Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling - Year 6 - Long Term Plan

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Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling for Year 6 long-term teaching outlines a yearly overview and term-by-term plans across weeks, focusing on incremental grammar, punctuation, and spelling development. The scheme supports building pupils’ English fluency alongside application and reasoning, using small steps, focused teaching notes, and guidance questions. It specifies weekly objectives such as relative clauses, modal verbs, word classes, subjunctive forms, punctuation methods, and writing conventions, with assessments integrated throughout.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages6

Reading Time15 min

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Year 6 - Yearly Overview

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Teaching Information

Year 6 - Long Term Plan - Autumn

Year 6 - Long Term Plan - Spring

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Year 6 Long Term Plan © Classroom Secrets Limited 2018 All Rights Reserved [classroomsecrets.com](classroomsecrets.com)[ ](classroomsecrets.com)Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling – Year 6 – Long Term Plan Year 6 – Yearly Overview | | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Autumn | 1. Ready to Write | | | | 2. Synonymsand
Antonyms | | 3. Word Classes | | | 4. Subjunctive
Form | | Assessments | | Spring | 1. Punctuation 1 | | 2. Active and Passive | | 3. Formal and Informal | | | 4. Punctuation 2 | | | 5. Hyphens | Assessments | | Summer | Revision | Assessments
(SATs) | 1. Cohesion | | | | | 2. Consolidation (Key Stage 2) | | | | Assessments | © Classroom Secrets Limited 2018 All Rights Reserved [classroomsecrets.com](classroomsecrets.com)[ ](classroomsecrets.com)Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling – Year 6 – Yearly Overview Teaching Information This scheme of work has been designed to be used in conjunction with your English writing curriculum. We recommend spreading the small steps out over the number of weeks suggested on the yearly overview. It is important to develop and build pupils’ grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge alongside reading and writing as this is the foundation of the English language. Understanding these elements of the English language enables pupils to not only enjoy English as a subject in its own right, but also to access the rest of the subjects within the whole curriculum. Each block will develop English language fluency as well as application and reasoning to allow children to use these skills across all subject areas. We have provided some notes and guidance for each small step which breaks down the expectations for each pupil, as well as focused questions to help support your teaching. Every step within each block has corresponding resources available on our website. These resources include a Teaching PowerPoint, Varied Fluency questions, and Reasoning and Application questions. The resources for each first step in every block are available to download for free. © Classroom Secrets Limited 2018 All Rights Reserved [classroomsecrets.com](classroomsecrets.com)[ ](classroomsecrets.com)Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling – Year 6 – Long Term Plan Year 6 – Long Term Plan – Autumn | | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Autumn | 1. Ready to Write
(5G3.1a) Using relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with an implied (ie omitted) relative pronoun
(5G4.1c) Using modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility
(5G4.1c) Indicating degrees of possibility using modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must]
(5G1.6) Using adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility
(5G1.6) Indicating degrees of possibility using adverbs [for example, perhaps, surely]
(5G5.9) Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis
(5G3.2) Using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely
(5G4.1b) Using the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause
(5G5.6a) Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing | | | | 2. Synonyms and Antonyms
(6G6 . 1) How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little]
Terminology for pupils:
• (6G6.1) synonym
• (6G6.1) antonym | | 3. Word Classes
Terminology for pupils:
• (6G1.9) subject
• (6G1.9) object | | | 4. Subjunctive Form
(6G7.4) Recognising vocabulary and structures that is appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms
(6G7 .2) The difference between vocabulary typical

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling long-term plan?

It provides a structured scheme to build pupils’ grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge, supporting reading and writing as a foundation for the English curriculum.

How are the learning steps organised across the year?

Small steps are spread over the suggested weeks in the yearly overview, with guidance notes and focused questions for teaching each step.

Which punctuation and language objectives are included in the plan?

The plan includes objectives such as using colons and semicolons, punctuating bullet points, applying punctuation for meaning, and teaching grammar topics like active/passive and formal/informal vocabulary.

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