Year
1
2
Autumn
Narrative
Retell.
Traditional stories from other cultures
(Spring Hamilton Trust
Non-fiction
Labels, list and signs (Hamilton Trust y1)
Information texts (Hamilton Trust y1)
Poetry
1.Read, enjoy and recite
2.Sense Poems (link to Science) see
Hamilton Trust spring y1
Writing - transcription
Naming the letters of the alphabet in order.
Handwriting
Sitting at the table and holding the pencil.
Beginning to form some letters and numbers.
Lower-case letters and upper-case letters
Grammar
See appendix
Writing
– transcription
Using letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound.
.
Narrative
Stories by the same author Oliver
Jeffers
Stories in familiar settings Set B
(Hamilton Trust)
Non-fiction
Postcards and letters
(Y2 Hamilton Trust)
Poetry
1.List poems (Set B Hamilton Trust) and Macbeth
2.Learn by heart, e.g. Repetitive Poems
(Hamilton Trust y2)
Writing – transcription
Segmenting spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes.
Common homophones and alternate spellings
Handwriting
Correct sizing of letters and numbers.
Beginning cursive handwriting.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling – see spelling list
ENGLISH
Term
Spring
Narrative
Stories involving fantasy , e.g.
Necklace of Raindrops (PoR)
Alternative ending.
Non-fiction
Instructions (Hamilton Trust y1) and e.g. link to narrative making necklaces
Poetry
Songs and repetitive poems (Hamilton
Trust Autumn term y1)
Writing – transcription
The days of the week.
The spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs.
Traditional Tales
Whole book week.
Writing – transcription
Using the prefix un
– and using –ing, – ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
Narrative
Traditional tales from a variety of cultures (Hamilton Trust y2)
Fantasy stories (Man in the Moon
PoR)
Non-fiction
Recounts (Hamilton Trust y2)
Poetry
Riddles
Writing – transcription
Common exception words and contractions.
Handwriting
Correct spacing of letters and number.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
– see spelling list
Summer
Narrative
Fairy stories and traditional tales
(Hamilton Trust y1
– Snow White etc)
Non-fiction
Recount
Information text (Hamilton Trust y1)
Writing – transcription
Writing sentences from dictation.
Poetry
1.Chanting, skipping poems with repetition
2.Songs and repetitive poems (Set A
Autumn Hamilton Trust)
Writing
– transcription
Words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught.
Handwriting
Handwriting families.
Grammar
See appendix
Narrative
Stories by the same authors, Anthony
Browne (Hamilton Trust 2)
Write own version of story changing an element e.g. ending, character.
Non-fiction
Information texts Minibeasts
Hamilton Trust y1/2
Poetry
Really looking (Minibeasts)
Hamilton Trust y2
Handwriting
Continuing cursive handwriting.
Writing – transcription
The possessive apostrophe and suffixes.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling – see spelling list

Year
3
4
Autumn
Narrative
Myths and legends, identifying common themes (e.g. good over evil) Hamilton
Trust y3 Spring set B
Sequencing using maps, lists and storyboards
Significant authors
Stories from other Cultures
Gregory Cool PoR
Non-fiction
1.Instructions – read and compare, look at features (Usborne book of Art Ideas, set B Hamilton Trust)
Organisational devices
2. Letters (Hamilton Trust y3/4 set A)
Poetry
Syllabic poems (Hamilton Trust) Haikus, tankas, cinquains, powerful verbs
Handwriting
Cursive writing – which letters join.
Writing – transcription
Prefixes and suffixes.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list
Traditional Tales
Classic story e.g. Secret Garden
Stories from other cultures, e.g.
Seasons of Splendour Hamilton
Trust(link to Geog) The Tiger Child
Non-fiction
Instructions and explanations (see
Hamilton Trust) Complete book of Arts
Or Glitzy World of the Game Show
Recounts – features of recount text, who, what, why, where and when
Fact and opinon in recounts e.g.
Famous diaries or newspaper reports
Poetry
Creating Images, e.g. Window by
Jeannie Baker (Hamilton Trust B)
Writing – transcription
The possessive apostrophe.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list
ENGLISH
Term
Spring
Narrative
Stories in familiar settings, e,g, Horrid
Henry Hamilton Trust y3/4 Autumn set
B
Non-fiction
Persuasion
– adverts (Hamilton Trust y3/4 summer set A)
Poetry
1.Shape poems Playing with Form
(Hamilton Trust y3/4 summer set A)
2.List Poems and Kennings (Hamilton
Trust Spring y3 set B)
Writing
– transcription
Commonly misspelled words and homophones.
Writing
– transcription
Beginning irregular plurals.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list
Narrative
Stories set in imaginary worlds, e.g
Fantastic Mr Fox (Hamilton Trust)
Traditional Tales
Aesop’s Fables Michael Rosen version
(Hamilton Trust)
Non-fiction
Persuasive letter
Writing – transcription
Using a dictionary to find words and check the spelling.
Irregular plurals.
Poetry
Performance poems (Hamilton Trust)
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list
Summer
Narrative
1.Dilemma story – write about the consequences of not doing as you are told. Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshed.com/ environmental damage
2.Adventure Stories (Hamilton Trust, y3/4)
Non-fiction
Non-chronological report – layout and language features Hamilton Trust y3/4 set A (websites about computer games – link to Computing)
Poetry
1.Creating images – use of imagery
(Hamilton Trust y3/4 set A Autumn)
2.Traditional poems (Hamilton Trust set
A summer or spring
– choose one)
Learn, rehearse and recite
Writing – transcription
Using word banks to find words and check spelling.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list
Narrative
Stories that raise dilemmas e.g. environmental damage, homelessness or refugee (Literacy Shed, Thinking
Shed)
Playscripts
Shakespeare introduction
Midsummer’s Night Dream (link to RSC
Toolkit)
Non-fiction
Non-chronological reports (Hamilton
Trust)
Poetry
Creating images
–using similes
Handwriting
Beginning to write with a pen.
Grammar
See appendix
Spelling
See years 3 and 4 spelling list

Year
5
6
Autumn
Traditional stories, fables, myths and legends
The Iron Man (PoR)
Non-fiction
Instructions and explanations.
Changing technologies Hamilton Trust set A
Recounts –diaries (Hamilton Trust set
A)
Poetry
Acrostic poems
First world war poetry (Remembrance
Day)
Spelling
See year 5 and 6 spelling list
Grammar
See appendix
Traditional Tales
Whole book week Little Red Riding
Wolf (Laurence Anholt).
Rainforest traditional tales (Link to
Geography topic) Sequel to story
Non-fiction
Autobiography and biography.
(Hamilton Trust) e.g. Boy and Going Solo Roald Dahl
Poetry
Choral or performance poems/Slam poems (see Hamilton Trust)
ENGLISH
Term
Spring Summer
Narrative
Drama (Shakespeare) see Hamilton
Trust, e.g. Macbeth
(link to RSC Toolkit)
Argument and debate, e.g. use of CCTV cameras (see
Hamilton Trust)
Poetry
Classic and narrative and oral poetry e.g. The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond
(see Hamilton Trust)
Spelling
See year 5 and 6 spelling list
Grammar
See appendix
Narrative
The Hobbit Graphic Novel Charles Dixon
(Hamilton Trust)
Non-fiction
Biography- write biography of a parent or famous person (political). Hamilton
Trust set A Autumn
Persuasive writing
– political speeches and protest songs (Hamilton Trust set A)
Poetry
Debate poetry (Hamilton Trust)
Spelling
See year 5 and 6 spelling list
Grammar
See appendix
Narrative
Power of Reading Text, e.g.
Goodnight Mr Tom (Michelle
Magorian) To tell the story from Tom’s point of view.
Or Way Home (PoR) picture book
Non-fiction
Reports and Journalistic Writing e.g. David Wiesner Tuesday
(Hamilton Trust) Links to the Evening
Mail (industry)
Poetry
Poetic Style
Hearing and responding to a range of poets (Hamilton Trust)
Narrative
Genres (Hamilton Trust) or Power of
Reading Text
Non-fiction
Non-chronological reports, e.g. ipads and iphones (Hamilton Trust)
Poetry
Power of Imagery (Hamilton Trust)
Plays
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare). Link to
RSC Toolkit