Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Years 1 and 2

Fire, fire!

Vlad and The Great Fire of London by Katie Cunningham

The Great Fire of London by Liz Goggerly

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – diary of Samuel Pepys

Fiction – retell the story

Non-fiction – instructions – How to Make Bread

Our Town (Local adventure)

In Every House, on Every Street by Jess Hitchman

(4 weeks)

English Writing Pieces:

Narrative of the next chapter of In Every House (My House).

Non- Fiction: To write a letter to Santa.

Fiction: Write a diary entry of an elf (at a distance writing opportunity)

Into the Woods!

Into the Forest by Anthony Browne

The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis

English Writing Pieces:

Non-fiction – Recount of creating their Bog Baby.

Fiction –

Write their own story about their own Bog Baby.

Non- Fiction: To write a recount of visiting Cannock Chase (at a distance writing opportunity)

Study of National Fairy Tales (National adventure)

Little Red Riding Hood- Lucy Rowland.

A selection of classic Fairy Tales

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction –

Retell traditional tale with a twist.

Non-fiction – A letter from Goldilocks.

Fiction – Retell the story of the Three Little Pigs with a twist (at a distance writing opportunity)

All about Orang-utan’s/Rainforests

Pongo by Jesse Hodgson

Rainforest Explorers by Morrisons

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – Rainforest Explorer story

Non-fiction – write a persuasive leaflet to protect the rainforests.

Non-fiction – Persuasive Leaflet to save the Orangutans (at a distance writing opportunity)

Here we are (Global adventure)

Here we Are by Oliver Jeffers

Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – Poem about saving the environment.

Fiction- Write a postcard from the Meerkat.

Non-fiction – instructions – how to make a bag

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Years 3 and 4

The Terrible Tudors

Y3: Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story by Patricia Lawrence

Y4: The Queen’s Fool by Ally Sherrick

English Writing Pieces: Non-fiction – biography Henry VIII

Non-fiction – letter from Anne Boleyn to Henry VIII

Fiction - setting description – linked to Black History Month (at a distance writing opportunity)

Our local library (Local adventure)

Children to choose from library their own book (developing a love of reading and children’s preference)

English Writing Pieces:

Non-fiction – biography about an author (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction - Book review

Fiction – Story

Blue Abyss

Y3/4: Flotsam by David Wilsner

Y3/4: A Boy and a Bear in a boat by Dave Shelton

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – story 

Non-fiction –

non-chronological report (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction - newspaper report

Town is by the sea (National adventure)

Town is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – poetry – kennings

Non-fiction – non-chronological report

Non-fiction - persuasive writing (at a distance writing opportunity)

The Stone Age

Y3/4: Stone Age Boy – Satoshi Kitamura

Y3/4: The History Detective Investigates: Stone Age to Iron Age

English Writing Pieces:

Non-fiction – recount  

Fiction – write an adventure story (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction – instruction writing

Clean Water and Sanitation (Global adventure)

Y3/4: Flood by Alvaro F. Villa

Y3/4: Digestion Explanation based on Gut Garden - A

Journey into the Wonderful World of your

Microbiome by Katie Brosnan – linked to Science

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – poetry

Non-fiction – explanation

Fiction – suspense story (at a distance writing opportunity)

Years 5 and 6

Romans

Y5: The Roman Quests by Caroline Lawrence

Narrative – Retell a Roman Myth

Non-narrative – Explanation text: How to fire a Roman catapult

Narrative – Retell a Roman Myth (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-narrative -Write a recount of mosaic workshop (Aut 2)

Year 6

Non-fiction – Recount: Making Roman Catapults

Aut 1

Non-fiction – Recount: Laches Wood

Aut 1 (at a distance writing opportunity)

Fiction – Retell a Roman Myth (Romulus and Remus) Aut 1

Rugeley Miners (Local adventure)

Around Rugeley from Old Photographs by Joan Anslow

(4 weeks)

Narrative – Mining fiction

Non-narrative -recount of trip to Black Country Museum (at a distance writing opportunity)

Year 6

Fiction – Servant’s perspective

At a distance

Non-fiction – Newspaper article: Closure of colliery

Write Stuff

Non-fiction – Newspaper article: Incident

At a distance

Mexico

Y5- Middleworld by J and P Voelkel    (11 weeks)

Non-narrative – persuasive text (Mexico brochure)

Narrative – Coco

Non-narrative – persuasive brochure to visit a Mayan Ruin (at a distance writing opportunity)

Year 6

Fiction - The next chapter (Holes)

Fiction - The next chapter from a different character’s perspective (Holes)

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction –

Holes – informal letter

Sports Relief (National adventure)

Women in Sport

50 Fearless Athletes who Played to Win by Rachel Ignotofsky

(3 weeks)

Narrative – letter from Middleworld

Non-narrative – Biography of a sports

Non-narrative – Biography of a Scientist (at a distance writing opportunity)

Year 6

Non-fiction -             Biography of sports woman

Non-fiction - Biography of a sports woman of their choice (at a distance writing opportunity)

Fiction – Alternative ending (Holes)

Inventions

The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie

Non-narrative – Newspaper article based on Tim Berners Lee

Narrative – Mystery inspired by The Nowhere Emporium

Re-write from another perspective (at a distance writing opportunity)

Year 6

Fiction - The Mysterious Doorway

Fiction - Mysterious Doorway – continuation of the plot (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction –Persuasive letter based on an invention

Deforestation (Global adventure)

Under the Canopy Trees Around the World by Iris Volant

(3 weeks)

Narrative – Narrative based on Under the Canopy

Non-narrative- Science investigation based on light

Non-narrative – science investigation (at a distance writing opportunity)

Year 6

Non-fiction - Non-chronological report

Non-fiction - Non chronological report on different aspect (at a distance writing opportunity)

Fiction – write stuff Ghost Story (Alma)

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Years 1 and 2

The Victorians

Daisy Saves the Day by Shirley Hughes

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – retell the story of Daisy

Non-fiction – The life of Mary Seacole/Florence Nightingale/Queen Victoria

Non-fiction – letter to a Victorian child (at a distance writing opportunity)

Our School (Local adventure)

Once upon an Ordinary School Day by Colin McNaughton

Non-fiction –non-chronological report all about JB.

Non-fiction – letter to future JB children.

Fiction – story about an extraordinary school day (at a distance writing opportunity)

All About Chocolate!

Mr Bunny’s Chocolate by Elys Dolan

Fiction – Retelling the story

Non–Fiction – Letter to Mr Bunny

Non-fiction – Non-chronological report all about chocolate (at a distance writing opportunity)

Bright Lights, Big Cities (National adventure)

Katie in London and Katie In Scotland by James Mayhew

Fiction – ____ in Cardiff

Non-fiction – Non-chronological report ‘all about London’

Non-fiction – letter to the Queen asking about her life (at a distance writing opportunity)

Growing Up

The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss

Fiction – story of a year in their life (different seasons etc.)

Non-fiction – letter to grandparents.

Non-fiction – Explanation on how plants grow (at a distance writing opportunity)

At the seaside, beach pollution (Global adventure)

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda

Fiction – write a story about one of the seagulls and an adventure they might have.

Non-fiction – Letter the Lighthouse Keeper – what is it like to be a Lighthouse Keeper?

Non-fiction – instructions – how to make a sandwich

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Years 3 and 4

Egyptians

Y3/4: Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – character description

Non-fiction - non-chronological report about how to survive in Ancient Egypt

Non-fiction – diary

Etching hill Rock (Local adventure)

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – setting description (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction – a recount of their trip to Etching hill Rock

Fiction - story

Oh, the Places You’ll Go (Places in Europe)

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – diary about a trip to a place in Europe (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction – fact file of a European country

Non-fiction – create a poster or a leaflet on foods from around the world

St. George and the Dragon (National adventure)

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – retell the story of St. George

Non -Fiction - non-chronological report of a dragon (at a distance writing opportunity)

Fiction – poetry

Misty Mountains

English Writing Pieces:

Fiction – adventure stories (at a distance writing opportunity)

Non-fiction – explanation text

Non-fiction – postcard

Climate Action (Global adventure)

English Writing Pieces:

Non-fiction – acrostic poem (action)

Fiction – write a short story about an endangered animal

Fiction – write story

Years 5 and 6

Battles of Britain

Y5: Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo

Fiction – Based on film from Literacy Shed

Non-fiction - Write a biography on Winston Churchill

Fiction- Incident Report on plane crash

(at a distance writing opportunity)

The use of Cannock Chase during WW1(Local adventure)

Y5: The Armistice Runner

Non-fiction – Recount of making tanks

Fiction- Write the next chapter of the book.

Non-fiction – recount of visit (at a distance writing opportunity)

The Ancient Greeks

Y5: Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans

Fiction – retell a myth

Non-fiction – Persuasive text about visiting Greece

Non-fiction – retell the  story of a Trojan Horse

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Shakespeare Week

(National adventure

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Jon Haward or The Tempest

Fiction - play script

Non-fiction – Science investigation

Non-fiction – Information text on theatre

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Forces of Nature

Y5: The Last Bear

Non-fiction – Explanation text about volcano/ earthquake

Fiction – retell from April’s perspective.

 Fiction – write the next chapter of the book

(at a distance writing opportunity)

Sustainability and Recycling (Global adventure)

Y5: The Last Bear

Fiction- Alternative ending to the book

Non-fiction – Biography of Greta Thunberg

Fiction – write a letter back to Granny Apples

(at a distance writing opportunity)