Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, Teacher's Book 1

This comprehensive teacher's book supports effective delivery of spelling, grammar, and punctuation lessons for early primary learners, helping teachers build strong foundational English skills. Designed to align with the national curriculum, it provides structured weekly guidance for Year 1 or equivalent classes following Jolly Phonics.

The structured lesson guides in the Grammar 1 Teacher’s Book correspond to the activity pages in the Grammar 1 Pupil Book, and provide material for teaching 1 Spelling and 1 Grammar/Punctuation lesson per week for a year.

• Includes detailed lesson plans and clear explanations of grammar points

• Supports one spelling and one grammar/punctuation lesson per week for a full year

• Links directly to the corresponding Pupil Book 1 (precursive letters)

• Suitable for use after completing Jolly Phonics

• Features teaching ideas and extension activities

• Ideal for classroom or small group instruction in primary settings

Plenty of teaching ideas and extension activities are also included.

Topics covered include:

• Vowel digraphs
• Alternative spellings of vowel sounds
• Plural endings
• Short vowels and consonant doubling
• Tricky words
• Consonant blends
• Nouns – proper/common/plurals
• Personal pronouns
• Verbs
• Conjugating verbs – present/past/future
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• a/an/the – when to use
• Sentences – capital letters, full stops and speech marks
• Parsing – identifying the parts of speech in sentences
• Alphabetical order