KS1

Cycle A Cycle B Autumn 1 – Dinosaurs

Story – Tyrannasaurus Drip by

Julia Donaldson

Non chronological text – types

of dinosaur & Focus on T-Rex.

Poetry – Dinosaur poems by

John Foster

Autumn 2 – Dinosaurs

Story - How to Grow a Dinosaur

by Caryl Hart

Instructions - How to look after

your dinosaur by Jason

Cockcroft

Autumn 1 - Ice Age

Character description –

Caveman Dave by Nick Sharratt

Letter – Ice Age Film

Poetry – weather, snow/ice

(1 week)

Autumn 2 - Ice Age

Instructions – How to wash a

wooly mammouth by Michelle

Robinson

Story – Early Man film.

Letter – Father Christmas (1

week)

Spring 1- Stone Age

Stone Age Letter - UG by

Raymond Briggs)

Story – Elmer by David McKee

Spring 2 – Stone Age

Story - Stone Age Boy by Satoshi

Kitamura

Recount – Stone Age experience

ignition day

Spring 1- Bronze & Iron Age

Story - The story of the Giant’s

Causeway

Recount – school trip/ignition

Spring 2 - Geography – Rocks and soils

Story - Little Red Riding Hood

Non-chronological report – Rocks and Soils

Summer 1 – Egyptians Character description – Linked to Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

Diary in the life of a Pharoah

Summer 2 Great authors: Julia Donaldson focus Instructions – Room on the broom potion or Gruffalo crumble Story - What the ladybird heard by Julia Donaldson

Summer 1 – Mayans Instructions – how to make chocolate & how to play their games.

Story - People of Corn: a Mayan

Story

Summer 2 – Mayans Great authors: E.g. Eric Carle Story - The Tiny Seed Diary entry - How to look after a caterpillar

LKS2

Cycle A Cycle B Autumn 1 – Greeks Narnia – narrative/recount Non-fiction/Newspaper – Greek Mythology, Orchard Greek Myths ‘The wooden horse’ ‘Pandora’s box’

Autumn 2 – Greeks ‘Here comes Hercules’ –Narrative/ Explanation – Who were the Greeks?

Autumn 1 – Romans Peter Rabbit – Narrative/recount Explanation – Who were the Romans? The Roman Era

Autumn 2 – Romans Roman Diary ‘The journal of Iliona, a young slave - Richard Platt Diary/ Narrative (use snippets from the book) Poetry – Winter/Christmas poems

Spring 1- Dark Ages Medieval Folk Tales for Children – Narrative Poetry (seasonal poems)

Spring 2- Dark Ages How to Train your Dragon – Narrative/Diary

Non-Chronological report – A journey through the Dark Ages

Spring 1- Magna Carta The Iron Man – narrative/adventure stories Instructions – How to be a good/bad king

Spring 2- Magna Carta Rupert's Parchment: Story of Magna Carta

Newspaper/Recount of events

‘The Boy at the back of the class’ - narrative/diary

Summer 1 – Tudors ‘Charlie and the Chocolate factory’ – Narrative Non-fiction – Persuasive advertisement for a chocolate treat/bar

Summer 2 – Tudors ‘The secret diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy’ Narrative adventure stories Non-fiction – explanation ‘Who were the Tudors? How to live like a Tudor’

Summer 1 – Stuarts Narrative – The Hodgeheg Persuasive writing- Guy Fawkes Gulity or Innocent Stewart Ross

Summer 2 – Stuarts The Great Fire of London – ‘Hopscotch Histories: Toby and the Great Fire of London’ Narrative/adventure stories Explanation – The Stuart Era

UKS2

Cycle A Cycle A Cycle B Cycle B Autumn 1 – Wonder Narrative in a Familiar Setting: Retelling ‘Wonder’ / Own ‘Wonder’ Stories. Balanced argument: Inclusion/School v home learning Poetry – The Romantics (Autumn/Nature)

Autumn 2 – Georgian Life Stylised Narratives: Gothic Fiction (linked to Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’) Non-Chron Reports: Georgian Life (inc. Christmas and comparisons of rich vs. poor)

Autumn 1 – Enlightenment Narratives based on ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Explanation Texts: Inventions and Discoveries of the Enlightenment

Autumn 2 – Holes Narratives with Flashbacks: Retelling ‘Holes’ / Own ‘Holes’ Stories Balanced Arguments / Comparisons: Book vs. Film versions of children’s stories

Spring 1 – Victorians Recounts / Diary Entries: Victorian Day Historically-Informed Narratives: Victorian Child Labour Stories

Spring 2 – Cogheart Explanation Texts: How Mechanicals Work Adventure Narratives: Retelling ‘Cogheart’ / Own ‘Cogheart’ Stories

Spring 1 – WW1 Poetry: WW1 poets, poems from the trenches / home. Non-Chron Reports: Aspects of Warfare (trench war, use of animals etc.)

Spring 2 – The Explorer Adventure Narratives: Retelling ‘The Explorer’ / Own ‘Explorer’ Stories Biographies: Famous Explorers (from c.WW1 era e.g. Fawcett).

Summer 1 – WW2 Persuasive argument: Why evacuate? Narratives with Letters: Based on ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ Poetry – short unit

Summer 2 – Earth & Space Biographies: Famous astronauts Fictional Newspaper Reports: New Discoveries / Space Exploration

Summer 1 – Modern Life Musical Narratives: Stories based on Yellow Submarine etc. Newspaper Reports (Explanation): Famous Events in the 20th C

Summer 2 – Natural Resources Persuasive Letters: Relating to use of natural resources. Fictional Diary Entries: dystopian futures linked to sustainability.