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Reading - Nature Poems
Objectives
To draw on what we already know, thinking more deeply about the meaning of vocabulary.
Resources
Laptop, PC or tablet | Mini whiteboard and pen | Drawing and writing pencils | A range of natural objects, e.g. moss, bark, plants, blossom, flowers, a feather | Sticky notes
📄 Daily Phonics Activities | 📄 What do you do on a Nature Walk? | 📄 Letter Formation Ideas
Vocabulary
Words in bold can be found in the 📄 Year 1 English Glossary
poem | adjective | effect
Today's Lesson
Phonics
Over the next three steps, your phonics activities will be personalised revision activities for your student.
All the instructions are included on the 📄 Daily Phonics Activities sheet.
Reading - What to Get Ready
Display a range of natural objects, for example, moss, bark, plants, blossom, flowers, a feather.
Reading - Introduction
Show and read 📄 What do you do on a Nature Walk? to your student.
Notice that the poem uses different describing words.
Ask your student to choose the describing words they think are the best.
For example: shy hedgehogs, slimy slugs, tiny bugs.
Talk with your student about why they think those describing words are the best.
Say that today they are going to look at natural objects from outdoors and think of words to describe them.
Ask your student to write their ideas on sticky notes and to place them next to each object.
For example: moss = soft; green; spongy; flexible; springy.
Reading - Main Activity
Take your student on a nature walk outdoors and see what natural objects you can find.
Ask your student to select one or two favourite objects, to draw them and think of words they could use to describe them.
Your student can then write these words around their picture.
Reading - Extra Challenge
Ask your student to verbally create some sentences about the objects they have drawn. For example: The tiny acorn was hiding under a big, red leaf.
Reading - What to Notice
While they are doing this activity, remember to praise your student for the skills they are using.
For example:
‘You are taking great care with your work today.’
Handwriting and Spelling
Children’s handwriting develops at different times. Have a close look at your student's recent writing. Are there letter shapes that they still need to work on? If there are, please continue to choose one or two letters a day this step to focus on.
You may find your student needs to practise letters shapes they find tricky many times before they feel confident. Remember to use the 📄 Letter Formation Ideas resource.
Please revisit any spellings from Year 1 which you feel your student may need to practise more. These could be words that you see them misspelling still in their independent writing.