KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of narrative, which was explored in the prior unit 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'. Pupils will broaden their reading experiences to a richer, higher quality text. They will explore some of the precise and ambitious vocabulary used in the text and build their understanding through summarising the story verbally. This unit prepares pupils to analyse a character in more depth, which will be explored in the future unit, 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar', a narrative written from a character's perspective.

1. Character, setting and plot in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'
2. Exploring vocabulary in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'
3. The theme of collaboration in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'

• Opportunities to listen to a range of stories beyond a level at which they can read independently
• Apply phonics knowledge to decode unfamiliar words.
• Read some common exception words.
• Ability to express their likes and dislikes about a text.
• Ability to explain their opinion using 'because'.
• Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
• Ability to discuss the use of rich vocabulary and their meanings
• Have some pleasure, motivation and interest in books
• Ability to talk about character, setting, plot and theme of a book