Literacy medium term plan
Area of Study
Literacy
Cross Curricular Links
Winter, polar animals
Class / Year group
Year 1/2S
Time available
5 hours
Additional Information : eg speaking and listening focus / risk assessment
Lesson Focus
Learning objectives
(including NC refs)
Main Learning Activity
Resources
(including staffing)
(En1) 3b Relate their
contributions to what have gone
on before
(En3) 1c Put their ideas into
sentences
Write an alternative story ending to The
Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud story
Notebook
Lesson 1
Week 3
To write a
story ending
LA: record their ideas and draw a picture of
the ending. Begin to construct a sentence if
they have time
MA / HA groups draw a picture of the
ending and write 2-3 sentences
Activity sheets
Spelling support mats
Lesson 3
Lesson 2
Literacy medium term plan
To improve a
story ending
using a
connective
To plan a
story
(En1) 3b Relate their
contributions to what have gone
on before
(En3) 1c Put their ideas into
sentences
(En3) 1c: put their ideas into
sentences
(En3) 1d: use a clear structure
to organise their writing
Improve story ending written on day before
Children begin to use connectives and, but,
so and because
LA: Reconstruct sentences. Write these on
activity sheet
MA / HA
Children improve the ending of the story by
writing 2/3 sentences and include a
connective
Children plan out their story. Children plan
beginning, middle and end.
LA: work together to plan a story using
their own ideas and pictures
MA / HA: independently plan a story. Story
must include beginning middle and end
Notebook
Activity sheets
Spelling mats
Notebook
Activity sheets
Spelling mats
Lesson 5
Lesson 4
Literacy medium term plan
To write a
story
To complete a
story
(En3) 1c: put their ideas into
sentences
(En3) 1d: use a clear structure
to organise their writing
(En3) 1c: put their ideas into
sentences
(En3) 1d: use a clear structure
to organise their writing
Children use their plan to write story.
Children write beginning and middle.
Modelled and shared writing session
Notebook
LA: work together to finish planning a story
using their ideas. Begin to write
MA / HA: independently write their own
story using plan. Story must include
beginning and middle and sentences should
include connectives
Children complete stories
Spelling mats
Most children should only have the ending to
complete at this point
Activity sheets
Flip chart board
Activity sheets
Spelling support