Letterland Spelling Stations 2 Teacher's Guide

Your ticket to trouble-free spelling!

Covering all the statutory requirements of Key Stage 1, Year 2 Spelling, this guide introduces the ‘rules and regulations’ of spelling as a journey of discovery.

The lesson plans provide clear, structured advice on how to complete the accompanying Pupil Book as well as providing memory clues to help children recall and apply their knowledge of spelling. The guide includes spellings lists, regular assessments, games and differentiation.

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Platform 2 Teaching Scope

• Review of Platform 1 spellings

• Spelling patterns: ge, gi, gy, ce/j/,  ci, cy/s/, kn, gn/n/, wr/r/, all, al/or/, o/u/, ey/ee/, a/o/ after qu and w, ar/or/ after w, or/er/ after w, s/zh/

• Endings: -ge, -dge, -le, -el, -al, -il, -y/igh/

• Suffixes: -y to -ies, -ing, -ed, -er, -est, -ly, -ment, -ful, -less, -ness, -tion

• Contractions

• Possessive Apostrophes

• Homophones and near homophones

• Common Exception Words