Pre-Prep School

Literacy

Year 1

Autumn

Stories with familiar settings, stories and rhymes with predictable and repetitive patterns. Old Toys.

Non-fiction - lists, instructions, signs, labels.
Texts

Nursery Rhymes CVC
This is the Bear
Farmer Duck
Pig in The Pond
Old Toys - Non-fiction
Old Bear
On the Way Home- look at author Jill Murphy
Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Phonics

sh
ch
th
ng
qu
ar
ff
ss/zz
ll
Alphabetical order
Creative writing
Recount writing
Word

Rhyming books.
Middle sound a,e,i,o,u.
CVC words.
Rhyming sets ell, all, at.
Speech bubbles.
Write lists, instructions, days of the week.
Plurals.
Autumn Poems.

Spring

Traditional Stories. Castles and Dragons

Non-fiction - information books, reports, dictionaries, labels.
Texts

Big Book of Castles
The Truth about Castles
The Egg
Chinese New Year (R.E link)
The Princess and the Pea
Mr Wolf's Pancakes
Village of Round and Square Houses
My Mum (R.E link)
Just like my Mum
The Great Dragon Rescue
The Dragon Snatcher
Phonics

ck
wh
ay
er
or
ow (show)
ou
oi
y
Colour words
Initial blends

Word

Poems.
Story elements: characters, story settings, beginning/middle/end.
Comprehension.
Adjectives.
Nouns.
Punctuation: full stops, capital letters, question marks, speech marks, exclamation marks.
Information writing - plants.

Summer

Stories about fantasy world, poems. The Seaside

Non-fiction - information texts including recounts of observations, visits, events.
Texts

Mariana and the Merchild
Snail and the Whale
Pirate Stories
Imagine you're a Pirate
Doubleday Book of Pirate Stories
Captain Pugwash
Phonics

igh
wh
ea
ew
oy
au
magic e a-e
i-e
o-e
u-e

High frequency words
Word

Poetry Recital.
Recount words: once, now, when, after a bit, later, then.
Compound words.
Antonyms.
Newspaper report writing.
Rhyming groups.
Dictionary skills.
Recount writing: Sports Day. Our Trip.
Victorian Seaside Information Writing.