GUNTER PRIMARY SCHOOL

ENGLISH MODULES – YEAR 2

TERM 1: GREAT BRITISH EVENTS TERM 2: THE GRUFFALO TERM 3: AFRICA
NARRATIVE TRADITIONAL TALES-FAIRY TALES STORIES WITH RECURRING LITERARY TRADITIONAL TALES – MYTHS
(4 WEEKS) LANGUAGE (CREATION STORIES)
(4 WEEKS) (4 WEEKS)
Suggested final Write a re-telling of a traditional story. Use familiar story as a model to write a Write a creation myth based on ones read
written outcome new story. e.g. how the zebra got his stripes.
NON-FICTION EXPLANATION RECOUNT INSTRUCTIONS EXPLANATIONS REPORT
(2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (4 WEEKS)

Suggested final Links to Science PoS: Write a first person Write a series of Produce a flowchart, Assemble information on a subject, sorting
written outcome Following practical recount retelling fiction based ensuring content is and categorising information; use
tasks, produce a historical events, using instructions (e.g. clearly sequenced. comparative language to describe and
simple flowchart or adverbs of time to aid How to trap an differentiate.
cyclical diagram and sequencing and ogre’) including
record a series of maintaining consistency diagrams.
sentences to support in tense and person.
the explanation.
POETRY VOCABULARY STRUCTURE – VOCABULARY STRUCTURE – VOCABULARY TAKE ONE POET –
BUILDING CALLIAGRAMS BUILDING CALLIGRAMS BUILDING POETRY
(2 WEEK) (2 WEEKS) (1 WEEK) (1 WEEK) (1 WEEK) APPRECIATION
(1 WEEK)
Suggested outcome Read, write and Write own calligrams Read, write and Write own Read, write and Research a
perform free verse. based on single perform free verse. calligrams (shape perform free verse. particular poet.
words/shape poems. poems) Personal responses
to poetry and recite
familiar poems by
heart.

ENGLISH MODULES – YEAR 1

TERM 1: EXPLORERS TERM 2: WE ARE INVENTORS (TOY TERM 3: OUR WONDERFUL WORLD
GUNTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
STORY)
NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY FICTION – STORIES STORIES WITH PREDICTABLE TRADITIONAL TALES – FAIRY
REFLECTING OWN EXPERIENCE PHRASING STORIES
(4 WEEKS) (6 WEEKS – 3+3 WEEKS) (6 WEEKS – 3+3 WEEKS)
Suggested final Write a series of sentences to retell events Write simple sentences using pattern Write re-telling of a traditional story.
written outcome based on personal experience. language, words and phrases taken from
familiar stories.
NON-FICTION LABELS, LISTS & RECOUNT REPORT INSTRUCTIONS REPORT EXPLANATIONS
CAPTIONS (3 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS) (2 WEEKS)
(1 WEEK)

Suggested final Write labels and Write a simple first A simple non- Produce a flowchart, A simple non- Draw pictures to
written outcome sentences for an in- person recount based chronological report ensuring content is chronological report illustrate a simple
class on personal experience with a series of clearly sequenced. with a series of process and prepare
exhibition/museum using adverbs of time sentences to sentences to several sentences to
display. to aid sequencing. describe aspects of describe aspects of support the
the subject; the subject; explanation.
distinguish between distinguish between
a description of a a description of a
single member of a single member of a
group and the group group and the group
in general. in general.
POETRY VOCABULARY STRUCTURE – VOCABULARY STRUCTURE – VOCABULARY TAKE ONE POET –
BUILDING RHYMING COUPLETS BUILDING RHYMING BUILDING POETRY
(1 WEEK) (2 WEEKS) (1 WEEK) COUPLETS (1 WEEK) APPRECIATION
(1 WEEK) (1 WEEK)
Suggested outcome Read, write and Recite familiar poems Read, write and Recite familiar Read, write and Research a
perform free verse. by heart. Create perform free verse. poems by heart. perform free verse. particular poet.
rhyming poems. Personal responses
to poetry and recite
familiar poems by
heart.
Literature Spine
Owl Babies, Billy’s Beetle, Rainbow Fish, Not Now Bernard, The Gruffalo, Dogger