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St James Catholic

Primary School

In the loving peace, justice and joy of Jesus, we achieve.

Year 1

Year Group: 1 

Number of texts: x11 (2 per half term) 

Books: 

  • The Gruffalo

  • The Emperor’s Egg 

  • The Lonely Beast 

  • How To Wash A Woolly Mammoth

  • Whatever Next

  • Peace At Last

  • The Snail and The Whale

  • Pattan’s Pumpkin 

  • How To Tame A Unicorn

  • Where the Wild Things Are

  • Old Enough to Save the planet 

Genres to cover: 

Possible theme weeks over the year: 

  • Black History Week – October  

  • Remembrance – November  

  • Christmas – December 

  • Holy Week – April  

 

  • Story - E 

  • Description - E 

  • Poetry - E 

  • Recount - I 

 

  • Letter – I 

  • Instruction - I 

 

 

Autumn 1 
8 weeks 

Autumn 2 
7 weeks 

Spring 1 
5 weeks 

The Emperor’s Egg

 - Recount - I 

 

The Gruffalo 

- Character description - E 

- Setting description - E 

 

Poetry – Free verse Alphabet Poems - E

 

 

 

 

The Lonely Beast

- Description-E 

- Diary-E 

- Letter-E/I 

 

How to wash a Woolly Mammoth 

- Instructions - I           

 

            

 

 

 

Whatever next! 

- Story - E 

 

Peace at Last 

- Story – E 

 

 

Poetry – Concrete Poems - E 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2 
5 weeks 

Summer 1 
7 weeks 

Summer 2 
7 weeks 

The Snail and the Whale

- Story - E

- Recount - I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pattan’s Pumpkin

 

- Setting Description-I/E 

- Recount-E 

- Letter-I 

 

How to Tame a Unicorn

- Instructions - I

 

Where the Wild Things Are

- Setting description - E

- Character Description - E

 

Old Enough to Save the Planet 

- Letter - I

 

 

 

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