Curriculum Map 2015-2016 English
*Teachers should develop pupils’ spoken language, reading, writing and vocabulary as integral aspects of the teaching of every subject
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EYFS
New
beginnings
Suggested
core texts.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Term
Whole School
Topic
1
The Smartest
Giant in
Town by Julia
Donaldson
Belonging
Where the
Wild Things
Are by
Maurice
Sendak
How To
Catch a Star
by Oliver
Jeffers
The Tiger
Who Came
to Tea by
Judith Kerr
Poetry (2 weeks)
Nursery Rhymes
- vocabulary building
- off by heart
- hot seating
- poetry writing
Narrative
Mrs Armitage on
Wheels
(3 weeks)
- Recount
- Diary
- Narrative: own
version of story and
design of vehicle
Peace at Last
(1 week)
- Recount
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to
history topic
Non-fiction – labels,
list and captions,
recount, report,
instructions &
explanation.
Poetry (2 weeks)
Classic – AA Milne
- vocabulary building
- off by heart
- letters to the poet
- poetry writing
Narrative
Traditional Tales
from different
cultures/countries
Chandra’s Magic
Light by Theresa Heine
(3 weeks)
- Character description
- Character profiles
- Fact files
- Diary
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to
history topic
Non-fiction –
explanation, recount,
report, instruction,
explanation
Letter writing – formal
and informal
Poetry (2 weeks)
Doodle Dandies J Patrick
Lewis
Walking the Bridge of
Your Nose selected by
Michael Rosen
- vocabulary building
- Calligrams
- poetry writing
- Tongue twisters
Narrative
Traditional Tales/Fables
from different
cultures/countries
(3 weeks)
- Character viewpoint
- predicting plot
- Diary
- Letters
- Settings
- write a new fable to convey a
moral
Poetry (2 weeks)
Walking the Bridge
of Your Nose
selected by Michael
Rosen
The Works
- vocabulary building
- structure focus
- riddle writing
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to history
topic
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to
history topic
Non-fiction – recount,
persuasion, discussion,
explanation.
Instruction through science and
other topics.
Letter writing – formal and
informal
Non-fiction – report,
persuasion, discussion,
explanation.
Letter writing – formal
and informal
Narrative
Traditional Tales
from different
cultures/countries
(3 weeks)
- Settings
- Different endings
- Structure
- Own versions
Poetry (2 weeks)
Windy Nights by
Robert Louis
Stevenson
The Listeners By
Walter de la Mere
- comprehension skills
- vocabulary building
- (atmospheric) poetry
writing
Narrative
Storm by Kevin
Crossley-Holland (HS)
(3 weeks)
- Analysing and
creating characters,
settings and scenes.
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to
history topic
Non-fiction – recount,
explanation,
persuasion, report,
discussion.
Instruction through
science and other
topics.
Letter writing – formal
and informal
Special
dates/
events
Poetry (2 weeks)
Selected WWII Poetry
- vocabulary building
- appreciation
- poetry writing
Narrative
War Game
(3 weeks)
- Playscript
- Instructions
- Persuasive writing
Non fiction text
(2 weeks) linked to history
topic
Non-fiction – explanation,
recount, report, persuasion,
discussion, debating skill,
Letter writing – formal and
informal
Black History
Month
EYFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Narrative
Myths (3 weeks)
Theseus and the
Minotaur – various
Greek myths or The
Orchard Book of
Greek Myths by
Geraldine McCaughrean
- Newspaper report
- Detailed character
profiles
Poetry Christmas Off
By Heart
Competition – (1 to 2
weeks) Christmas
Poems chosen by Gaby
Morgan
Narrative The
Piano (3 weeks)
Film narrative
- descriptive
- oral/written
response
- review/opinion
- retelling
Narrative - Holes by
Louis Sachar (3 weeks)
- characterisation
- newspaper reports
- persuasive
- discussion text
Poetry Christmas
Off By Heart
Competition – (1 to
2 weeks) Christmas
Poems chosen by
Gaby Morgan
Poetry Christmas Off By
Heart Competition – (1
to 2 weeks) Christmas
Poems chosen by Gaby
Morgan
Term
Whole School
Topic
2
Celebrate
The Very
Hungry
Caterpillar
Christmas
Poems
collected by
Jill Bennet
3
Believing
Welcome
Narrative –
Traditional tales
(3 weeks)
Handa’s Surprise
Eileen Browne
- lists
- character
description
- instructions
- own versions
Narrative
Fairy Tales
(3 weeks)
- character description
- setting description
- retelling of a known
fairy tale
Narrative
Fables Berverley Naidoo
and other versions
(3 weeks)
- describing scenes, setting and
characters
- exploring character
perspective
- own versions
Poetry Christmas
Off By Heart
Competition – (1
to 2 weeks)
Christmas Poems
collected by
Jill Bennet
Poetry Christmas Off
By Heart
Competition – (1 to 2
weeks) Christmas
Poems collected by
Jill Bennet
Poetry Christmas Off By
Heart Competition – (1 to
2 weeks) Christmas Poems
collected by
Jill Bennet
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects (2 weeks)
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects (2 weeks)
Non-fiction texts linked to
foundation subjects (2 weeks)
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects (2 weeks)
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects (2 weeks)
Non-fiction texts linked to
foundation subjects (2
weeks)
Poetry – Cold
Poetry What I
Like About Ice by
Sue Cowling
(Spotlight on Poetry
Big Book)
- vocabulary building
- descriptive/cold
setting
- freezing poetry
Poetry – Humorous
Poetry - Carol Ann
Duffy, Roger
McGough, John
Agard, Grace Nichols
& Adrian Mitchell
(Sheer Poetry)
- vocabulary building
- descriptive writing
- poetry for other
classes
Poetry - Humorous Poetry
Helen Savva
- comparing
- exploring
- reciting
- reviewing
- composing
Poetry - Classic and
Modern Poetry (inc
poems from different
times and cultures)
Helen Savva
Poetry/Narrative Narrative Poetry
The Highwayman
by Alfred Noyes
(3 weeks)
Poetry
The Sound Collector
Roger McGough
- analysis
- appreciation
- composition
Narrative – Fairy
tales
Non-fiction texts
linked to humanities
topic
4
Changes
Poetry- Book
Week Competition
Narrative
Traditional tales
(3 weeks)
Narrative – Stories
with recurring
literary language
Non-fiction texts
linked to humanities
topic
Narrative The Secret of
Platform 13 by Eva
Ibbotson
Play scripts
(3 weeks)
- describing scenes, setting and
characters
- writing plays
- performing plays
Poetry Book Week
Competition
Narrative
Beatrix Potter.
Non-fiction texts linked to
humanities topic
Poetry Book Week
Competition
Narrative
Stig of the Dump
Non-fiction texts
Non-fiction texts linked to
Hallo. Is Anybody
There? by Jostein
Gaarder
(3 weeks)
- Descriptive
- Diary
Non-fiction texts
linked to humanities
topic
Remembrance
Advent
Christmas
Narrative
Billy the Kid
Non-fiction texts linked to
humanities topic
Dr Xargle’s Book of
Earthlets by Jeanne
Willis (2 weeks)
- Instruction
- Newspaper report
- Explanation
Poetry Book Week
Competition
Narrative
The Ice Palace
Special
dates/
events
The Solitaire Mysteries or
Sophie’s World by Josten
Gaarder
Poetry Book Week
Competition
Narrative
Skelig
Carrie’s War
Poetry Book Week
Competition
Narrative
Shakespeare – Macbeth
Helen Savva/Shakespeare and
Book Week
EYFS
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Term
Whole School
Topic
Misoso by Verna
Ardema
5
Make a
difference
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects
Poetry
Narrative
The Snorg and the
Sailor
Themes of
geography, travel
and friendship
linked to foundation
subjects
Poetry
Narrative
Roald Dahl
Non-fiction linked to
humanities topic
foundation subjects
Poetry
Narrative
The Moomins – the novels
Non-fiction linked to
humanities topic
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects
Non-fiction texts
linked to foundation
subjects
More…
Poetry
Narrative Enid Blyton
adventures
Famous Five
Island of Adventure
Non-fiction linked to
humanities topic
Poetry
Narrative
Poetry Writing and Analysis
A Terrible Thing
Happened to Barnaby
Brocket
Travel the World
What is Normal?
Narrative
Bambert’s Book of Missing
Stories
Travel the World
Non-fiction linked to
humanities topic
Non-fiction linked to
humanities topic
Poetry
Narrative
Poetry The Sonnets
Non-fiction linked
to humanities topic
6
Achieving
Moving on
Poetry
Narrative
Traditional Fairy
Tales (3 weeks)
Starting with Jack
and the Beanstalk
- Character
description/profiles
and fact files
Story features and
writing own
versions
Setting
Poetry
Narrative Stories by
Oliver Jeffers
Non-fiction linked to
foundation subjects
Poetry
Narrative The Stories of
Anthony Browne
Non-fiction linked to
foundation subjects
Poetry
Narrative
Non-fiction linked to
foundation subjects
Non-fiction linked
to foundation
subjects
biography autobiography journalistic discussion persuasive instruction explanation descriptive narrative poetry playscript
Non-fiction linked to
foundation subjects
Non-fiction texts linked to
foundation subjects
Narrative
The Mysteries of Harris
Burdick
The Chronicles of Harris
Burdick
Inference
Writing
Or
Journey to the River
Narrative
Shakespeare – Macbeth
Helen Savva/Shakespeare and
More…
Non-fiction linked to
foundation subjects
Special
dates/
events