Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

The staffroom

Whether you're a permanent teacher, supply teacher or student teacher, you'll find others in the same situation on our Staffroom forum.

Flip

Original poster

Recommend me a book on Grammar. Year 6 GAPS!

13 replies

Feelingworriednow · 12/12/2015 21:31

I have moved from year 1 to year 6 and the new requirements for grammar knowledge are rather scary! Having gone to school in the 70's/80's when no-one was ever taught this, I'm finding far too much of the grammar requirements a complete mystery! Give me maths any day!
I have set myself the challenge of addressing this issue over Christmas but could do with some advice on where best to look. Books or websites both fine. Many thanks!

OP posts:

MissMillament · 13/12/2015 01:16

Pie Corbett Jumpstart Grammar is really good.

ArmchairTraveller · 13/12/2015 06:47

This publisher produces a lot of the study guides that a lot of schools use to support Y6, and they are right up to date with expectations.
Sometimes it's a good idea to start from what you need to teach the children, it helps to focus.
www.cgpbooks.co.uk/

ArmchairTraveller · 13/12/2015 06:48

There are lots of other materials around, the guides are just the basics.

Original poster

Feelingworriednow · 13/12/2015 07:32

Many thanks for these suggestions. I'll have a look at both!

OP posts:

Spottyladybird · 13/12/2015 07:39

Would second the cgp, also Alan Peat is great. Twinkl also have good grammar resources that are downloadable for a fee.

user789653241 · 13/12/2015 08:28

Not a teacher, this might help?

uk.ixl.com/ela/year-6

Holstein · 13/12/2015 08:32

Great links. We have First Aid for English which isn't strictly aimed at Y6, but has been useful in addressing gaps.

clam · 13/12/2015 08:32

If your school subscribes to the Espresso website, they have some good videos that have been added
since the new curriculum came in.

SisterViktorine · 13/12/2015 13:45

I am only one lesson ahead of my Y6s with a lot of the grammar and we have SO much to cover because there are things way back in the curriculum (even from Y2) that I they don't know.

I have this which is a great noddy's guide. TBH though, I am learning a lot of it from the Twinkl resources.

HopeClearwater · 14/12/2015 17:52

Following thread with interest. I was surprised to see the inclusion of such concepts as subjunctive and past progressive appearing on a test for 11- year-olds.

Original poster

Feelingworriednow · 20/12/2015 12:03

Hope, that threw me too! Has nooooooo idea what they were going on about!

OP posts:

ArmchairTraveller · 20/12/2015 14:22

That's only this year's fad though. Wait a couple of years and it will be something else.

thelaundryfairy · 22/12/2015 15:46

First Aid for English is excellent, not just grammar, but lots of useful things to learn and know.

Also the old E.G. Thorpe "textbooks" are great.

Flip