Class

Autumn 1

Spring

Summer

Nursery

YEAR A

The Colour Monster goes to school Fiction

Brown Bear Brown Bear Fiction

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Fiction

The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson Fiction

Light, camera, Diwali Non - Fiction

Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara Fiction

Lanterns and firecrackers Non - Fiction

Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Brown Fiction

Dear Zoo Fiction

Festival of colour – Holi Non - Fiction

The Train Ride by June Crebbin Fiction

Amazing Aeroplanes Fiction

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Fiction

Jasper’s Beanstalk Fiction

Writing Opportunities

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- The Colour Monster Character description - Draw a character from the colour monster – teacher to scribe

- Brown bear, Brown bear – What do you see? Children to draw their own character - teacher to scribe

- We’re going on a bear hunt Story sequencing – teacher to scribe

- The Gruffalo (link to Autumn) – What do we see in Autumn? – teacher to scribe

- Lights, camera, Diwali Non-fiction – what do we see in Diwali? Teacher to scribe

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- Jack Frost Character description – teacher to scribe – Children can write ‘Jack is__, Jack has___, he has ____.

- Lanterns and firecrackers (Chinese New Year) Non-fiction – what do we see in Diwali? Teacher to scribe

- Handa’s surprise story sequence – create a story board – teacher to scribe

- Dear Zoo creating a character – Children to write to the zoo for a pet – (teacher to scribe) Children can write ‘he sent me a ___’

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- The Train Ride story retell – Children to write ‘I see a ____’

- The Very Hungry Caterpillar mini beast fact file – a ___ has ___

- Jasper’s beanstalk instruction how to plant a seed - CVC writing

Reception

YEAR B

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Fiction

The Gingerbread Man Fiction

Owl Babies Fiction

Stick Man Fiction

The Snowman Fiction
Ridiculous Fiction

Supertato Fiction

The Growing Story Fiction

What the ladybird heard Fiction
Farmer Duck Fiction

Rainbow Fish Fiction
Pirates love Underpants Fiction

Writing Opportunities

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- Goldilocks and the three bears story sequence – teacher scribe

- The Gingerbread man making Gingerbread men ordering instructions – teacher scribe

- Owl babies story sequence speech bubbles – teacher scribe

- Stick man Santa letter – teacher scribe

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- The Snowman (link to winter) – In Winter I see – teacher scribe

- Supertato character description – teacher scribe. Children to write ‘ He is ____, he can ____

- Drawing assessment – self-portrait/name recognition/name writing

- What the ladybird heard farm animal description – Children to write ‘The pig has ___’.

- Rainbow Fish animal fact file – CVC sentence

- Pirates love underpants Pirate Wanted Poster – children to write – ‘He has ____/he is ____

Year 1

YEAR A- Class Texts

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Book by Lauren Child

The True story of the three little pigs by Jon Scieszka

Cinderella by Stan Cullimore

Jack and the Beanstalk by Elizabeth Laird

Little Red Riding Hood by Stan Cullimore

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl

Snail and the Whale

The Days the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers

How to wash a Woolly Mammoth

Class Trip

Vlad and the Florence Nightingale Adventure by Kate Cunningham

The Tiger who came to Tea - by Judith Kerr

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Writing Opportunities

Character Description – The Flower

Retell from the main Character’s Perspective- Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book.

Story Retell- Little Red Riding Wood

Change the story - Jack and the Beanstalk

Diary Entry – Cinderella

Setting Description- The Royal Ball

Wanted Poster- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

Retell part of the Narrative – Esio Trot

Character Description – Snail on the Whale

Informal Letter – The Day the Crayons Quit

Narrative Retell- Lost and Found

Non – Fiction- Facts linked to Desert / Polar - Fact File-

Instructions  (Woolly Mammoth) Non Fiction

Non Chronological Report- about FN 

Narrative Character Description - Tiger who came to Tea

Change Character Rewrite/Retell a familiar story – The Tiger who came to Tea

Setting Description – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Recount- Class Trip

YEAR 2

YEAR B

Class Texts

The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora

The Gingerbread Man by Gail Yerri

Elmer by David McKee

The Owl who was afraid of the dark by Jill Tomlinson

Hansel and Gretel by Andrea Petrilik

The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl

Commotion in the ocean by Giles Andreae (Poetry)

Gorilla by Anthony Browne

The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth

Tom and Lucy at the seaside by Shirley Hughes

Vlad and the Great Fire of London by Kate Cunningham

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Writing Opportunities

Retell story - change character and setting – Elmer

Diary Entry- Princess and the Pea

Informal persuasive letter – The Gingerbread Man

Recount/ Diary as Plop - The Owl who was afraid of the dark by Jill Tomlinson

Setting description of their home- Hansel and Gretel.

Character Description- The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl

Narrative Retell- Commotion in the ocean by Giles Andreae (Poetry)

The Crow’s Tale – Recount The Day in the Life of a Crow

Character Feelings (Hannah)- Gorilla by Anthony Browne

Persuasive leaflet - Tom and Lucy at the seaside by Shirley Hughes

Instructions (How to build a Sandcastle) Tom and Lucy at the seaside by Shirley Hughes

Chronological Report -Vlad and the Great Fire of London by Kate Cunningham

Formal Letter- Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl Narrative retell of a chapter (The Shooting)

YEAR 3

YEAR A

Class Texts

Stone Age Boy (Satoshi Kitamura)

Hansel and Gretel (Anthony Brown)

The Iron Man (Ted Hughes)

The Secrets of the Sun king

(Emma Caroll)

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The Abominables (Eva Ibbotson)

The Battle of Bubble and Squeak

Sir Joseph Banks- Links to Plants (Science Unit)

Writing Opportunities

Character Description – Iron Man

Formal letter from Hogarth- The Iron Man

Diary Entry as one of the characters (Hansel and Gretel)

Informal letter Hansel and Gretel

Persuasive Travel Brochure- Stone Age Boy

Recount Writing

Instructions- How to put the Iron Man back together (The Iron Man)

Instructions How to embalm a Pharaoh- Secrets of a SunKing.

Mystery with Dialogue- Secrets of a Sun king.

Write own myth on a mythical creature  

Fantasy setting description- Secrets of a Sun King.

Diary – Write a diary entry

About events from the perspective of Tulip. (Secrets of  a Sun King)

Play script- Secrets of a Sun King

Persuasive travel brochure- Secrets of a Sun King

The Abominables - Diary Entry

Non Chronological Report – Sir Joseph Banks- Links to Plants (Science Unit)

Formal persuasive letter from the children – Bubble and Squeak/The Abominables

Design a new dream home

(The Battle of Bubble and Squeak)

Non Chronological Report (The Abominables)

YEAR 4

YEAR B

Class Texts

Journey to Jo’burg

(Beverley Naidoo)

Voices in the Park

(Anthony Brown)

Charlotte’s Web

(E.B. White)

The Firework Maker’s Daughter

(Catherine Fisher)

Why the Whales Came

(Michael Morpurgo)

The Snow Walker’s son (Catherine Fisher)

Writing Opportunities

Persuasive Poster – Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo)/ Persuasive travel brochure to South Africa  Journey to Jo’Burg)

Informal Persuasive Letter - Voices in the Park (Anthony Brown)

Diary Entry-  of 2 perspectives Voices in the Park (Anthony Brown)

Formal Persuasive Letter – Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo)

Instructions how to get to the Big House Journey to Jo’Burg

(Beverley Naidoo)

Fantasy Setting Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo)

Mystery with dialogue Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo)

Explanation Text- Charlotte’s Web (E.B White)

Non- Chronological Report Charlotte’s Web (E.B White)

Character Description- The Firework Maker’s Daughter

(Catherine Fisher)

Informal Letter - Charlotte’s Web (E.B White)

Play script- Charlotte’s Web (E.B White)

Instructions-  How to Build a Driftwood Raft - Why the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)

Diary Entry as one of the characters The Snow Walker’s Son (Catherine Fiisher)

Write own Myth - Why the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)

Character Description-

Why the Whales Came

(Michael Morpurgo)

Conversation between Daniel and Gracie- Why the Whales Came

(Michael Morpurgo)

YEAR 5

YEAR A

Class Texts

A Christmas Carol

Skellig

Journey to the River Sea

Oranges in no Man’s Land

Current Debate – Discursive Writing

The Tempest (SMWCA Transition Unit)

Writing Opportunities

Victorian Life Explanation Text- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

Persuasive Leaflet- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

Monologue -  A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

Instructions meal – Skellig (David Almond)

Diary Entry from the main character’s perspective - Skellig (David Almond)

Formal Letter from the character Maia- Journey to the River Sea

(Eva Ibbotson)

Formal Persuasive Letter- Deforestation/Palm (Oil Brazil)

Biography- Scientist of interest.

Write next chapter- contemporary- Plot, character and setting – Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)

Writing from an animal’s perspective linked to deforestation - setting and character description - Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)

Informal Letter from one of the children- Ayesha Oranges in No Man’s Land - (Elizabeth Laird)

Showing Character through dialogue-

Oranges in no Man’s Land (Elizabeth Laird)

Metaphor Poetry- Refugee Poem- Oranges in no Man’s Land- (Elizabeth Laird)

Newspaper Report- Oranges in no Man’s Land (Elizabeth Laird)

Current Debate – Discursive Writing -Write detailed introductions and Linked conclusions summarising points made.

Play script- The Tempest (SMWCA Transition Unit)

Year 6

YEAR B

Class Texts

Writing Opportunities

Street Child

Current Debate (Parliament Week)

Narrative – Writing from a different Character’s Perspective – Street Child (Berlie Doherty)

Monologue- Street Child (Jim Jarvis)

Discursive Writing -Write detailed introductions and Linked conclusions summarising points made- Current Affairs.

Narrative- Writing from a different character’s perspective Street Child (Jim Jarvis)

Monologue – Street Child (Jim Jarvis)

The Lion and the Unicorn

Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone

Formal Letter of Acceptance - Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone.

Non- Chronological Report Imaginary Animal- Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone.

Narrative Setting and Description and Dialogue- Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone.

Explanation Text with Instructions The Lion and The Unicorn (Shirley Hughes)

Persuasive and Informal Leaflet- The Lion and The Unicorn (Shirley Hughes)

Journalistic Writing- Newspaper Report- The Blitz.

Informal Letter- Lenny The Lion and the Unicorn (Shirley Hughes)

Informal Letter –The Lion and The Unicorn (Shirley Hughes)

The Arrival

How the Trojan War ended (SMWCA Transition Unit)

Diary Entry – The Arrival (Shaun Tan)

Contrasting Diary Entry-The Arrival (Shaun Tan)

Narrative- Flashback – The Arrival

(Shaun Tan)

Journalistic Writing- Newspaper Report- The Blitz

Biography – Winston Churchill.

News Bulletin – How the Trojan War ended (SMWCA Transition Unit)