Teach Year 6 SPaG with eleven carefully sequenced Autumn term lesson packs, fully aligned to the Year 6 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Pupils revisit and deepen their understanding of key grammatical terminology before exploring subjects and objects, phrases and clauses, main and subordinate clauses, semi-colons, colons, the past perfect tense, the subjunctive, synonyms, antonyms and cohesion through repeated words and phrases.
Begin with the Year 6 Autumn lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 6 Autumn spelling strand, covering statutory Year 5 and 6 spellings, prefixes, suffixes, challenging spelling patterns and word origins, alongside weekly spelling lists, Spelling Rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and spelling tests.
Explore the complete Year 6 SPaG scheme, including Autumn, Spring and Summer lesson packs, planning, assessments and progression.
Follow the eleven small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 6 Autumn SPaG sequence, helping pupils refine their grammatical accuracy, master more advanced punctuation and develop the precise language and cohesion expected in Upper Key Stage 2 writing.
Everything you need to plan, teach and assess the Autumn term in one place. Alongside the eleven Year 6 SPaG lesson packs, you’ll find detailed lesson plans and rationale, an end of term assessment, an assessment tracker and a long-term progression overview. Together, these resources support a carefully sequenced approach to teaching, helping pupils secure the advanced grammar, punctuation and vocabulary knowledge expected by the end of Key Stage 2.
Our Year 6 Autumn spelling resources complement the grammar and punctuation sequence, helping pupils consolidate previously taught spelling patterns while introducing more advanced rules and statutory vocabulary. The weekly sequence provides regular opportunities to teach, practise and assess spelling, supporting pupils as they prepare for the increased expectations of Year 6 writing.
Throughout the Autumn term, pupils revisit key Year 5 spellings before exploring words containing ough, words ending in -ible and -able, ei and ie spelling patterns, words ending in -fer, homophones ending in -ce and -se, and words ending in -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence, -ancy and -ency, alongside the Year 5 and 6 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 introduce, practise and revisit each spelling focus throughout the term.
Explore Year 6 Autumn spellingYear 6 Autumn SPaG develops pupils’ grammatical accuracy and technical understanding through eleven carefully sequenced lessons. Pupils revisit word classes before exploring subjects and objects, phrases and clauses, main and subordinate clauses, semi-colons, colons, the past perfect tense, the subjunctive, synonyms, antonyms and cohesion through repeated words and phrases.
Each lesson helps pupils make increasingly precise language and punctuation choices in their writing. By developing cohesion, using advanced sentence structures and selecting vocabulary more carefully, pupils build the technical accuracy and control expected by the end of Key Stage 2.
Every lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, practical activity and differentiated worksheet, giving teachers everything needed to teach each objective. The Autumn 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 fully aligned with the Year 6 English National Curriculum and follows a carefully sequenced progression that develops pupils’ grammar, punctuation and vocabulary knowledge throughout the Autumn term.
Yes. The Year 6 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 spelling tests. The sequence revisits Year 5 learning while extending pupils’ knowledge of advanced spelling patterns and the Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list.
Yes. As each lesson focuses on a specific grammar objective, the resources are well suited to intervention, small-group teaching, mixed-age classes or revisiting concepts where pupils need additional consolidation before the end of Key Stage 2.
