Designed to follow on from the Jolly Phonics Pupil Books 1, 2 and 3, the Grammar 1 Pupil Book builds on the skills taught in Jolly Phonics and introduces grammar and spelling rules to improve writing and reading comprehension. Children can work through the Grammar 1 Pupil book and complete a wide variety of engaging activities, which develop grammar, spelling, punctuation and comprehension skills. Lessons are provided for 1 Grammar or punctuation and 1 Spelling lesson per week for a for a year. The teacher can support and guide the children with the Grammar 1 Teacher’s Book. Topics covered include:

•Vowel digraphs

•Alternative spellings of vowel sounds

•Plural endings

•Short vowels and consonant doubling

•Tricky words

•Consonant blends

•Nouns – proper/common/plurals

•Personal pronouns

•Verbs

•Conjugating verbs – present/past/future

•Adjectives

•a/an/the – when to use

•Sentences – capital letters, full stops and speech marks

•Parsing – identifying the parts of speech in sentences

•Alphabetical order.