Whole School Mixed Age Curriculum Map (Y1/2, Y3/4, Y5/6)
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15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Labels and captions, posters, informal letters
Letters, diaries, captions, fact file on buses
Posters, lists, postcards, wanted posters, information report, short stories
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Future aspirations, a set of instructions, poems, travel blogs/vlogs, persuasive speeches, letters
List poems, non-chronological reports (animals), chronological reports (life-cycles), character descriptions, protest signs
Writing in role, commands, how to guides
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Posters, letters of advice, poems, descriptions, writing in role, recipes
Posters, guides, captions, letters, speech bubbles, retellings, short report
Simple explanations, speech bubbles, setting descriptions, thought bubbles
This is me! Posters, letters of advice, factual descriptions, logbooks, scripts
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
Letters, interviews, lists, instructions
Short guide, thought bubbles, awards, letter, predictions, congratulations cards
Labels, memories poems, interviews, photo album captions, 'Wish you were here' postcards
Writing in role, optional diary, letter of advice, short explanation
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Character descriptions, retellings, advice letter, instructions, fact-file
Setting and character descriptions, labels, diary entry, postcard, captain's log, instructions, dialogue
Setting description, additional scene, description of magical piece of furniture, lists
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Persuasive posters, warning posters (instructional writing), speech bubbles, letters of advice, certificates
Labels, captions, character comparisons, thought and speech bubbles, a fact file
Labels, character comparisons, character descriptions, building descriptions, posters
Short explanation, advertisement, letter of advice, school report card (character description), invention description
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Wanted poster, summary, emails, character description, recipes
Captions, information writing, letters, warning poster, labels
Wanted posters, letters, character descriptions, captions
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Writing in role, notes of advice, missing posters, diary entries, letters of thanks
Labels, thank you notes, speech bubbles, advice postcards, instructions
Narrative re-telling (including dialogue), thought bubbles, informal letters
Factual descriptions, advertisements, explanations, poetry
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Questions, speech bubbles, letters, lists
Speech bubbles, letters of advice, postcards, writing in role, retellings, information poster
File of fears entry, letters seeking and giving advice, oral retellings
Wanted posters, letters, retellings, speech bubbles, retellings from another point of view
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Letters, setting descriptions, instructions, narrative (retelling), pamphlets, posters
Danger posters, setting descriptions, character descriptions, information reports, postcards
Dragon guide and encyclopaedia, letters of advice, dragon machine explanation, shopping list, description, letters in role
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
List of rules, letters, postcards, character descriptions
Letter asking for help, note of advice, instructions, menu, speech bubble, journey map, thought bubble
Wishes, commands, thought bubbles, labels and adverts
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Descriptions, adverts / market stall pitches, letters of advice, postcard in role
Book of sticks' entry, speech bubble, thought bubble, postcard
Metaphor poetry, simple character descriptions, interview questions, senses poetry, advert, advice slips, letter
Instructions, persuasive poster, setting descriptions, captions, postcards, diary entry
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Persuasive poster, performance reviews, setting description, thought bubbles / diary entry, dialogue
Lonely hearts advert character description, thought bubbles, diary entries, message in a bottle setting description
Dialogue, postcard, character description, diary entry, poetry, letter of advice
Information booklets, retelling from a different perspective, letters, tourist guides
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Recount (diary entry), character descriptions, wanted posters, new chapter, instructions (recipes), letters
Instructional writing (escape plan, experiment), descriptions, advertisements, letters of advice, dialogue
Poetry, future dreams and aspirations, setting description, letter of advice, paper aeroplane message, character description, speech
Shared poem, diary entry, persuasive poster, letter of explanation, discussion
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Letters, voting slips, dialogue, poetry, birds-eye view descriptions, persuasive speeches
Descriptive poems, postcards (recount), dialogue, setting descriptions as a letter, retellings
Setting descriptions, diaries, letters, thought bubbles
Setting descriptions, advertisement/poster, retelling, instructional flyer, online response, dialogue
14 Sessions, 3 Weeks
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
18 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
Descriptive passage, writing in role, 'how to' guide (instructions), letter, discussion
Letters, diary entries, character and setting descriptions, non-chronological reports
Short news report, diary entry, character description, advert
Expedition proposals, persuasive letters, letters, diary entries, poetry, speech bubbles
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Setting description, short first person narrative, dialogue, action scene
Persuasive letters and letters of advice, diary entries, weather reports, advertisements, dialogue
Lost posters, dialogue, setting and character descriptions, ledger entries, instructions, letters of warning
Non-chronological reports, instructions, character descriptions, diary entry, newspaper reports and posters
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Warning poster, warning announcement, alternative ending, performance poetry, letter of apology
Retellings, recounts (postcards),setting descriptions,diary entries, instructions
Thought bubbles, speech, simple leaflet
Poems, setting descriptions, diary entries, dialogue, letters of thanks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
Poetry, setting descriptions, formal letters, dialogue (as a script)
Dialogue, diary entry, re-telling (oral dictation), mini-autobiography, fact-file
Diary entry, instructions, letter, description, speech
Character description, diary entry, recount
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
18 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Persuasive posters, information leaflets, postcards, diary entries, wishes, setting descriptions
Explanatory poster, letter, short explanatory paragraph
Character descriptions, short news report, letter of advice, diary entry, menu (using descriptive devices), logbook entry
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Writing in role, information reports, adverts, formal letters
Informal letters, factual statements, future aspirations, postcard, diary entry, a speech, quotations
Letters, first person recount, diaries, letters, posters, reports
Descriptive labels, diary entry in role, descriptive poems, 'good news' posters
11 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Job applications, advertisements, setting descriptions, letter in role
Postcard, dialogue, retelling, description
Character introductions, letter of advice, descriptive poem, SOS message, identification label
Character and setting descriptions, dialogue, instructions (directions), letter
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Retelling, character description, book review
Informal letters, explanatory leaflets, list poems, dictionary of terms, postcard predictions, comparison texts
Postcards, setting descriptions, non- chronological reports, message in a bottle letters
Packing lists (justifications), letters (formal and informal), setting descriptions, interviews, diaries, dialogue
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Poem, eyewitness report, an imaginary conversation, writing in role
Performance poetry, explanatory descriptions
Detective notes, 'wanted' poster, letter, action scene, poetry, dialogue
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Newspaper headlines, news report, persuasive speeches, diary narratives from a particular point of view, diaries, debate
Fact files, journalistic writing, setting descriptions, letters of advice, persuasive speeches
Promises, extended thought bubble, diary entry, leaves for a 'mood tree', letter in role, figurative captions, poem to summarise the story
Welcome guide, description, letter of advice, analysis, comparison, diary entry in role, imagined conversation
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
Instructions, poster, missing scene, diary, newspaper, debate
Setting description, character descriptions /comparisons, diary entry, dialogue
Poetry in the form of an ode, soliloquy, setting descriptions, diary entries, additional chapter, non-chronological reports
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Diary entries, formal letters, guides / non-chronological reports, adverts, official paperwork, lost tags
Adverts, short news reports, protest banners, writing in role
Posters, diary entries, case notes, letters, dialogue (quotations), character descriptions, fact files, persuasive speeches
Short/'instant' non-narrative poem, explanation, dialogue, postcard, letter of advice, description in the form of a letter, recount, narrative poem
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
Warning poster, diary entry, dialogue, villain's lair advert, character description, missing narrative
Epitaph, glossary, letter of advice, dialogue, recount, chracter and setting description, summarising captions, obituary
Retelling from a particular viewpoint, analyses, dialogue
Formal letters, retellings, character descriptions
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
Resistance recruitment posters, diary entries, journalistic pieces, persuasive leaflets, fictional biographical paragraph
Informal letters, contrasting diary entries, survival guides, eyewitness reports, story summaries
Character descriptions, flashbacks, diary entries in role, short autobiographies
Letters, short descriptions, extended diary entries, obituary, optional opinion piece
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
18 Sessions, 4 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Character Description, Police Report, Setting Description, Newspaper Article, Dialogue, Formal Persuasive Letter
Debate, opinion piece (blog post), diary entry, newspaper report, non-chronological report, poetry
Proposal to NASA, information labels, short explanation, NASA log of Mars landing, news report
Reported speech, speech and thought bubbles, description, recount in role, letter to a newspaper editor
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
18 Sessions, 4 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
20 Sessions, 4 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Speeches (proclamation, persuasive, soliloquy), diary entry, dialogue, missing scene, postcard, advertisement
Poetry, informal message, formal letter, short information text, diary entry, narrative and action scenes, tweet
Letters, character descriptions, diaries, poster, short playscripts, short report
Informal letter, diary entry, formal letter, advice, (optional poem and personal response)
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Letter, explanation, persuasive poster, persuasive speech, simple poem
Character profile, figurative descriptions, dialogue, monologue, logbook entry, scientific report
Artwork description, thought bubble, diary entry, research notes, non-chronological report (in letter form)
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Non-chronological reports, job adverts, formal persuasive letters, informal letters, diary entries, character descriptions, opinion pieces
Formal letters, diary entries, balanced arguments, speeches, short news report
Diary entry, journalistic writing, flashback narrative, speech, discussion, letter, film critique
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
17 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
16 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Discussion / debate, character comparisons, dialogue, email in role, setting description, advice letter, action scene, book review
Descriptive story opening, informal note of advice, formal letter in role, descriptive retelling, conversation between characters, book review
Warning posters, packing lists, journalistic writing, formal letters, non-chronological reports, narrative retellings
Poster, retellings, formal report, character descriptions, diary entries, formal letters
12 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Letter, poetry, passage of direct speech, diary entry, story ending
Horror film poster, figurative writing, character/setting descriptions, old English letter, dialogue
Police report, diaries, letters, narratives, dialogue, setting descriptions, advice notes, character descriptions, oral debate
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
2 x Reading Leaves
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
10 Sessions, 2 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
Character descriptions, reports, letters, advertising leaflet, balanced report
Summaries, analysis and performances
Letters, diaries, information leaflets, instructions
Diary entries, explanations (sci experiment), dialogue, non-chronological reports
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks
15 Sessions, 3 Weeks