Teach Year 1 SPaG through nine carefully sequenced Autumn term lesson packs, aligned to the Year 1 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Pupils develop the foundations of sentence writing by learning about finger spaces, capital letters, full stops, question marks, using and to join words, and forming regular plural nouns using -s and -es.
Begin with the Year 1 Autumn lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 1 Autumn spelling strand covering the Year 1 spelling objectives, with weekly spelling lists, dictation tasks and supporting resources.
Explore the complete Year 1 SPaG scheme, including Autumn, Spring and Summer lesson packs, planning and progression.
Explore the Year 1 SPaG schemeFollow the nine small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 1 Autumn SPaG sequence, helping pupils build secure sentence writing, punctuation and early grammar knowledge across the term.
Use these supporting documents alongside the Year 1 Autumn SPaG lessons to plan the term, check starting points and review progress. The lesson plans and rationale explain the teaching sequence, while the baseline assessment, end of term assessment, tracker and overview help you monitor coverage across the Year 1 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives during the Autumn term.
Every term of our Year 1 SPaG scheme is supported by a dedicated spelling strand, designed to be taught alongside the grammar and punctuation lessons. The Year 1 Autumn spelling sequence introduces the statutory spelling rules and common exception words for the Autumn term through weekly spelling lists, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and clear progression that complements the Autumn SPaG lesson sequence.
Alongside the weekly resources, you’ll also find a term overview and rationale, making it straightforward to plan and teach spelling alongside the Autumn SPaG lesson sequence.
During the Autumn term, pupils learn how words combine to make sentences before progressing to finger spaces, capital letters, full stops, question marks, the personal pronoun I, using and to join words, and forming regular plural nouns using -s and -es.
Yes. Every lesson is carefully planned around the National Curriculum English Appendix 2 objectives and follows a small-step progression to build pupils’ grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge throughout the term.
Each lesson pack includes interactive teaching slides, a practical activity and differentiated worksheets, making it easy to teach each objective with confidence.
Yes. The Autumn term includes a baseline assessment, an end of term assessment and an assessment tracker to help monitor pupils’ progress across the scheme.
Yes. Every term in our Year 1 SPaG scheme is supported by a dedicated spelling strand with a term overview, weekly spelling resources, dictation tasks and handwriting sheets, designed to complement the SPaG lessons.
Yes. The worksheets are labelled with the small step rather than the year group, making them suitable for mixed-age teaching, intervention and SEND support where appropriate.
