A mastery approach to teaching language and literacy skills
• time-saving lesson plans
• engaging focus texts
• imaginative writing tasks
• targeted practice questions
• end of year tests
• integrated assessment
• a range of downloads
Grammar & Punctuation
A complete programme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also developing wider literacy skills
Featuring six pupil books and six accompanying Teacher’s Guides, one for each primary school year, this comprehensive scheme supports a mastery approach to the teaching of grammar and punctuation.
Through structured lessons, stimulating Focus texts and engaging practice activities, pupils not only learn the terminology and correct usage of grammar and punctuation, but also build up the skills, knowledge and confidence to apply them successfully in their own writing.
Six supporting teacher’s guides containing lesson plans, assessment resources and teacher support
Six pupil books –one for each primary school year – providing targeted grammar and punctuation practice
How does it work?
Grammar and Punctuation is a structured scheme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also building on vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Based on the model ‘teach, practise, apply and assess’, it provides you with everything you need to teach pupils the art of writing.
Teach
Lesson plans include detailed guidance on how to teach each learning point. They also make suggestions for extending lessons for advanced learners.
Apply
Teaching notes provide fun activities for pupils to apply learning in speech and writing. Termly Writing tasks allow them to showcase their skills.
Practise
Teaching notes are supported by a page in the pupil books, featuring a lesson summary, tailored practice questions and a writing task.
Assess
Formal and information assessments include dictation tasks, Revision pages and end-of-year tests similar to national tests.
Why a mastery approach?
✓ Teaching is aimed at the whole class and pupils move at the same pace through the programme.
✓ Lessons build on prior learning and link to other areas of the curriculum.
✓ Concepts are continuously revisited, developing pupils’ understanding in greater depth each time.
✓ Children are encouraged to apply learning purposefully and in a range of contexts so that knowledge and skills become automatic.
✓ Suggestions are given for how you can extend the focus for pupils who have mastered the concept and are ready to delve deeper.
Practice pages
• Concise Remember panels summarise the key learning point for each lesson
• Short Try it activities check the pupils’ understanding of the key learning point
• Sentence practice questions require pupils to compose their own sentence or sentences incorporating the key learning point
Pupil Books
The Grammar and Punctuation pupil books link directly to the lessons in the teacher’s guides, providing high-quality, pick-up-and-go practice materials to consolidate learning and help you identify any gaps in understanding. Suitable for use either independently or alongside the accompanying teacher’s guides, Books 2 to 6 each comprise 30 single-page lessons for pupils in Years 2 to 6, while Book 1 features 15 double-page lessons aimed at children in Year 1.
Examples correspond to those given in the lessons plans
Attractive illustrations help to maintain pupils’ interest
Key grammatical terms are defined in a Glossary at the back of the book
Activities expose pupils to a wide range of vocabulary
Children are encouraged to think about the structure of their work
Writing tasks
• Writing tasks allow children to apply what they have learnt in their own independent writing
• A supporting Pupil checklist and Analysis sheet for each Writing task are provided in the teacher’s guides to facilitate marking
Space is included for pupils to write in the book, providing a permanent record of achievement
Questions are written in the style of the national tests
Child-friendly ‘I can’ statements support self-assessment
Measuring progress
• Termly Revision pages help you to monitor progress and ensure that learning is not forgotten
• A simple Progress chart at the back of the book encourages pupils to take ownership of their learning
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Teaching notes
• Carefully designed Focus texts support the teaching of grammar and punctuation in context
• An extension activity allows you to challenge pupils who are ready to explore the concept further
• Teaching notes include suggestions for activities where pupils may apply their learning in written or oral composition
• A short dictation task checks that children have mastered the concept fully
Clear references are given to the relevant practice in the pupil books
Teacher’s Guides
The Grammar and Punctuation teacher’s guides provide you with an invaluable set of tools for teaching and assessing these fundamental literacy skills. As well as featuring detailed notes on how to teach each grammar or punctuation learning point, each teacher’s guide also includes a variety of assessment and record-keeping resources, answers to all the pupil book practice questions and extensive subject knowledge support. The Grammar 1 Teacher’s Guide contains an additional fun Activity for each lesson based around a photocopiable resource.
All the Focus texts are available as free downloads from the Schofield & Sims website
Links to other subject areas encourage pupils to apply their learning across the curriculum
Key terminology is listed at the start of each lesson
End-of-year test mirrors the appearance and content of the national tests
Annotations provide detailed guidance on marking and follow-up activities
Writing task analysis sheets list relevant assessment criteria based on what has been taught to date
Assessment
• A Final test, with Mark scheme and Analysis sheet, helps you to assess whether pupils are meeting the expected standard
• Writing task analysis sheets allow you to record evidence from pupils’ own writing
• A pupil checklist for each Writing task encourages self-assessment and facilitates teacher feedback
• Additional resources, including a Dictation assessment sheet and Final test analysis class chart for each year group, are available as free downloads
Teacher support
• A special Glossary for teachers provides clear explanations and examples for all the terminology relevant to each year group
• Answers are given for all the pupil book questions, with annotations to help you identify areas where pupils may need further revision
Glossary includes page references to related lessons
Grammar & Punctuation
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Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher’s guides, one for each primary school year, Grammar and Punctuation is a comprehensive programme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also building on vocabulary, reading and writing skills.
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Comprising six pupil books and two books for teachers, Spelling is a structured and rigorous programme designed for Key Stages 1 and 2.
This comprehensive series builds on pupils’ phonics knowledge while also helping them to understand how word structure and meaning can help them to spell words.
Visit: www.schofieldandsims.co.uk/SSPELL
