Teach the Year 2 Summer SPaG curriculum with eight carefully sequenced lesson packs that help pupils consolidate and extend their grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge. Throughout the term, pupils learn to use suffixes to form nouns, adjectives and adverbs, write sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, punctuate sentences accurately, maintain the correct tense, including progressive forms, and use apostrophes correctly for contractions and singular possession.
Each lesson pack includes a Year 2 SPaG PowerPoint, practical activities and Year 2 SPaG worksheets that help pupils explore new concepts before applying them in their own writing. The lessons follow small, manageable steps that revisit earlier learning while introducing new objectives from the Year 2 National Curriculum, helping pupils write with greater accuracy and confidence by the end of Key Stage 1.
Start with the Year 2 Summer lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence and guidance for every lesson. You’ll also find differentiated lesson packs, planning documents, baseline and end of term assessments, assessment trackers and progression resources throughout the term, plus a linked Year 2 Summer spelling strand with weekly spelling lists, dictation activities and supporting resources.
Lessons are designed to fit flexibly into busy timetables and can be taught in short 15-30 minute sessions across the week. Read more about suggested SPaG timetabling and structure here.
The Summer term brings together the grammar, punctuation and spelling taught throughout Year 2. Pupils revisit key concepts while applying them in increasingly accurate writing, giving them a secure foundation for the Year 3 English curriculum.
Follow the eight small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 2 Summer SPaG sequence. Pupils begin by exploring how suffixes form nouns, adjectives and adverbs before revisiting coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. The term then focuses on accurate sentence punctuation, maintaining the correct tense, including progressive forms, and using apostrophes correctly for contractions and singular possession, helping pupils consolidate the key grammar and punctuation skills expected by the end of Year 2.
Everything you need to plan, teach and assess the Year 2 Summer SPaG curriculum in one place. Begin with the lesson plans and rationale to understand the teaching sequence, then use the baseline assessment, end of term assessment, assessment tracker and long-term overview to monitor progress and ensure full coverage of the Year 2 National Curriculum objectives across the Summer term. These planning and assessment resources help teachers consolidate pupils’ understanding of the grammar, punctuation and spelling taught throughout Year 2, providing a clear picture of progress and preparing children for the transition to Year 3.
Every term of our Year 2 SPaG scheme is supported by a dedicated spelling strand, designed to be taught alongside the grammar and punctuation lessons. The Year 2 Summer spelling sequence introduces the statutory spelling rules and patterns for the Summer term through weekly spelling lists, dictation activities, handwriting sheets and clear progression that complements the SPaG curriculum.
Alongside the weekly resources, you’ll also find our popular spelling rules PowerPoints, helping teachers introduce new spelling patterns explicitly before pupils practise and apply them. The collection also includes a term overview and rationale, making it straightforward to plan and teach spelling alongside the Summer SPaG lesson sequence.
During the Summer term, pupils learn how suffixes can be used to form nouns, adjectives and adverbs, including -ness, -er, -ment, -ful, -less and -ly. They also develop confidence using coordinating conjunctions (and, or and but) and subordinating conjunctions (when, if, that and because), punctuate sentences accurately with capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, maintain the correct present and past tense, including progressive forms, and use apostrophes correctly for contractions and singular possession.
Yes. Every lesson is mapped to the National Curriculum English Appendix 2 objectives and follows a clear small-step progression. The sequence builds on pupils’ learning from the Autumn and Spring terms, helping them secure the grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge expected by the end of Year 2.
Each Year 2 Summer SPaG lesson pack includes a Year 2 SPaG PowerPoint, a practical activity and Year 2 SPaG worksheets. Every lesson is supported by ideas for additional or continuous provision activities, and the worksheets are differentiated at two levels to support a range of learners.
Yes. Alongside the lesson packs, you’ll find the Year 2 Summer lesson plans and rationale, baseline assessment, end of term assessment, assessment tracker and long-term overview. Together, these resources make it straightforward to plan lessons, monitor progress and ensure full coverage of the Year 2 SPaG curriculum.
Yes. A dedicated Year 2 Summer spelling strand has been designed to complement the SPaG lessons. It includes weekly spelling lists, spelling rules PowerPoints, dictation activities, handwriting sheets and a term overview and rationale, making it easy to teach spelling alongside grammar and punctuation.
Yes. No year groups are printed on the resources. Instead, each worksheet is labelled with the small step, making them suitable for mixed-age classes, intervention groups and SEND support where appropriate.
