Literacy
It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and the books they read with them, and enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together. Word reading, taught later, involves the working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar words and the recognition of familiar words.
Early Learning Goals
Comprehension: Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. Anticipate (where appropriate) key events in stories. Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role play.
Word Reading: Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs. Read words consistent with their phonic knowledge by sound-blending. Read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words.
Writing: Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed. Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters. Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others
Autumn tern
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Themes Getting to know you, New beginnings and Family diversity, Science – Can we fix it?Autumn |
Enrichment activities Drama Workshop, Teddy Bear Hospital |
Themes Who am I? – personal timelines, Diwali, Christmas, Remembrance Day , Bonfire Night, Anti-bullying week |
Enrichment activities Toys – visiting year 1 toy museum, Nativity Performance, Christmas lunch |
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Comprehension Children will independently look at a book, hold it the correct way and turn pages. |
Comprehension Children will engage and enjoy an increasing range of books. |
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Phonics Children can rhyme, alliterate and orally blend. |
Phonics Children will complete phase 2 |
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Word Reading Children will segment and blend sounds together to read words that match their phonics knowledge |
Word Reading Children will begin to read simple captions and sentences that match their phonics knowledge |
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Writing Children will give meanings to the marks they make |
Writing Children will form letters correctly that they have learned. |
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Key Texts Nursery Rhymes – traditional Oi Frog! , Oi Dog! and Oi Cat! By Kes Grey Give yourself a hug – Grace Nichols |
Key Texts Hug by Jez Alborough The Christmas story – various |
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Spring term
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Themes Who has feathers and who has fur? The differences between animals and humans Our senses Valentine’s Day Chinese New Year |
Enrichment activities Chinese New Year Parade Animal Cam/Virtual Zoo Trip |
Themes Whole school art focus Pancake Day Fairtrade Easter International Women’s Day |
Enrichment activities World Book Day Teddy Bear sleep over Teddy Bear’s picnic |
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Comprehension Children will act out stories using recently introduced vocabulary. |
Comprehension Children will be able to talk about the characters in the books they are reading. |
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Phonics Children will complete units 6-9 phase 3 |
Phonics Children will complete units 10 and 11 phase 3 |
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Word Reading Children will recognise taught digraphs in words and blend the sounds together. |
Word Reading Children will read words containing tricky words and digraphs, |
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Writing Children will write words representing the sounds with a letter/letters. |
Writing Children will write labels/[phrases representing the sounds with a letter/letters. |
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Key Texts Owl Babies by Martin Waddell Just Ducks by Nicola Davies (non -fiction) |
Key Texts We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Learn About Bears by Goss Castle (non-fiction) Don’t Put Mustard in the Custard by Michael Rosen |
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Summer term
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Themes How does your garden grow? |
Enrichment activities Growing flowers (sunflowers, daisies) Vegetable Patch Cress Heads Trip to Blatchington Windmill Performance – our class assembly |
Themes Around our school. Where will we go and how will we get there? |
Enrichment activities Trip to the i360 Creating the Gruffalo Recipe Book |
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Comprehension Children will retell a story using vocabulary influenced by their book. |
Comprehension Children will be able to answer questions about what they have read. |
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Phonics Children will begin unit 12 phase 4 consonant clusters. |
Phonics Consolidation of learning |
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Word Reading Children will read longer sentences containing phase 4 words and tricky words. |
Word Reading Children will read books matched to their phonics ability. |
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Writing Children will write words which are spelt phonetically. |
Writing Children will write simple phrases and sentences using recognisable letters and sounds. |
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Key Texts Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins Titch by Pat Hutchins Non-fiction recount about our trip to the windmill. |
Key Texts The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson HELP! By Michael Rosen |
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