Teach Year 4 SPaG with eight carefully sequenced Spring term lesson packs, fully aligned to the Year 4 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Pupils learn to expand noun phrases using prepositions, distinguish between plural and possessive -s, identify and use apostrophes for plural possession, recognise possessive pronouns, use and punctuate fronted adverbials for place, punctuate direct speech accurately and identify Standard English verb forms.
Begin with the Year 4 Spring lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 4 Spring spelling strand, covering words ending /ʃən/, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, apostrophe conventions and statutory Year 3 and 4 spelling list words, with weekly spelling lists, spelling rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and spelling tests.
Explore the complete Year 4 SPaG scheme, including Autumn, Spring and Summer lesson packs, planning, assessments and progression.
Explore the Year 4 SPaG schemeFollow the eight small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 4 Spring SPaG sequence, developing pupils’ grammar, punctuation and writing accuracy throughout the Spring term.
Use these supporting documents alongside the Year 4 Spring SPaG lessons to plan the term, assess pupils’ understanding and monitor progress. The lesson plans and rationale explain the teaching sequence, while the end of term assessment, assessment tracker and long-term overview help you track curriculum coverage across the Year 4 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives throughout the Spring term.
Alongside the grammar and punctuation lessons, our Year 4 Spring spelling resources continue to develop pupils’ spelling knowledge through weekly teaching, practice and assessment. The spelling sequence follows the Spring SPaG lessons, helping pupils apply spelling patterns, strengthen their understanding of word structure and use new spellings confidently in their independent writing.
Across the Spring term, pupils explore words ending in -sion, -ssion, -cian and -ture, learn words ending in the /ʒə/ sound, practise plural and possessive apostrophes, revisit common homophones and continue learning words from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list. Weekly spelling lists, dictation activities, handwriting sheets, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheets and our popular Spelling Rules PowerPoints make it easy to teach, practise and revisit each spelling focus throughout the term.
Explore Year 4 Spring spellingYear 4 Spring SPaG develops pupils’ understanding of grammar and punctuation through carefully sequenced small steps. Pupils learn to expand noun phrases, distinguish between plural and possessive -s, use apostrophes for plural possession, identify possessive pronouns, punctuate fronted adverbials for place, use punctuation in direct speech and write using Standard English verb forms.
The Spring sequence helps pupils make increasingly accurate grammar and punctuation choices in their writing. By applying new learning in a range of contexts, pupils develop greater confidence using expanded noun phrases, direct speech, apostrophes and Standard English across narratives, reports and other written work.
Each lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, practical activity and differentiated worksheets, providing everything needed to teach the objective from start to finish. The Spring term also includes lesson plans and rationale, baseline and end of term assessments, an assessment tracker and progression documents to support planning and assessment.
Yes. Every lesson is mapped to the National Curriculum English Appendix 2 and follows a carefully sequenced progression that develops pupils’ grammar, punctuation and vocabulary knowledge across the Spring term.
Yes. The Year 4 Spring spelling strand complements the SPaG lessons with weekly spelling lists, Spelling Rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and a term overview and rationale, making it easy to teach spelling alongside the grammar sequence.
Yes. As the worksheets are organised by grammar objective rather than year group, they’re well suited to mixed-age classes, intervention groups and pupils who would benefit from revisiting specific grammar and punctuation concepts.
