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A Writing Root for Yeti and the Bird

 

KS: R & KS1

Year Group: Year 1

Literary Theme: Friendship & Kindness

Author(s): Nadia Shireen

Overview:

This is a three-session spelling seed for the book Yeti and the Bird by Nadia Shireen.  Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.

Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.

There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.

Coverage:

Common Exception Words

friend, says, your, some

Spelling Rules and Patterns

Alternative spellings for ‘long e’

The /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y

Adding -er and -est to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word

Phonics

Revision of split vowel digraphs

Revision of the alternative graphemes for long e: ee, ea, e and e_e

Alternative vowel grapheme revision

A Spelling Seed is available for Yeti and the Bird.

Spelling Seed Overview:

Overview:

This is a three-session spelling seed for the book Yeti and the Bird by Nadia Shireen.  Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.

Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.

There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.

Coverage:

Common Exception Words

friend, says, your, some

Spelling Rules and Patterns

Alternative spellings for ‘long e’

The /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y

Adding -er and -est to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word

Phonics

Revision of split vowel digraphs

Revision of the alternative graphemes for long e: ee, ea, e and e_e

Alternative vowel grapheme revision

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