Year 5 english

Phonics, reading, grammar, writing and literature, from first sounds to GCSE English.

Key Stage 2 · 10 topics · 29 lessons

1. 1. Reading: comparing texts

   By the end: Compare books; explain figurative language.

   4 lessons · coming soon

2. 2. Relative clauses

   By the end: who, which, where, when, whose, that.

   3 lessons · coming soon

3. 3. Modal verbs and adverbs

   By the end: might, should, perhaps, surely.

   2 lessons · coming soon

4. 4. Brackets, dashes and commas

   By the end: Add extra information (parenthesis).

   3 lessons · coming soon

5. 5. Linking paragraphs

   By the end: Cohesion across a whole text.

   2 lessons · coming soon

6. 6. Spelling patterns

   By the end: -cious, -tious, -ant, -ent; silent letters.

   3 lessons · coming soon

7. 7. Newspaper reports

   By the end: Headline, facts, quotes, past tense.

   3 lessons · coming soon

8. 8. Formal letters and debate

   By the end: Argue a point formally.

   3 lessons · coming soon

9. 9. Narrative writing

   By the end: Dialogue that moves the action on.

   4 lessons · coming soon

10. 10. Discussion and debate

    By the end: Build on others' points; disagree politely.

    2 lessons · coming soon