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English: Reading, writing & oracy primary

Our English curriculum helps develop confident readers, writers and speakers – building accuracy, creativity and voice, creating strong foundations in language and literature.
  • National curriculum aligned
  • Sequenced, flexible, adaptable
  • Grammar, spelling and handwriting
  • Rich, diverse texts

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Year 2 units

Reading, writing & oracy

  1. 1

    'Yoshi the Stonecutter': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  2. 2

    'Otherwise': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  3. 3

    'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  4. 4

    Monster pizza: instructions writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  5. 5

    'The Planet in a Pickle Jar': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  6. 6

    The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    9 lessons
  7. 7

    'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  8. 8

    Atinuke and other authors: information text

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  9. 9

    'The Magic Box': reading imaginative poetry

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  10. 10

    Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    9 lessons
  11. 11

    'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  12. 12

    School trip: recount writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  13. 13

    'Don't Cross the Line!': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  14. 14

    'Lucky Dip': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  15. 15

    'And Tango Makes Three': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  16. 16

    'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  17. 17

    Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  18. 18

    Florence Nightingale: diary writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  19. 19

    'The Children of Lir': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  20. 20

    Humorous poetry

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  21. 21

    'Grandad's Island': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  22. 22

    Spoken language: sharing your opinion

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  23. 23

    Sharing our opinions: agreeing and disagreeing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons
  24. 24

    'Leaf': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    3 lessons

Year 3 units

Reading, writing & oracy

  1. 1

    Developing reading preferences in year 3

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  2. 2

    'Mulan': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  3. 3

    'The BFG': reading and narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  4. 4

    The Portia Spider: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  5. 5

    Poet focus: 'Werewolf Club Rules' by Joseph Coelho

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  6. 6

    'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  7. 7

    'Swallow's Kiss': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  8. 8

    'The Pebble in my Pocket': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  9. 9

    'The Moon Dragons': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  10. 10

    Oral storytelling

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  11. 11

    'The Iron Man': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  12. 12

    'The Iron Man': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  13. 13

    How Bees Make Honey: explanation text

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  14. 14

    'Anansi and the Antelope Baby': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  15. 15

    'The Journey': diary writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  16. 16

    'The Sheep Pig': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  17. 17

    'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  18. 18

    King Tut or Healthy Lifestyle: non-chronological report

    2 options
    Reading, writing & oracy

    Healthy Lifestyle: non-chronological report

    10 lessons

    King Tut: non-chronological report

    10 lessons
  19. 19

    'Rushing Rivers': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  20. 20

    Mummification: explanation text

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  21. 21

    'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    9 lessons
  22. 22

    'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  23. 23

    Poetry inspired by big and small objects: understanding form

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  24. 24

    'Varjak Paw': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  25. 25

    The Stone Age: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  26. 26

    'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  27. 27

    Introduction to speeches

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  28. 28

    Reading and performing scripts

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons

Year 4 units

Reading, writing & oracy

  1. 1

    Developing reading preferences in Year 4

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  2. 2

    'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  3. 3

    Anglerfish: non-chronological report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  4. 4

    'Hansel and Gretel': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  5. 5

    'Little Red Riding Hood': journalistic report

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  6. 6

    'The Borrowers': narrative writing and reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    11 lessons
  7. 7

    'A Christmas Carol': narrative writing and reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    15 lessons
  8. 8

    'El Deafo': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  9. 9

    'Walter Tull's Scrapbook': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  10. 10

    'Into the Forest': diary writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  11. 11

    John Lyons poetry

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  12. 12

    Healthy eating adverts: persuasive writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  13. 13

    'A Journey through Greek Myths': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  14. 14

    'Jabberwocky': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    13 lessons
  15. 15

    The digestive system: explanation writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  16. 16

    'Escape from Pompeii': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  17. 17

    Weather: descriptive writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  18. 18

    'The Wild Robot': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  19. 19

    Ancient Greeks or Anglo-Saxons: non-chronological report

    2 options
    Reading, writing & oracy

    Ancient Greeks: non-chronological report

    10 lessons

    Anglo-Saxons: non-chronological report

    10 lessons
  20. 20

    'Arthur and the Golden Rope': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  21. 21

    'The Happy Prince': narrative writing and reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  22. 22

    'Greenling': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  23. 23

    'Whale Rider': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    15 lessons
  24. 24

    Poetry inspired by weather

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  25. 25

    Speeches

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  26. 26

    'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  27. 27

    'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  28. 28

    Getting ready to debate

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  29. 29

    Poet focus: 'Overheard in a Tower Block' by Jospeh Coelho

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons

Year 5 units

Reading, writing & oracy

  1. 1

    Developing reading preferences in Year 5

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  2. 2

    'How To Train Your Dragon': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  3. 3

    'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    16 lessons
  4. 4

    'Crazy about Cats': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  5. 5

    The aye-aye or wild cats: non-chronological report

    2 options
    Reading, writing & oracy

    The Aye-Aye: non-chronological report

    12 lessons

    Wild Cats: non-chronological report

    12 lessons
  6. 6

    The Titanic: journalistic report writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  7. 7

    Introduction to debate

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  8. 8

    'The Viewer': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  9. 9

    Poetry by Valerie Bloom

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  10. 10

    'The Unforgotten Coat': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  11. 11

    'The Highwayman': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    17 lessons
  12. 12

    Poetry about personal experiences

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  13. 13

    'The Listeners': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  14. 14

    School uniform: persuasive letter writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  15. 15

    'Mirror': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  16. 16

    Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': narrative and soliloquy writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    17 lessons
  17. 17

    'Front Desk': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  18. 18

    'Front Desk': persuasive letter writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  19. 19

    'Oliver Twist': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  20. 20

    'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  21. 21

    The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  22. 22

    'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  23. 23

    Harriet Tubman: biographical writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    8 lessons
  24. 24

    Poetry inspired by animals

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  25. 25

    'Wonder': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  26. 26

    Successful speeches

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons

Year 6 units

Reading, writing & oracy

  1. 1

    Developing reading preferences in Year 6

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  2. 2

    Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  3. 3

    'The Final Year': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  4. 4

    'Sherlock Holmes': descriptive and letter writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    16 lessons
  5. 5

    'Coming To England': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  6. 6

    Debating important topics

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  7. 7

    Charles Darwin: biographical writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  8. 8

    Pandas or Antarctic animals: non-chronological report

    2 options
    Reading, writing & oracy

    Antarctic animals: non-chronological report

    12 lessons

    Pandas: non-chronological report

    12 lessons
  9. 9

    'Blackberry Blue': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    4 lessons
  10. 10

    'Girl of Ink and Stars': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  11. 11

    'Shackleton's Journey': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  12. 12

    Climate emergency: journalistic report writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    9 lessons
  13. 13

    Poetry about migration

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  14. 14

    The Empire Windrush: diary writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  15. 15

    The Empire Windrush: essay writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    6 lessons
  16. 16

    'Beowulf': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  17. 17

    'Beowulf': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  18. 18

    'When Stars are Scattered': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  19. 19

    'A Kind of Spark': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  20. 20

    'A Kind of Spark': narrative writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    15 lessons
  21. 21

    'When the Sky Falls': reading

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons
  22. 22

    'When the Sky Falls': narrative and journalistic report writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    10 lessons
  23. 23

    Polar regions: essay writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  24. 24

    Poetry of place

    Reading, writing & oracy
    12 lessons
  25. 25

    Early Islamic civilisation: essay writing

    Reading, writing & oracy
    7 lessons
  26. 26

    'No Country' and 'Frizzy': graphic novels exploring identity and belonging

    Reading, writing & oracy
    11 lessons
  27. 27

    'Cloud Busting': book club

    Reading, writing & oracy
    2 lessons
  28. 28

    Talking transitions

    Reading, writing & oracy
    5 lessons

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