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Welcome to English

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6

Year 1

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Reading texts
Handa’s Surprise 
The Enormous Turnip

Writing genres
Narrative

Reading texts
Monkey See, Monkey Do!
I want my hat back!

Writing genres
Narrative

Spring 1 Spring 2

Reading texts
Little Red Hen 
The Disgusting Sandwich

Writing genres
Narrative & Instructions

Reading texts
Look up!

Writing genres
Narrative & Recount

Summer 1 Summer 2

Reading texts
Beegu
The Queen's Handbag

Writing genres
Narrative

Reading texts
The Day the Crayons Quit
Jack and the Beanstalk 

Writing genres
Complaint Letter & Narrative

All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - Science

Year 2

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Reading text
Dougal’s Deep Sea Diary
How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth 

Writing
3rd Person Narrative & Instructions

Reading text
Where the Wild Things are 
The adventures of the Dish and the spoon 

Writing
Warning Poster & 3rd Person Narrative

Spring 1 Spring 2

Reading Text
Wild

Writing
Character Description & Recount (School trip)

Reading Text
Dear GreenPeace 
Cinderella

Writing
Letter & Traditional Tale

Summer 1 Summer 2

Reading Text
Gruffalo

Writing
Non-Chron Report 
3rd Person Adventure 

Reading Text
Milo Imagines the World
Iron Man

Writing
1st person narrative 
Character Description 

All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Science

Year 3

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Core Texts
The Owl who was afraid of the dark 

Writing content
3rd Person Narrative & Explanation Text

Core Texts
George's Marvellous Medicine

Writing content
Persuasive Advert
Setting Description (VL) (The clock tower)

Spring 1 Spring 2

Core Texts
The Queen's Nose

Writing content
Journey Tale & Recount (School Trip)

Core Texts
Granny Ting Ting

Writing content
Traditional Tale & 3rd Person Narrative

Summer 1 Summer 2

Core Texts
Stig of the Dump

Writing content
Letter & Warning Tale (VL)

Core Texts
Irish Legends

Writing content
Setting Description & Legend

All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Science

Year 4

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Core Texts
Varjack Paw

Writing Content
Persuasive text & 3rd person narrative

Core Texts
The Demon Headmaster 

Writing Content
Diary & Explanation Text

Spring 1 Spring 2

Core Texts
Charlotte's Web

Writing Content
Pet care article & Author letter

Core Texts
Diary of Edward Tulane

Writing Content
Complaint Letter & Missing chapter

Summer 1 Summer 2

Core Texts
Danny Chung Does not do maths 

Writing Content
Diary & Traditional Tale

Core Texts
Coming to England

Writing Content
Adventure Story (VL) & Letter Home

All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Science

Year 5

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Core Texts
Stormbreaker

Writing
3rd person narrative & Review

Core Texts
Floodland

Writing
1st person narrative & Advice Letter

Spring 1 Spring 2

Core Texts
Kensuke's Kingdom

Writing
Biography & Diary Entry

Core Texts
Asha and the sprit bird

Writing
1st Person Narrative & Setting description

Summer 1 Summer 2

Core Texts
Cogheart

Writing
1st person narrative & Non-Chron Report

Core Texts
Street Child

Writing
3rd Person Narrative & Visual Literacy (Ruin)

All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Science

Year 6

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Reading
Holes

Writing
Informal letter & Persuasive advert

Reading
Kick

Writing
Letter to an idol & 1st person narrative (Francis)

Spring 1 Spring 2

Reading
Malamander

Writing
Biography & Diary

Reading
Can you see me?

Writing
3rd Person Narrative & Persuasive advert

Summer 1 Summer 2

Reading
Can you see me?

Writing
Flashback story & Visual Literacy

Writing
Transition Work

All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Science

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