Year 5 English Lesson Plans
5 free Year 5 English lesson plans for KS2. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
In Year 5, pupils read with fluency and confidence across a wide range of text types, including texts from different historical periods and cultures. Comprehension work focuses on higher-order skills including authorial intent, vocabulary in context, and evaluating the effect of language choices. Pupils are expected to read independently and to make personal responses to texts.
Grammar
Writing
Year 5 English through the year
Relative Clauses
Using relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that
Relative Clauses lesson plan →Formal Essay Writing
Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how choices can change and enhance meaning
Formal Essay Writing lesson plan →Modal Verbs
Using modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility
Modal Verbs lesson plan →Parenthesis
Using brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis
Parenthesis lesson plan →Descriptive Writing
Using literary language to create vivid settings, characters and atmosphere
Descriptive Writing lesson plan →Reading: Authorial Choices and Evaluation
Recommending books to peers, giving reasons for choices