Literacy

Our Writing Targets:

• I can say out loud my sentence correctly before I write it.
• I can put a sentence together verbally before I write it.
• I can put sentences together to form a short piece of writing.
• I can make sure my sentence makes sense by re-reading what I have written.
• I can talk to my teacher and my friends about my writing.
• I am confident to read my writing out loud to my class and my teacher and everybody can hear me.
• I always remember to leave spaces between words.
• I remember to join my sentences by adding the word 'and'
• I always remember to use a capital letter at the beginning of my sentences and a full stop at the end of my sentences.
• I remember to use an ! or a ? when I am writing my sentences.
• I always remember to use a capital letter for names of people, places and the days of the week.
• I always remember that 'I' is a pronoun and must be a capital letter.

Reading:

Below you can find links to suggested books lists for children in Year 1 (age 5-6). These lists are not exhaustive but may give you some more idea about additional books you can read at home.