Recognise how loan English words are pronounced differently in Punjabi and are written using the Gurmukhi script; for example, ਡਾਕਟਰ, ਗਲਾਸ, ਫਰਵਰੀ

Consolidate understanding of the lagaan name, lagaan symbol, lagakhar and dutt

Apply the Punjabi sound system, Punjabi print conventions and punctuation to create text

Recognise that the same rules of punctuation apply in Punjabi texts as in English

Generate language for a range of purposes in simple spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and elements of the Punjabi grammatical system, including:

• using different types of nouns to create simple texts
• understanding that pronouns can function as a conjunction to join two sentences; for example, ਜਿਹੜਾ, ਉਹ
• identifying different types of adjectives in simple texts
• observing different forms of verbs in relation to tenses
• using adverbs in relation to time, place, cause and quantity; for example, ਮੀਤਾ ਬਾਰ-ਬਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਾਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
• developing an understanding that inflected postpositions change form in relation to gender and number
• using conjunctions to create text composed of compound and complex sentences
• using interjections in a text
• building on knowledge that the gender of masculine words ending with bihari can be changed by removing bihari and adding ਨ, ਣ to the word; for example, ਖਿਡਾਰੀ-ਖਿਡਾਰਨ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ-ਪੰਜਾਬਣ
• building an understanding that a singular feminine word ending with kanna can be changed to a plural by adding ਵਾ and a bindi (ਵਾਂ) to the word; for example, ਹਵਾ-ਹਵਾਵਾਂ
• understanding the use of past, present and future perfect tenses to create text; for example, ਨੀਤੀ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ। ਰਮੇਸ਼ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਸੀ। ਅਫ਼ਸਾਨਾ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।
• experimenting by adding a letter/s before or after or a symbol to a root word to create prefixes and suffixes
• recognising homonyms in texts
• using antonyms and synonyms in texts
• understanding that one word can be substituted for many words
• naming the months in the desi calendar in order from first to last and exploring the seasons in relation to the calendar
• developing number knowledge for 81 to 100, one thousand (ਹਜ਼ਾਰ), one hundred thousand (ਲੱਖ) and one million (ਕਰੋੜ) and reading numbers like 2024 as ਦੋ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਚੌਵੀ

Build a metalanguage in Punjabi to describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures

Understand how Punjabi texts use language in ways that create different effects and suit different audiences