Teach Year 5 SPaG with nine carefully sequenced Autumn term lesson packs, fully aligned to the Year 5 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Pupils learn to expand noun phrases, identify and use relative clauses, punctuate -ed opening clauses, use commas to clarify meaning in complex sentences, identify and use brackets for parenthesis, and use modal verbs and adverbs to express different degrees of possibility.
Begin with the Year 5 Autumn lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 5 Autumn spelling strand, covering statutory Year 5 and 6 spellings, prefixes, suffixes, silent letters, words ending in -able and -ible, words ending in -ably and -ibly, words containing ough and other challenging spelling patterns, alongside weekly spelling lists, spelling rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and spelling tests.
Explore the complete Year 5 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 5 Autumn SPaG sequence, building pupils’ confidence with grammar, punctuation and sentence structure while preparing them for more sophisticated writing across the curriculum.
Everything you need to organise, teach and assess the Autumn term in one place. Alongside the nine Year 5 SPaG lesson packs, you’ll find detailed lesson plans and rationale, an end of term assessment, assessment tracker and long-term progression overview. Together, these resources make it easy to sequence learning, identify gaps in understanding and monitor pupils’ progress through the Year 5 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives across the Autumn term.
Our Year 5 Autumn spelling resources are designed to complement the grammar and punctuation lessons, helping pupils develop confidence with increasingly challenging spelling patterns and statutory vocabulary. The weekly sequence provides regular opportunities to teach, practise and assess spelling, while encouraging pupils to apply their learning across the wider curriculum.
Throughout the Autumn term, pupils revisit key Year 4 spellings before learning words containing ough, exploring ei and ie spelling patterns, investigating silent letters, and studying words ending in -ation, -able, -ible, -ably and -ibly. Weekly spelling lists, dictation activities, handwriting sheets, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheets and our popular Spelling Rules PowerPoints make it easy to introduce, practise and revisit each spelling focus throughout the term.
Year 5 Autumn SPaG introduces pupils to more advanced grammar and punctuation through nine carefully sequenced lessons. Pupils learn to expand noun phrases, identify and use relative clauses, punctuate -ed opening clauses, use commas to clarify meaning in complex sentences, identify and use brackets for parenthesis, and use modal verbs and adverbs to express different degrees of possibility.
Each lesson helps pupils make more deliberate grammar choices in their own writing. By learning how to add detail with relative clauses, vary sentence openings, clarify meaning with punctuation and express certainty or possibility, pupils become more confident writers across a wide range of genres.
Every lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, practical activity and differentiated worksheet, giving teachers everything needed to teach each objective. The term also includes lesson plans and rationale, baseline and end of term assessments, an assessment tracker and progression documents to support planning, teaching and assessment.
Yes. Every lesson is mapped to the National Curriculum English Appendix 2 and follows a carefully planned sequence that builds pupils’ understanding of Year 5 grammar, punctuation and vocabulary across the Autumn term.
Yes. The Year 5 Autumn spelling strand complements the grammar sequence with weekly spelling lists, Spelling Rules PowerPoints, dictation activities, handwriting sheets, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheets and assessments, helping pupils master the statutory Year 5 and 6 spelling curriculum alongside their SPaG lessons.
Yes. As each lesson focuses on an individual grammar objective, the resources are ideal for intervention, small-group teaching, mixed-age classes or revisiting specific areas where pupils need additional practice and support.
