instructions What Can You Do with a Football? by James Carter 00 and u lor me? and A or an? Shape poems Storytelling How Are Fossils Formed? ou/ow and oi/oy there/their and to/two How explanations Explaining Book Review: Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown aw, au and al Contractions Book reviews Reviewing books The Eyes in the Trees er, irand ur here/hear and know/no Settings Storytelling Page NPSSSSALHBLSSRSL FR ggess BESSSEBSREEBRSRESIYaaRRecoun Charlie’s Diary Saturday, 3 March Today we went to Ennis to get a new puppy. Dad said that | could help choose. When we went in, the puppies were asleep in their basket. Suddenly, one of them opened her eyes. She looked right at me. Her tail started wagging. She came trotting up and licked my hand. Dad said the puppy liked me. | liked the puppy too! “Please can we have this one, Dad?” | asked. Dad thought for a while. Finally, he said yes! Dad said | could name the puppy. | picked her up for a cuddle. “Her fur is grey,” | said. “Let's call her Shadow.” love my new puppy, Shadow!ee uae @ Answer the questions. is . What did Dad say Charlie could help to do? . Were the puppies awake at first? . Did the puppy like Charlie? . What name did Charlie give the puppy? oO PwWn What town did Charlie and Dad go to? ME wet animal would you choose for a pet? Why? ~ © Complete the activities. 1. Look at the picture. In your copy, 2. Say what happened in your own words. draw what happened next. ores Fill in the blanks. basket suddenly wagging trotting 1. The car stopped —_—-_ SS when a'dog ran in front of it. 2. The kitten was asleep in its 3. The pony came sup to Cara. 4. The happy dog was hii tail. ME Write « new sentence with suddenly atthe stat. Sa, eee aeDigraphs are two letters that make one sound when you put them together. Example: c and h together make the sound ‘ch’, as in chair. Use the digraphs. 1. Read the digraphs. PES jbey 2. Read the words out loud. which song clang running what why bring longer nothing nowhere 3. Circle the words with ‘wh’. 4. Underline the words with ‘ng’. 5. Name these pets! Use the digraphs ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘th’, ‘wh’ and ‘ng’ in their names. ao ZB ° 1) — Look at the diary entry on page 6. Find one ‘ch’ word, one ‘sh’ word and one ‘th’ word. SS °v/ ) Grammar: Capital letters Sentences start with a capital letter. Example: iM ooay ‘we got a puppy. We also use capital letters for names. ‘ Example: The puppy liked Yherie. @ write the sentences with capital letters. . the sleepy kitten woke up. . my brother michael is four years old. . amy and hannah jumped in the puddles. my cat's name is toby. . smasher the giant has a dragon called snuggles. ORWNe oe Unscramble the sentences. Remember ~ sentences start with a capital letter. 1. goldfish. a is pet My My pet is a goldfish. 2. had cat The kittens. five 3. puppies The asleep. were 4. is Today very it sunny. 5. tea. for We cake chocolate had Je Siencateatar me eter ee °Writing: Recounts @ Match the pictures and sentences. Write each sentence in the correct place. Kate had fun riding the pony. Dana and her dad caught a big fish. Luke and his dog Cracker played in the park. © Write what happened. 1. Look at the picture. 2. Write a sentence about what happened. 3. Check you have used capital letters correctly. S °Talk about a special day. 1. Have you done any of these fun things? 2. Tella partner about a fun time. 3. Then listen to your partner talk about their fun time. 4. Ask each other a question.02 Repo Breer! The coldest town in the world is Oymyakon. You say it like this: Oy-my-a-kon. Oymyakon is in Russia. There is lots of snow and ice. There are long icicles. There is rain and sleet, too. Puke You need a cosy warm coat there! In January, it can be 71 degrees below Sometimes it gets so cold that toilets freeze over! freezing in Oymyakon. - - That's nearly four In winter, the skies are often grey. times colder than your In summer there are blue skies. freezer at home! Do you like playing in the snow? Do you hate hot weather? Then this is the perfect place for you!ehension @ Answer the questions. 1. Where is Oymyakon? 2. |s it warm in Oymyakon in January? 3. What do you need to wear in Oymyakon? 4. What things sometimes freeze over in Oymyakon? 5. What colour is the sky during the summer? BE wou you rather live somewhere very hot or very cold? Why? Oo Complete the activities. 1. The title of a report should give you an idea what it is about. In your copy, write a new title for the report about Oymyakon. 2. Draw chilly pictures around your title. be Vocabulary Circle the correct picture. 2. What to wear when there is sleet 3. Acosy place AL ge EN 4. You see this when it is freezing a Think of another word for cosy. ee °Jo) Pho tT — srs that make one sound when you put Example: e and e together make the sound in bee. @ Fill in the blanks. Use words with the digraphs ‘ai’, ‘ee’, ‘ie’, ‘oa’ or ‘ue’. © write words that rhyme. Use words with the digraphs ‘ai’, ‘ee’, ‘ie’, ‘oa’ or ‘ue’. goat boat lies clue sail bee @ Find these words in ‘Brrr!’ One ‘ai’ word: Two ‘ee’ words: One ‘ie’ word: One ‘oa’ word: One ‘ue’ word: ME think of another word with ‘ai’ and one with ‘oa’. Oe