Four pages on Year 2 common exception words, with spelling and handwriting on the same sheet. Pupils practise 12 words, including could, climb, Mrs, children and beautiful, with the Look, Cover, Write, Check method. They copy three words in joined handwriting, fill gaps in three sentences and write a sentence the teacher dictates. The key gives the dictation text and the missing words. Written for the England National Curriculum spelling and handwriting objectives.
Spelling
“Learning to spell common exception words”
The Look, Cover, Write, Check table covers all 12 words.
Spelling
“Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs, common exception words and punctuation taught so far.”
Question 4 is a dictation. The key gives the sentence 'Mrs Page would like some water because she is thirsty.'
Handwriting
“Form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another”
The handwriting task asks for lower-case letters of the correct size.
Handwriting
“Start using some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined”
The same task asks pupils to use diagonal strokes to join letters where appropriate.
A table of 12 words, from again and water to people, because and everybody. Pupils write each word twice and tick the Check column.
Pupils copy children, because and beautiful onto lines, keeping lower-case letters the right size and joining with diagonal strokes.
Three gap-fill sentences, a dictated sentence about Mrs Page and some water, and a sentence of the pupil's own using everybody.
Weekly spelling list
Use the table as the week's list and test the 12 words on Friday.
Handwriting lesson
Model the joins in beautiful on the board before pupils copy it.
Dictation check
Read the Mrs Page sentence slowly twice, then look at who spells would and because correctly.
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