Star 1 KS1.pdf

East Meon CE Primary School Shooting Stars WRITING Reaching for the Stars! 1 Star ★ Writing: Phonics Can I spell words containing each of the phonemes already taught? Can I spell common words that don’t fit the rule? Can I spell the days of the week? Can I name the letters of the alphabet in the correct order? Can I use letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound? Can I use the spelling rule for adding –s or –es? Can I use the prefix un-? Can I use –ing, -ed, -er and –est when no change is needed in the root word? Can I apply simple spelling rules that I have learnt? Can I write from memory simple sentences dictated by my teacher that includes words I have learnt so far? Writing: Handwriting Can I sit correctly at a table and hold my pencil comfortably and correctly? Can I form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place? Can I form capital letters correctly? Can I form digits 0-9 correctly? Writing: Composition Can I say what I am going to write about? Can I say my sentence out loud before I write it? Can I sequence my sentences to form short narratives? Can I re-read what I have written to make sure that it makes sense? Can I discuss what I have written with my teacher or other pupils? Can I read my writing aloud and clearly so that my teacher or other pupils can hear? Writing: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation Can I leave spaces between my words? Can I join words and sentences using and? Can I use a capital letter and a full stop in my sentences? Can I use a question mark or exclamation mark? Can I use a capital letter for names of people, places and days of the week? Can I use a capital letter for the personal pronoun “I”? Can I use begin to understand and use simple suffixes and prefixes e.g. -s, -ing, un-? Can I talk about my writing using technical words including letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence and punctuation, full stop, question mark and exclamation mark?