ENGLISH CURRICULAR PLAN Autumn 13 onwards Overview of text types studied Foundation Stage (Early Years) follows objectives from Communication, language and Literacy to include Letters and Sounds phonics, story and rhyme, writing (labels, captions etc) and letter formation. Children also follow KS1 English objectives and key texts as appropriate to ability and maturity. Key Stage 1 Cycle Autumn Spring Summer 1 Toys (Autumn 11, autumn 15) Fabulous forests (Spring 12, Spring 16) Ourselves/Olympics (Summer 12, Summer 16) Stories about toys Toy Story (DVD) Cloze and comprehension activities Characters Settings Collaborative writing Descriptive writing Dialogue Book reviews Write a postcard Animal legends and stories Cloze and comprehension activities Research key words Dictionary work Fabulous animals and plants Settings Description Fantasy habitats Walk in the forest recount in 1 st person books to develop a love of reading and broaden Stories from Ancient Greece Non-fiction Research (IT based) Cloze and comprehension activities Glossary, index, contents Story writing Using imagination Write a fact file Instructions Poster - persuasive Write a chronological report Write a glossary
Talk about toys feelings. Comparing stories Talk about illustrations and compare Role play, acting Talk through ideas collaboratively Read poems aloud Dogger (Shirley Hughes) My friend Bear (Jez Alborough) Kipper s Toybox (Mick Inkpen) Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems) Pinocchio Paddington Bear 2 Pirates (Autumn 12, Autumn 16) Using a dictionary Research skills (KS2) Poems and rhymes Points of view Poster support a rainforest charity Give a point of view. Speaking to an audience Talk through ideas collaboratively Describe an animal or plant Read poems aloud Voices of the Rainforest Non-fiction rainforest animals Poetry books Journeys (Spring 13, Spring 17) Using a contents and index page (Y2) Newspaper report Talk to an audience about what you have researched Role-play, acting Story-telling Talk through ideas with partner Read and share poems Legends of Ancient Greece Non-fiction Food and Farming (Summer 13, summer 17) books to develop a love of reading and broaden Stories set in farms Stories by the same author Using a thesaurus Report writing
Stories about pirates Write a film review Historical writing/narrative Character profiles Wanted scrolls Life on board ship Advertisements Newspaper reports Clues for treasure hunt Instructions Role play Sea shanties Dialect Pirates of the Caribbean (DVD) Peter Pan Life on a pirate ship Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous Poetry rhythm and rhyme Alliteration Stories about journeys. A persuasive poster (Y2) Descriptive writing Letter writing Non-chronological reports Alliterative poetry Instructions for a journey Adventure story Going on a Bear Hunt Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham (adapted) Non-fiction Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous Non-fiction Babe (DVD) Report where our food comes from Recount Write a story about an animal in the style of (Dick King Smith) Biography Poems about animals rhyming words Watch Watership Down adapted DVD and discuss issues Role-play, drama Recite short rhymes and poems Farming and industry step by step Down on the farm The Sheep-pig, and other stories by Dick-King Smith Charlotte s Web (E B White) Y2 Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous
3 Book worm (Autumn 13, Autumn 18) Signs, labels, captions Fantasy stories Books by the same author Myths and poetry (Y2) Books from other cultures (Y2) Dictionary work Recount Story mountain Instructions Fireworks poems Mini-topics based on Julia Donaldson stories. Book reviews Important people (Spring 14, Spring 19) for information Using a contents and index page (y2) Biography Key words Historical texts non fiction Earth in space non-fiction Glossary Diary Science fiction Biography Letter writing Diary Types of character Feelings and emotions Descriptive language Fact file Write a non-chronological report Make a glossary Seaside (Summer 14, summer 19) books to develop a love of reading and broaden Seaside through the ages (non-fiction) Seaside places Cloze, comprehension activities Thesaurus work Contemporary poems Rhymes and riddles Recurring language Shape poems Recount (trip to seaside) Script writing (Y2) Punch and Judy Describe a seaside picture Write a chronological report Instructions Describe a seaside object Send a postcard Non-narrative flow charts Shape poems Research skills animals and plants in rock pools
Talk about my story dislikes and likes Role play, drama Story re-telling Talk to a partner before writing Books by Julia Donaldson including, Charlie Cook s favourite book. Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous Discussion Role play/drama/hot seating Talk to an audience Talk to a partner before writing Neil Armstrong biography The Moon Lift Off! Life in Space Nelson Mandela biography Dinosaurs and all that rubbish Winnie in Space Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, - continuous Punch and Judy Describe orally a seaside picture/object Talk to an audience Talk to a partner before writing Seaside poems and stories The Sea monsters Lulu and the Dog from the Sea A gift from Winklesea (Y2) The Rainbow Fish Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuationcontinuous 4 Homes and mega structures (Autumn 14, Autumn 19) Homes in other parts of the world Homes through the ages Poetry and rhyme Around the world- (Spring 15, Spring 20) Poetry winter and spring poems and rhymes Instructions and labels Using non-fiction texts for information fact files, fact Life on Earth (Summer 15, Summer 20) books to develop a love of reading and broaden Poems and rhymes about animals Alliteration Using non-fiction texts for information Books by the same author (Eric Carle)
Cloze and comprehension activities Using a dictionary Non-fiction texts Forest school animal homes Description my home Draw and write about different kinds of homes Settings an imaginary home 1 st person account how I make my home, from point of view of an animal Poetry writing using description Recount Avoncroft Museum of Buildings trip Fantasy writing Write a letter traditional tales Story re-telling Describe my home to a small group Express an opinion Traditional Tales 3 Little Pigs Jack and the Beanstalk Jolly Postman Percy the park keeper after the storm Fantasy Comics Non-fiction texts animals Forest School sheets. Diary writing Chinese new year Belonging- information Recount Alternative stories Character descriptions Information texts/stories- France postcards/letters Winter poems Dialogue linked to stories own version Ask questions about a book. Talk about my likes and dislikes. Talk about my ideas before writing. Dear Polar Bear (Foundation) Meet the Arctic Animals (Foundation) Meerkat Mail Diary of a Wombat Belonging non-fiction France and Australia non-fiction Festivals non-fiction Anthology of seasonal poetry Using a thesaurus Write non-fiction Information sheets Posters Description Index and atlas work Glossary Alternative worlds Act out stories and poems. Talk about what I like. Talk about animals. Ask questions about a picture. Discuss what I like and dislike about a book. The Very Hungry Caterpillar The tiny Seed The Bad tempered Ladybird Non-fiction: Bees, Tadpole to frog, Butterflies, ben and his sunflower. Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous
Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous Phonics, word building, sentences, grammar, punctuation, continuous
Key Stage 2 Cycle Autumn Spring Summer 1 Invasion (Autumn 11, autumn 15) Rainforests (Spring 12, Spring 16) Grand designs/olympics (Summer 12, Summer 16) Humorous poems by Michael Rosen Historical texts- Celts, Romans, Saxons Research skills Myths and legends challenge (Y6) SATS reading papers (Y6) : Descriptive writing Narrative writing Story telling Playscripts Runic coins Riddles Author study Instructions Letter writing Persuasive writing Rainforest legends Poetry Non-fiction Persuasion : When writing; use paragraphs, create settings, characters Non-chronological report Independent research Points of view Debate Descriptive writing Write own legend Fact Files Poster design A day in the life Imaginary Worlds Poetry Fables Greek mythology Non-fiction key words, record information : Setting, characters, plot Comparison Stories with a moral Stories about issues Information writing Playscripts
Write simple dictated sentences. Dictionary work. Poetry in style of Michael Rosen Role-play Hot-seating Talk for writing Christmas performance Cuda of the Celts Beowulf the Dragon Slayer Grammar, spellings, punctuation throughout, year group specific. 2 Pirates (Autumn 12, Autumn 16) for pleasure Historical fiction and non-fiction Biography Sea shanties and poems Speaking from a viewpoint Debate Talk for writing to an audience The Great Kapok Tree Voices of the Rainforest Grammar, spellings, punctuation throughout, year group specific. Earth in Space (Spring 13, Spring 17) Biography Sci-fi stories and poems Non-fiction and information texts Multi-modal texts to an audience Recital Talk for writing Film-making The Iliad and the Odyssey Aesop s Fables Non-fiction Record Breakers Grammar, spellings, punctuation throughout, year group specific. Tomb Raiders (Summer 13, summer 17) Non-fiction discoveries of Howard Carter. Internet research
Adventure stories Life on board a sailing ship Archaic language challenge (Y6) SATS reading papers (Y6) Multi-modal texts Poetry Historical writing/narrative Character profiles Codes of conduct Wanted scrolls Points of view Clues for treasure hunt Newspaper report Role-play Points of view Persuasive argument Talking in dialect Christmas performance Internet research When writing; use paragraphs, create settings, characters Sci-fi stories Imaginary worlds Quest stories Reports Recounts Sci-fi poetry Spaceman diary/blog Autobiography Persuasive writing Terraforming debate Role play/drama Talk for writing Recite own poems to an audience Film making Sci-fi poetry Anthology Man in Space The Time Machine (H G Wells) Dialogue including standard and non-standard English from a viewpoint. Newspaper report Poetry review Diary Letter writing for different purposes Dictionary and thesaurus work Historical writing Hieroglyphics/scroll Role-play/drama Talk for writing Debate who owns the artefacts the British Museum or Egypt? Egyptian myths and stories Egyptian gods Howard Carter and Ancient Egypt Pharoahs and Pyramids
The Ghost of Grain O Malley (Michael Morpurgo) Treasure Island Pirates and their lives Viking tales year group year group year group 3 Bookworm (Autumn 13, Autumn 18) Poetry performance poetry from different cultures Myths and legends Stories from familiar settings (Y3) Historical genre (Y4) Stories by the same author Playscripts Christmas performance challenge (Y6) SATS reading papers (Y6) : Journeys (Spring 14, Spring 19) Poetry free verse/different forms/rhyming couplets Historical, adventure genre Imagined worlds Non-fiction reports In reading, look for characterisation and motivation for actions : When writing; use paragraphs, create settings, characters Dialogue and playscripts Narrative with setting, character and plot (adventure stories) War and Peace (Summer 14, summer 19) Poetry narrative, war poetry Stories that raise issues Explanation texts (Y4) Research First- hand accounts, real-life stories : Dialogue including standard and non-standard English from a viewpoint. Newspaper report Poetry review
Narrative with setting, character and plot Book reviews/film review Recount Non-chronological report Reference text Warning story Dictionary and thesaurus work Biography of Charles Dickens Persuasive writing Dialogue Playscript Creating atmosphere Write a mystery/ghost story Playscripts/drama Talk for writing Christmas performance : Once upon an Ordinary Day The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith(Y3) One Morning I met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo (Y4) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens(Y4) Hetty Feather Wolves in the Wall ( Y 5 and 6) How to train your Dragon year group Non-narrative non-chronological report; newspaper report; instructions Persuasive writing (Y4) Diary writing Poetry writing Comic strips leaflet Autobiography Formal writing Dictionary and thesaurus work, role play Hot seating Talk for writing Discussion, debate Film making : Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne Journey to the River Sea Journey to Jo burg (Y 5 and 6) year group Diary Make an identity card My life as an evacuee Letter writing for different purposes Dictionary and thesaurus work Science fiction writing Role play Debate Presentations Interviews Reciting and memorising war poetry : Goodnight Mr Tom (Y 5 and 6) The Silver Sword by Iain Serrallier Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo War poems (anthology) year group.
4 Castles (Autumn 14, Autumn 19) for Pleasure, guided reading Myths and legends examples of the genre, then stories from Robin Hood, and from King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Historical settings Instructional texts Shape poems Christmas linked poems. Christmas performance challenge (Y6) SATS reading papers (Y6) Narrative with setting, character and plot, resolution Historical storywriting blending fact and fiction 1 st person viewpoints Letter writing in role Recounts Instructional writing Planning, drafting, proof reading and editing techniques. Dictionary and thesaurus work Extreme Environments (Spring 15, Spring 20) for Pleasure Guided reading texts Information texts examples of the genre and then related texts Research skills animals of Arctic and Antarctic Visual texts eg maps, diagrams, photos Poetry alliteration and similes Class reader The Ice Palace Whaling ships life on board When writing; use paragraphs, create settings, characters Non-chronological writing Narrative with setting, character and plot Diary writing Explanation Persuasive letter writing Poetry writing kennings Planning, drafting, proof reading and editing techniques Dictionary and thesaurus work Life on Earth (Summer 15, Summer 20) River poems Diary of Charles Darwin Creation myths Research skills Atlas work for pleasure Character writing Biography of Mary Anning/Darwin Narrative writing Recount Creation stories Persuasive letter writing dialogue activities Non-chronological report A tale unfolds project (upper KS2) Write a glossary
Book review based on Shakespeare plays (adapted) Using discussion to learn Speaking and listening through P4C Learning and remembering texts Christmas performance year group Robin Hood (Usborne) and King Arthur (abridged). Macbeth (Y5/6) and The Tempest (Y3/4) for Shakespeare theatre visit Trip to Stokesay Castle for stimulus Using discussion to learn based on The Iron Man Poetry reciting aloud and memorising Role play whalers meet Inuit people clash of cultures year group. The Rainbow Bear (Michael Morpurgo) The Inuit s Tale The Golden Bird (Polish folktale) The Iron Man (for dance/drama theatre group visit) Peter s Place (Y5/6) The Ice Palace Debate/discussion on science and religion themes Poetry reciting and sharing own Just So stories year group Just So stories Rudyard Kipling Charles Darwin as a boy. Charles Darwin biography. Varied creation stories The Old Testament