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1 Year 1 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Non-fiction (1) Labels, lists and captions Using the senses Stories from a range of /stories with predictable and patterned language Stories with familiar Recount/Dictionary Pattern and rhyme Narrative (2) Stories about fantasy Narrative (2) Stories about fantasy Non fiction(2) Recount; fact and fiction Poems on a theme Traditional and fairy Traditional and fairy Sensational The Senses (Art, Music,, Technology) The Magic Toymaker Toys and Games (DT, History, Art, Technology, PE, Dinosaurs (non ) Time Travellers (History, Geography, Evolution, Arts,, Music, From A to B Transport and Travel (Geography, Art, History,, Technology, Music, Society, I m Alive Living Things (, Geography, Art, PE, Our World The Environment (Geography, Art,, Technology, Music, Ourselves (1a) Sorting and Using Materials (1c) Pushes and Pulls (1e) Light and Dark (1d) Growing Plants (1b) Sound and Hearing (1f) Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman The Cat in the Hat - Dr Seuss The Tiger Who Came to Tea - Judith Kerr A Bear Called Paddington - Michael Bond Emperor of Absurdia - Chris Riddell Michel Rosen - any! Roderick Hunt - any! The Princess and the Pea - Minnie Grey The Three Little Pigs

2 Year 2 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Stories with familiar Patterns on a page Explanations Traditional Stories Contemporary and Classical Poetry Different stories by the same author Rhyming Patterns Non-fiction (1) Information/Explanation Non-chronological reports Silly stuff Extended stories/ significant authors Let s Celebrate Celebrations (Technology, Art, History, Music, PE, Society People of the Past Significant People (Art, Geography, History,, ICT Ancient Greece (non/) (History, Geography, Arts, Society,, International, Olympics) Seeing The Light Light and Dark (, Art, Geography, Music, Hurray Let s Go On Holiday The Places People Go (Geography, History, Art, ICT, Society, Plants and Animals in the local Environment (2b) Health and Growth (2a) Variation (2c) Grouping and Changing Materials (2d) Using Electricity (2f) Forces and Movement (2e Mog Stories - Judith Kerr The Diary of the Killer Cat - Anne Fine The First Encyclopaedia of the Human Body - Usborne Ancient Greece text books Roald Dahl, Janet and Allan Alhberg or Dick King-Smith Dr Seuss, Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen etc. Roderick Hunt series - any! Jill Murphy - any!

3 Year 3 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Stories with familiar Poems to perform Language play Dialogue and Plays Shape poetry and Calligrams Reports Adventure and Mystery Authors and Letters Myths and legends Reports They Made A Difference People (History, Art, Music, Society, Inventions That Changed The World How Things Work (History,, Technology, Art Society, Invaders and Settlers (non ) (History, Geography, Arts, Society,, Internationalgy, Fashion Popular Culture (History, Arts, Technolo- Gateways to the World The Big Idea (Geography, ICT, Arts, Society,, Inter- Technology, Society, Inter- national) national) Teeth and Eating (3a) Magnets and Springs (3e) Characteristics of Materials (3c) Light and Shadows (3f) Helping Plants Grow Well (3b) Rocks and Soils (3d) Charlotte s Web - E. B. White Horrid Henry Series - Francesca Simon Roald Dahl Poetry Quentin Blake Poetry Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone - J. K. Rowling Famous Five Series - Enid Blyton Roald Dahl, Michael Morpurgo...

4 Year 4 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Recounts, newspapers, magazines Stories set in imaginary Plays Poetry (3) Creating images Explanation Stories with historical Exploring form Stories from other Non-Fiction (3) Letters for different purposes Persuasive texts Stories which raise issues and dilemmas Active Planets Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Geography, Technology,, Arts, History, Society, international) ICT Digital Gamers ICT and Computers (ICT and Tudors (non ) (History, Geography, Arts, Society,, Different Places, Similar Lives Similarities and Differences (History, Arts, Geography, Society,, Saving Our World Rainforests (Geography Arts,, History, Technology, Habitats (4b) Circuits and Conductors (4f) Friction (4e) Keeping Warm (4c) Solids, Liquids How can they be separated? (4d) Moving and Growing (4a) Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis Tutor text books Dragon Poems - John Foster and Korky Paul The Fire-Maker s Daughter - Phillip Pullman

5 Year 5 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Persuasive writing (letters/adverts) Poetic style (word play, rhyme, metaphor, word choice) Stories from other Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends Biographies Film narrative Older literature Argument / Debate Plays; Dramatic Conventions Recounts Classic narrative poems Modern Fiction Significant children s authors Mission To Mars Living in Space (Geography, Technology,, History, PE, Society, ICT 3D Designers (In progress) Victorians (non ) (History, Geography, Arts, Society,, Fascinating Forces Forces (, Technology, They See The World Like This Artists Impressions of the World (Arts, PE, Gases Around Us (5c) Earth, Sun and Moon (5e) Changing State (5e) Changing Sounds (5f) Life Cycles (5b) Keeping Healthy (5a) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens Biographies focussed on significant Victorians Goodnight Mr. Tom - Michelle Magorian The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson-Burnett The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame The Highway Man - Alfred Noyes Michael Morpurgo, Phillip Pullman, J. K. Rowling etc...

6 Year 6 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Fiction genres Argument (debate) Journalistic writing The power of imagery Poetry (1) Finding a voice Biography and Autobiography Revision Reading and writing narrative and plays Formal/Impersonal writing Extending Narrative; modern fiction Revision Reading and writing non-fiction Revision Reading poetry Narrative (2) Myths and Legends; flashbacks Narrative (2) Authors and texts from our literary heritage Fairgrounds Energy, Forces, Sound and Light) (Technology, ICT,, What a Wonderful World The Natural World (Geography, ) Britain Since 1950 (non ) (History, Geography, Arts, Society,, Champions for Change Rulers/Governments (Technology, History, Society, International, ICT, Citizenship) Growing Up SRE (SRE,, Society, SATs Practice NON- Forces In Action (6e) Interdependence and Adaptation (6a) Micro-Organisms (6b) More About Dissolving (6c) Reversible and Irreversible Changes (6d) Changing Circuits (6g) Bios / Auto-Bios to be focussed on significant people since Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - Jeff Kinney Harry Potter series - J. K. Rowling

7 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Year 1 Non-fiction (1) Labels, lists and captions Using the senses Stories from a range of /stories with predictable and patterned language Stories with familiar Recount/Dictionary Pattern and rhyme Narrative (2) Stories about fantasy Narrative (2) Stories about fantasy Non fiction(2) Recount; fact and fiction Poems on a theme Traditional and fairy Traditional and fairy Year 2 Stories with familiar Patterns on a page Explanations Traditional Stories Contemporary and Classical Poetry Different stories by the same author Rhyming Patterns Non-fiction (1)Information/ Explanation Non-chronological reports Silly stuff Extended stories/ significant authors Year 3 Stories with familiar Poems to perform Language play Dialogue and Plays Shape poetry and Calligrams Reports Adventure and Mystery Authors and Letters Myths and legends Reports Year 4 Recounts, newspapers, magazines Stories set in imaginary Plays Poetry (3) Creating images Explanation Stories with historical Exploring form Stories from other Non-Fiction (3) Letters for different purposes Persuasive texts Stories which raise issues and dilemmas Year 5 Persuasive writing (letters/adverts) Poetic style (word play, rhyme, metaphor, word choice) Stories from other Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends Biographies Film narrative Older literature Argument / Debate Plays; Dramatic Conventions Recounts Classic narrative poems Modern Fiction Significant children s authors Year 6 Fiction genres Argument (debate) Journalistic writing The power of imagery Poetry (1) Finding a voice Biography and Autobiography Revision Reading and writing narrative and plays Formal/Impersonal writing Extending Narrative; modern fiction Revision Reading and writing non-fiction Revision Reading poetry Narrative (2) Myths and Legends; flashbacks Narrative (2) Authors and texts from our literary heritage

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