Teach Year 4 SPaG with nine carefully sequenced Summer term lesson packs, fully aligned to the Year 4 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Throughout the term, pupils develop their understanding of cohesion by selecting appropriate pronouns and nouns, using possessive pronouns, organising ideas into paragraphs and applying accurate punctuation in increasingly confident pieces of writing.
The Summer sequence also revisits key punctuation and sentence structure through plural possessive apostrophes, direct speech and fronted adverbials for time and place, alongside word-level grammar exploring the suffixes -ly, -ous and -ation. Begin with the Year 4 Summer lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 4 Summer spelling strand, 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.
Follow the nine small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 4 Summer SPaG sequence, building pupils’ confidence in grammar, punctuation and writing before the transition to Year 5.
Use these supporting documents alongside the Year 4 Summer 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 measure attainment and ensure full coverage of the Year 4 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives across the Summer term.
Alongside the grammar and punctuation lessons, our Year 4 Summer spelling resources continue to develop pupils’ spelling knowledge through weekly teaching, practice and assessment. The spelling sequence complements the Summer SPaG lessons, helping pupils apply new spelling patterns and statutory spellings confidently in their independent writing while reinforcing the vocabulary and word-building skills introduced throughout the term.
Across the Summer term, pupils investigate words beginning with sc- and gu-, explore the spelling patterns ei and ey, revisit common homophones, learn words ending in -ly, -ous and -ation, and continue practising 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, with consolidation and review built into each half term.
Explore Year 4 Summer spellingYear 4 Summer SPaG develops pupils’ grammar and punctuation through carefully sequenced small steps that prepare them for Year 5. Pupils learn to use apostrophes for plural possession, possessive pronouns, appropriate pronouns and nouns for cohesion, direct speech punctuation, fronted adverbials for time and place, paragraphs to organise ideas, and words using the suffixes -ly, -ous and -ation.
The Summer sequence helps pupils apply their grammar and punctuation knowledge in increasingly fluent and independent writing. By developing cohesion, organising ideas into paragraphs and making accurate language choices, pupils become more confident writers across a range of fiction and non-fiction genres.
Each lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, practical activity and differentiated worksheets, providing everything needed to teach the objective from start to finish. The Summer 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 Summer term.
Yes. The Year 4 Summer spelling strand complements the SPaG lessons with weekly spelling lists, Spelling Rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheets, weekly spelling tests 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.
