Otford English Curriculum Map
Term 1
Term 2
Lists & captions
Stories with familiar
settings
Traction Man is Here;
The Pesky Rat
Year 1
Stories with familiar
settings.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Reports
The Great Fire of London
Year 2
Diary entries
Samuel Pepys’ diary
Stories with different
characters
Hairy Maclary
Stories with familiar
settings
You Choose by Nick Sharratt
Non-chronological report
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Playground songs and
rhymes
Nursery Rhymes
Character development and
setting
Exploring a humorous
simply patterned story as a
model for own writing
Claude in the City
Character viewpoint and
poetry
The Lonely Beast
Recount
Traditional tales
The Fox & the Grapes
Man in the Moon (The Story
of Bob)
Humorous Poems
Various poets eg Stephens,
Moses
Character viewpoint
The Dark
Repetitive Poems
Fairy stories
Fantasy Stories
Dragon Stories
Explanation
The Shirt Machine
Non-chronological report
Where the Forest Meets the
Sea
Reports
Research project
Chosen country
Lila and the Secret of the
Rain
Non-fiction writing and
poetry
One Night Far from here
Instructions
Significant authors
Anthony Browne
Stories about imaginary
worlds
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone
Language Play Poetry
Shape poems & calligrams
Instructions
Authors and letters
Flat Stanley – Jeff Brown
Persuasion
Performance Poetry
Myths and legends
Narrative with historical
settings
Authors and novellas
Cressida Cowell
Stories from a range of
cultures
Akimbo & the Elephants
Present a poem inspired by
Christina Rosetti
Explanation
Persuasion
Non-chronological report
Recount (chronological)
Narrative: imaginative
worlds
Performance Poetry
Myths & legends
Greek Myths
Classic Fiction
Recount
Persuasion
Discussion Texts
Just So Stories
Explanation
Biography & autobiography
Choral / Classic Poems
Poetic style:
Rosen & McGough
Playscripts
Shakespeare
Developing written flair
Non-Chronological Reports
Poetry: Power of imagery
Alfred Noyes
Playscripts
Recounts
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Authors and texts/classic
fiction
A Christmas Carol
Stories from other cultures
Poetry: Finding a voice
Year 3
Year 5
Descriptive story writing and
non-fiction texts
Story writing
Adventure and mystery
The Tunnel
Year 4
Beegu
Term 6
Year 6
Fiction – issues/ dilemmas
Drama & playscripts
Shakespeare.
Narrative poems
Aesop’s Fables
Extended narrative
Short mystery stories
Based on modern fiction
Discussion
Street Child
Persuasion
Short story with flashbacks
The Piano
Please note that these are suggested texts and are subject to change
Playscripts