1. Year One Literacy Term Beegu Funnybones and Pumpkin Soup Reading: Increase familiarity with a range of books; Explain and discuss understanding of books; Discuss the sequence of events in books; Answer and ask questions; Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read; and Draw inferences on the basis of what is being said and done. Writing: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; Sequence sentences to form short narratives; Re-read writing to check it makes sense and make simple revisions; Discuss and evaluate what they have written with the teacher or other pupils; Speaking and Listening: Participate in discussion about what is read, taking turns and listening to what others say; Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and build vocabulary and knowledge; Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; Use spoken language to develop understanding; Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English; Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas in discussion, role-play and drama.

2. Year One Literacy Term 2 Hovis the Hedgehog Babushka Reading: Writing: Speaking and Listening: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; Sequence sentences to form short narratives ; Punctuate sentences correctly with finger spaces, capital letters and full stops Discuss written work with the teacher or other pupils. Write for different purposes including sharing information Applying phonic skills to writing Participate in discussion about what is read, taking turns and listening Ask relevant questions to extend understanding, build vocabulary and knowledge Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers Begin to predict outcomes of stories Answer questions related to non-fiction information Discuss written work with the teacher or other pupils. Increase familiarity with a range of stories; Explain and discuss understanding of books; Discuss the sequence of events in books; Be introduced to non-fiction texts that are structured in different ways;

3. Year One Literacy Term 3 The Lonely Beast Reading: Writing: Speaking and Listening: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; Sequence sentences to form short narratives ; Punctuate sentences correctly with finger spaces, capital letters and full stops Begin to use question marks Discuss written work with the teacher or other pupils. Writing character descriptions Applying phonic skills to writing Understand past and present tense- using -ed Listen to, discuss and express views about books at a level beyond that which they can read independently; Discuss the significance of the title and events; Link what they hear or read to own experiences; Explain understanding of what is read; Discuss the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related; Discuss favourite words and phrases; Answer and ask questions; Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read; Draw inferences on the basis of what is being said Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; Ask relevant questions to extend knowledge and understanding; Consider and evaluate viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others; Participate in discussions, performances, role play, improvisations and debate about what has been read; Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas.

4. Year One Literacy Term 4 Traditional Tales Reading: Writing: Speaking and Listening: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; sequencing sentences to form short narratives ; Punctuate sentences correctly with finger spaces, capital letters and full stops and question marks correctly Discuss written work with the teacher or other pupils. Writing character descriptions Write for different purposes including about fictional personal experiences, poetry, non-fiction and real events; Use prefixes and suffixes - relating Gpas learning to writing Listen to, discuss and express views about books at a level beyond that which they can read independently; Discuss the significance of the title and events; Link what they hear or read to own experiences; Explain understanding of what is read; Discuss the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related; Discuss favourite words and phrases; Answer and ask questions; Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read; Draw inferences on the basis of what is being said Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; Ask relevant questions to extend knowledge and understanding; Consider and evaluate viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others; Participate in discussions, performances, role play, improvisations and debate about what has been read; Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas.

5. Year One Literacy Term 5 Lila and the Secret of Rain Reading: Increase familiarity with a range of stories; Explain and discuss understanding of books; Discuss the sequence of events in books; Discuss favourite words and phrases; Be introduced to non-fiction texts that are structured in different ways; Answer and ask questions ; Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read; and Draw inferences on the basis of what is being said and done. Writing: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; Sequence sentences to form short narratives ; In narrative create settings, characters and plot; Write for different purposes including fictional narratives and information ; Reread writing to check it makes sense and make simple revisions ; Discuss and evaluate what they have written with the teacher or other pupils; and Read aloud what they have written with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear. Speaking and Listening: Participate in discussion about what is read, taking turns and listening to what others say Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and build vocabulary and knowledge Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers Articulate and justify answers and opinions Use spoken language to develop understanding Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English Participate in performances, role-play and improvisations Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas in discussion, role-play and drama

6. Year One Literacy Term 6 The Snail and the Whale’ Reading: Increase familiarity with a range of books; Explain and discuss understanding of books; Discuss the sequence of events in books; Answer and ask questions; Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read; Draw inferences on the basis of what is being said and done; and Express views and opinions about reading. Writing: Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally; Sequence sentences to form short narratives; In narrative create settings, characters and plot; Write for different purposes including about fictional personal experiences and fictional narratives; and Reread writing to check it makes sense and make simple revisions. Speaking and Listening: Participate in discussion about what is read, taking turns and listening to what others say; Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and build vocabulary and knowledge; Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; Articulate and justify answers and opinions; Use spoken language to develop understanding; Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English; Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas in discussion, role-play and drama.

7. Examples of Cross Curricular Literacy in Year 1 Writing Reading T1- Science-writing and finding information relating to the body and senses T2-Science-non- fiction writing relating to habitats and seasons T3-Geography- using geographical language. Place names using capital letters History- explorer- Amundsen/Scott T4-Maths and PE- positional language T5- Geography- place names and locations PSHE- feelings and solution to problems T6-Science-sea movement and tides Geography- recognising features of different continents History- Grace Darling Speaking and Listening : Sharing poems and songs related top stories and topics Listening to other stories using similar characters Making puppets and using drama to re-enact non- fiction events e.g. explorations and historical events PSHE- discussing feelings related to stories- excitement/happiness/loneliness etc. Sharing information verbally about facts We encourage children to explore texts related to areas which have been introduced through their core books poetry, including that from other countries, non fiction texts - scientific and historic exploration stories with similar characters but different outcomes stories and writing by the same author