Year 2 Using apostrophes for omission: Here We Are
Year 2 Using apostrophes for omission: Here We Are
WOW Lesson
Join English expert, Rachel Clarke, as she shares a lesson that helps children to understand the use of apostrophes for omission. In this lesson, you will explore the English objective relating to apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling. The learning will take place in the context of the book, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, by Oliver Jeffers. The book is written in the first person, so children will also learn to recognise this narrative voice. Children will apply their learning by writing their own notes to a newborn child or visitor to Earth.
Key Stage 1
Year 2
- English
- Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
- Writing – composition
- consider what they are going to write before beginning by: planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
- consider what they are going to write before beginning by: writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary
- develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by: writing for different purposes
- develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly - see English appendix 2, including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular)
- make simple additions, revisions and corrections to their own writing by: proofreading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation (for example, ends of sentences punctuated correctly)