Writing
We want children to enjoy writing and become increasingly confident writers as they go through the school and beyond. Our structured writing curriculum begins in the final term of Nursery (through the Read Write Inc scheme) and into Reception, where the main writing focus is on letter formation.
From beginning as writers, children are encouraged to talk first. Whether it's 'saying the sounds' for c-a-t or constructing complex sentences, we believe confident writers need to confidently communicate orally.
KS1 Spelling
When children begin writing, spelling often follows phonic cues e.g. because will be spelled 'becoz' or people spelled 'peepl'. Children learn the spelling of words as they read e.g. cat, frog, bake etc. and they learn to spelling through our phonic teaching programme. We begin to introduce the spelling of irregular high frequency words (common words that don't follow a simple phonic pattern) in Year 1.
Below is the list of words that we aim for all children to be able to spell and apply in their independent writing.
Spellings - 1 |
Spellings - 7 |
Spellings - 13 |
the |
Mr |
yellow |
go |
Mrs |
blue |
to |
called |
purple |
into |
asked |
brown |
I |
people |
orange |
no |
because |
white |
|
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Spellings - 2 |
Spellings – 8 |
Spellings - 14 |
he |
once |
Monday |
she |
water |
Tuesday |
we |
where |
Wednesday |
me |
who |
Thursday |
be |
again |
Friday |
was |
though |
Saturday / Sunday |
|
|
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Spellings - 3 |
Spellings - 9 |
Spellings - 15 |
you |
through |
January |
they |
friends |
February |
all |
eyes |
August |
are |
different |
September |
my |
any |
October |
her |
many |
December |
|
|
|
Spellings - 4 |
Spellings - 10 |
Spellings - 16 |
said |
laughed |
one |
have |
could |
two |
like |
would |
three |
so |
should |
four |
do |
every |
seven |
some |
someone |
eight |
|
|
|
Spellings - 5 |
Spellings - 11 |
Spellings - 17 |
come |
thought |
it’s |
were |
magic |
we’re |
there |
more |
there’s |
little |
everyone |
don’t |
one |
these |
didn’t |
when |
school |
won’t |
|
|
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Spellings - 6 |
Spellings - 12 |
|
out |
our |
|
what |
I’ll |
|
with |
I’ve |
|
oh |
animals |
|
looked |
house |
|
their |
didn’t |
|
KS2 Spelling
In Year 3-6, we primarily use Spelling Shed for our curriculum
Each year group has a comprehensive teaching plan, outlining a clear order and progression to the teaching of spelling. Each stage corresponds with the year group (Stage 4 = Year 4). An overview of Stage 3 to 6 can be downloaded below.
As well as providing teachers with a clear plan and engaging in-class activities, children also have the chance to independently practise using the Spelling Shed app. The app responds to the child's misconceptions and provides relevant extra practice in these areas.
It also provides children with a range of games and challenges to help make spelling fun!