VIPERS Progression Grid: Reception to Year 6

Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

To build up vocabulary Draw upon knowledge Discuss and clarify the Identify and discuss Identify the language Explore the meaning Explore the meaning
that reflects the of vocabulary in order meanings of words, the meaning of words conventions of non‐ of words in a given of words in different
breadth of their to understand the linking new meanings in context. fiction in relation to context within fiction contexts within fiction
experiences. text. Discuss word to known vocabulary. Identify words and the text type. and non‐fiction. and non-fiction.
To extend vocabulary, meanings, linking new Draw on what they phrases that capture Explain the meaning of Evaluate how authors Evaluate how and why
especially by grouping meaning to those already know, on the reader’s interest new words in context. use language to authors use language,
and naming, exploring already known. background and contribute to the Explain how words impact the reader. shades of meaning
Skills

the meaning and Discuss his/her information or known meaning of the text. and phrases capture Use age appropriate and a range of
sounds of new words. favourite words and vocabulary to discuss the reader’s interest dictionaries and figurative devices to
To use vocabulary and phrases a topic. and imagination and thesauri to check the impact on the reader.
forms of speech that Pupil can recognise how they contribute meanings of words. Use age appropriate
are increasingly some simple recurring to the meaning of the dictionaries and
influenced by their literary language in text. thesauri to check the
experiences of books stories and poetry. Use age appropriate meanings of words.
dictionaries
What does this word What does the word What does the word What do the words What do the words What do the words What do the words
mean? ………. mean in this ………. mean in this ...... and …… suggest ...... and …… suggest ...... and …… suggest ...... and …… suggest
Vocabulary

sentence? sentence? about the character, about the character, about the character, about the character,
Find and copy a word, Find and copy a word, setting and mood? setting and mood? setting and mood? setting and mood?
which means ………. which means ………. Which word tells you Which word tells you Which word tells you Which word tells you
What does this word What does this word that….? that….? that….? that….?
or phrase tell you or phrase tell you Which keyword tells Which keyword tells Which keyword tells Which keyword tells
about ………? about ………? you about the you about the you about the you about the
Which word in this Which word in this character/setting/moo character/setting/moo character/setting/moo character/setting/moo
Sample Questions

section do you think is section do you think is d? d? d? d?

the most important? the most important? Find one word in the Find one word in the Find one word in the Find one word in the
Why? Why? text, which means…… text, which means…… text, which means…… text, which means……
Which of the words Which of the words Find a word or phrase Find and highlight the Find and highlight the Find and highlight the
best describes the best describes the which shows/suggests word that is closest in word that is closest in word that is closest in
character/setting/moo character/setting/moo that……. meaning to……. meaning to……. meaning to…….
d etc? d etc? Can you think of any Find a word or phrase Find a word or phrase Find a word or phrase
Can you think of any other words the which shows/suggests which shows/suggests which suggests
other words the author could have that……. that……. that…….
author could have used to describe this? Can you think of any Can you think of any Can you think of any
used to describe this? Why do you think other words the other words other words
………. is repeated in author could have (synonyms) the author (synonyms) the author
this section? used to describe this? could have used to could have used to
Why do you think describe this? describe this?
………. is repeated in
this section?
 To begin to Discuss the link Make inferences on Draw inferences about Draw inferences about Draw inferences from Draw inferences
understand ‘why’ and between events and the basis of what is characters’ thoughts characters’ feelings within the text about across texts about
‘how’ questions. the text title. said and done in a and actions. and motives. themes and characters’
To answer ‘how’ and Demonstrate simple book he/she is reading Justify inferences with Justify inferences with characters’ and viewpoints, authors’
‘why’ questions about inference from the independently. a single piece of several pieces of authors’ viewpoints. viewpoints and
their experiences and text based on what is Modify their evidence from the text evidence from the text Justify inferences and themes.
in response to stories said and done. inferences by to support one specific to support one specific views with a variety of Justify their inferences
Skills

or events answering and asking point. point. references from and views with a
questions. across the text. variety of inferences
and views from across
texts and by
comparing sources
and considering the
reliability of
information.

Looking at the Why Why was……. Find and copy a group Find and copy a group Find and copy a group Find and copy a group
pictures) What might was…….feeling....... ? feeling……..? of words which show of words which show of words which show of words which show
they be feeling? How Why did ........... Why did ………… that... that... that... that...
do you know? happen? happen? How do these words How do these words How do these words How do these words
Inference

Why did………. say Why did ………. say make the reader feel? make the reader feel? make the reader feel? make the reader feel?
........ ? ……….? How do the How does this How does this How does this
Can you explain why Can you explain descriptions of paragraph suggest paragraph suggest paragraph suggest
......... ? why……….? ........show that they this? this? this?
What do you think What do you think the are How do the How do the How do the
the author intended author intended when ........ ? descriptions of descriptions of descriptions of
Sample Questions

when they said… ...... ? they said……….? How can you tell that ........show that they ........show that they ........show that they
How How does ………. make ....... ? are are are
does ......... make you you feel? What voice might ........ ? ........ ? ........ ?
feel? these characters use? How can you tell that How can you tell that How can you tell that
What was ...... ....... ? ....... ? ....... ?
thinking What impression of What impression of What impression of
when ...... ? ...... ...... ......
Who is telling do you get from these do you get from these do you get from these
the story? paragraphs? paragraphs? paragraphs?
What voice might What voice might What voice might
these characters use? these characters use? these characters use?
What was ...... What was ...... What was ......
thinking thinking thinking
when ...... ? when ...... ? when ...... ?
Who is telling Who is telling Who is telling
the story? the story? the story?
 To anticipate key Predict what might Predict what might Predict what may Predict what may Predict what may Predict what may
events and phrases in happen with happen with happen based on happen based on happen based on happen based on
rhymes and stories. responses linked to responses linked both what has been what has been their understanding their wider
To suggest how a the story characters closely to the story stated (obvious) and implied. of the content and understanding of
Skills

story might end. and plot. characters, plot and implied (less the themes within content and themes.
language read so far. obvious). the text.

What might happen Look at the book Look at the book From the cover what From the cover what From the cover what From the cover what
at the end of the cover/blurb –what cover/blurb –what do you think this text do you think this text do you think this text do you think this text
story? What might do you think this do you think this is going to be about? is going to be about? is going to be about? is going to be about?
happen in the story? book will be about? book will be about? What is happening What is happening What is happening What is happening
What might happen What do you think What do you think now? now? now? now?
next? will happen next? will happen next? What happened What happened What happened What happened
What makes you What makes you before this? before this? before this? before this?
think this? think this? What will happen What will happen What will happen What will happen
How does the choice How does the choice after? after? after? after?
Prediction

of character or of character or What does this What does this What does this What does this
setting affect what setting affect what paragraph suggest paragraph suggest paragraph suggest paragraph suggest
will happen next? will happen next? will happen next? will happen next? will happen next? will happen next?
What is happening? What is happening? What makes you What makes you What makes you What makes you
Sample Questions

What do you think What do you think think this? think this? think this? think this?
happened before? happened before? Do you think... will Do you think the Do you think the Do you think the
What do you think What do you think happen? Yes, no or choice of setting will choice of setting will choice of setting will
will happen after? will happen after? maybe? Explain your influence how the influence how the influence how the
What will happen What do you think answer using plot develops? plot develops? plot develops?
next? the last line evidence from the Do you think... will Do you think... will Do you think... will
suggests? What will text. happen? Yes, no or happen? Yes, no or happen? Yes, no or
happen next? What do you think maybe? Explain your maybe? Explain your maybe? Explain your
the last paragraph answer using answer using answer using
suggests? What will evidence from the evidence from the evidence from the
happen next? text text. text.
What do you think What do you think What do you think
the last paragraph the last paragraph the last paragraph
suggests? What will suggests? What will suggests? What will
happen next? happen next? happen next?
 To demonstrate Explain clearly their Explain and discuss Identify the language Identify the author’s Identify an author’s Identify how the same
understanding when understanding of what their understanding of conventions of non‐ message about the treatment of the same theme is represented
talking with others is read to them. books, poems and fiction in relation to the theme. theme across one or across texts and how
about what they have Express views about other material, both text type. Identify the structural several of their multiple themes are
read. events or characters. those that they listen to Identify the overarching conventions of non‐ books/poems. presented in longer
and those that they theme of a text. fiction in relation to Explain their thinking narratives.
read for themselves. Identify the structural the text type. through making Explain their thinking
conventions of non‐
Identify how the reference to key through making
fiction in relation to the
structure and details. Identify the reference to key
text type.
presentation of texts structural conventions details and
Identify how the
Skills

structure and contributes to the of non‐fiction in comparisons. Identify

presentation of texts meaning. relation to the text the structural
contributes to the type. conventions of non‐
meaning. Identify how the fiction in relation to
structure and the text type.
presentation of texts Identify how the
contributes to the structure and
meaning. presentation of texts
Distinguish between contributes to the
fact and opinion. meaning.
Explain

Distinguish between
fact and opinion.
Do you like this book? Who is your favourite Who is your favourite Why is the text Why is the text arranged Why is the text arranged Why is the text arranged
Why? character? Why? character? Why? arranged in this way? in this way? in this way? in this way?
Why do you think all Why do you think all What is the purpose of What structures has the What structures has the What structures has the
the main characters are the main characters are this text feature? author used? author used? author used?
girls/boys in this book? girl/boys in this book? Is the use of ..... What is the purpose of What is the purpose of What is the purpose of
Would you like to live in Would you like to live in effective? this text feature? this text feature? this text feature?
this setting? Why/why this setting? Why/why The mood of the Is the use of ..... Is the use of ....effective? Is the use of ....effective?
effective? The mood of the The mood of the
not? not? character changes
Sample Questions

The mood of the character changes character changes

Is there anything you Is there anything you throughout the text.
character changes throughout the text. Find throughout the text. Find
would change about would change about Find and copy the throughout the text. Find and copy the phrases and copy the phrases
this story? this story? phrases which show and copy the phrases which show this. which show this.
Do you like this text? Do you like this text? this. which show this. What is the author’s What is the author’s
What do you like about What do you like about What is the author’s What is the author’s point of view? point of view?
it? it? point of view? point of view? What effect does ..... What effect does .....
What effect does ..... What effect does ..... have on the audience? have on the audience?
have on the audience? have on the audience? How does the author How does the author
Which section was the How does the author engage the reader here? engage the reader here?
most interesting engage the reader here? Which words and Which words and
/exciting part? Which section was the phrases did ...... phrases did ......
most interesting/exciting effectively? effectively?
part? Which section was the Which section was the
most interesting / most interesting/
exciting part? exciting part?
 To describe main story Ask and answer ‘how’ Monitor their reading, Use contents and Use contents, indexes, Use skimming and Use skimming and
settings, events and and ‘why’ questions checking that words subheadings to locate glossaries and scanning to locate scanning to locate
principal characters. about what they have they have decoded relevant information. subheadings to locate information efficiently information selectively
read and know where make sense and fit in Identify a main topic specific information. across a range of and precisely across a
to look for with what they have to research, Use skimming and sources. range of sources.
information. already read. independently and scanning to locate Independently devise
Check that the text Identify key features through shared main ideas in the text. key questions and
makes sense to them in a non-fiction text reading. Independently identify identify themes to
as they read and go and use these to help key questions to research.
Skills

back to self-correct them find information. research about a

inaccurate reading. Remember significant topic.
Contribute ideas and events/key
thoughts to information from a
discussion, text that has been
remembering read to them or that
significant events/key they have read
information. independently.
Retrieval

What did you find What kind of text is What kind of text is How would you How would you How would you How would you
out? What can you see this? this? describe this describe this describe this describe this
on the front cover? Who did…..? Who did…..? story/text? What story/text? What story/text? What story/text? What
Where did…..? Where did…..? genre is it? How do genre is it? How do genre is it? How do genre is it? How do
When did…..? When did…..? you know? you know? you know? you know?
What happened What happened How did...? How How did...? How How did...? How How did...? How
when…..? when…..? often...? Who had...? often...? Who had...? often...? Who had...? often...? Who had...?
Why did ......... Why did ......... Who is...? Who did. .. Who is...? Who did. .. Who is...? Who did. .. Who is...? Who did. ..
Sample Questions

happen? happen? ? ? ? ?
How did… ... ? How did… ... ? What happened to ? What happened to ? What happened to ? What happened to ?
How many..... ? How many..... ? What does ..... do? What does ..... do? What does ..... do? What does ..... do?
What happened What happened How ..... is ......... ? How ..... is ......... ? How ..... is ......... ? How ..... is ......... ?
to……? to……? What can you learn What can you learn What can you learn What can you learn
about about about about
...... from this section? ...... from this section? ...... from this section? ...... from this section?
Give one example Give one example Give one example Give one example
of...... of...... of...... of......
The story is told from The story is told from The story is told from
whose perspective? whose perspective? whose perspective?
 To begin to be aware Recall a few basic Accurately recount the Summarise the main Make notes from one Summarise ideas, Summarise ideas,
of the way stories are features of age- main events in a wide idea/s within a source to answer key events and events and
structured. appropriate key range of age paragraph or section. questions through: information from the information from the
To follow a story stories, fairy stories appropriate stories, Make notes from one highlighting / text as a whole. text as a whole.
without pictures or and traditional tales, fairy stories and source to capture key recording key words Make notes from Make notes from
props. retelling them in order traditional tales. information about a and phrases; using several sources to several sources to
Skills

and identifying some Discuss the order of topic through bullet points, gather information. gather information.
Sequence (KS1) / Summarise (KS2)

characteristics. events in books and recording or diagrams, symbols, Explore and use their Explore and use their
explain how items of highlighting sentences abbreviations, mind- own techniques to own techniques to
information are / key words. mapping. make notes. make notes.
related. Summarise ideas from Refine notes by
across several disregarding irrelevant
paragraphs or information.
sections.
Can you order these Can you number these Can you number these Can you number these Can you number these Can you number these Can you number these
parts of the story? events 1-5 in the order events 1-5 in the order events 1-5 in the order events 1-5 in the order events 1-5 in the order events 1-5 in the order
What happened first, that they happened? that they happened? that they happened? that they happened? that they happened? that they happened?
next….? What happened after What happened after What happened after What happened after What happened after What happened after
…….? …….? .......? .......? .......? .......?
Sample Questions

What was the first What was the first What was the first What was the first What was the first What was the first
thing that happened in thing that happened in thing that happened in thing that happened in thing that happened in thing that happened in
the story? the story? the story? the story? the story? the story?
Can you summarise in Can you summarise in Can you summarise in Can you summarise in Can you summarise in Can you summarise in
a sentence the a sentence the a sentence the a sentence the a sentence the a sentence the
opening/middle/end opening/middle/end opening/middle/end opening/middle/end opening/middle/end opening/middle/end
of the story? of the story? of the story? of the story? of the story? of the story?
In what order do these In what order do these In what order do these In what order do these In what order do these
chapter headings chapter headings events come in the events come in the events come in the
come in the story? come in the story? chapter. chapter. chapter?
Sequence the key Sequence the key
events in the story. events in the story.
Queen Edith: Whole School Text Map
Here you will find our key reads for each year group. These are a mix of texts used for writing stimulus or reading for pleasure with the class teacher. The
development of reading fluency, confidence and understanding is a key priority at the Queens’ Federation. It is our aim to foster a lifelong love of reading
in all pupils and believe that reading is key for academic success. We aim to provide pupils with a literacy-rich environment, high quality texts and inspiring
learning opportunities.
Within Guided Reading sessions (Y2 upwards) we use shorter extracts to enthuse a love of reading for pleasure. These books are not listed below. Our
VIPERS progression is at the end of this document. TWS signifies a ‘Write Stuff’ unit linking to our writing scheme.

We’re Going on a The Very Hungry

Nursery Dear Zoo Little Red Hen Goldilocks Mr Gumpy’s Outing
Bear Hunt Caterpillar
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Key Reads Dear Zoo – Rod Little Red Hen Goldilocks and the three Mr Gumpy’s Outing – We’re Going on a Bear The Very Hungry
Campbell (traditional) bears (traditional) John Burningham Hunt – Michael Rosen Caterpillar – Eric Carle
Linked texts The birthday presents – Little Chicken Chicken – Bear stays up – Karma The Magic Bed - John Peace at last – Jill Murphy Brown bear, brown bear,
Paul Stewart and Chris David Martin Wilson Burningham what do you see? – Eric
Let’s go home little bear –
Riddell Carle
Lullabyhullaballoo! – Mick Bedtime little bear – John Come Away from the Martin Waddell
I love guinea pigs – Dick Inkpen Lancer Water - John Burningham From Head to Toe – Eric
Goodnight, sleep tight!
King-Smith Carle
Sleepy me – Marni McGee A brave bear – Sean Taylor Mr Gumpy’s Motorcar - Claire Freedman
Mog and the V-E-T – Judith John Burningham Augustus and his Smile-
Tom’s cat – Charlotte Brown bear, brown bear, Bear’s magic pencil –
Kerr Catherine Ryaner
Voake what do you see? – Eric Oi! Get off our train - John Anthony Browne
Kitten Day - Jan Ormerod Carle Burningham One Little Butterfly –
I am Duck – Louise Voce Oh where, oh where? John
Lesley Sims
Sleepy Kitten – Julie Scott Bears, bears and more Motor Miles- John Prater
My cat likes to hide in
bears – Jackie Morris Burningham The Very Busy Spider- Eric
Jamie and Vincent – boxes – Eve Sutton This is the bear and the
Carle
Pantellis Georgiou Different versions of Who sank the boat? - picnic lunch – Sarah Hayes
The mole who needed
Goldilocks Pamela Allen Who Goes Buzz? -Alison
Hairy Maclary from glasses – Adam Storer It’s a bear’s life – Anna
Boyle
Donaldson’s Dairy – Lynley Ice bear – Nicola Davies Wilson
Good morning chick –
Dodd Squash the Spider- Nick
Mirra Ginsburg Whatever next! Jill Murphy
Ward
Toffee takes a nap – Sally
Little mouse and the big
Chambers Tiny Creatures
red apple – A. H. Benjamin
Does a kangaroo have a
mother too? – Eric Carle
Incey Wincey Spider-
Penny Dann
Polar Bear, Polar Bear,
What do you hear? – Eric
Carle
Songs and How much is that doggy in Hickory dickory dock When Goldilocks went to Row, row row your boat Teddy bear, teddy bear Incey wincey spider
rhymes the window? I went to the farm the house of the bears Wheels on the bus turn around 10 fat sausages
One grey elephant A hedgehog is very prickly I’m a little teapot There were 10 in the bed There’s a tiny caterpillar on
Baa, baa black sheep Pirate ship Bear is sleeping a leaf

The Tiger Who Came

Nursery Train Ride The Tiny Seed
To Tea
The Gruffalo
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Alternate Spring 2 Alternate Summer 1 Summer 2
Class Reads The Train Ride – June The Tiny Seed – Eric The Tiger Who Came To The Gruffalo – Julia
Crebbin Carle Tea – Judith Kerr Donaldson
Linked texts Terrific Trains – Tony A little seed – John Augustus and his Smile - Tabby McTat – Julia
Mitton Mcilwain Catherine Rayner Donaldson
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Jasper’s Beanstalk – Nick Tigerella - Kit Wright The Gruffalo’s Child - Julia
Picnic – Ronda & David Butterworth Donaldson
I don’t want to have a bath
Armitage
Life as a sunflower – Little - Julie Sykes Zog - Julia Donaldson
Night flight for the little Nippers
I am a tiger – Karl Newson Hidden in the trees
red train – Benedict
Summer- Karen Byrant –
Blathwayt Animals of the night –
Mole
Brimax
That’s not my train –
What can you see in
Usborne Looking at Animals in the
summer? – Raintree
Trees – Moira Butterfield
Toot toot – Brian
Seasons on a farm – Acorn
Wildsmith
Kids in the garden
All aboard! – Corinne
Albaut
School bus saves the day -
Peter Bently and Louise
Conway
Trains – Usborne
Choo choo clickety clack –
Margaret Mayo

Poetry Down at the station 5 little seeds I’m a little teapot A snake is very hissy
Clickety clack 5 little peas Down in the jungle Gruffalo song
The food train
 The Three Billy Goats Little Red Riding
Reception The Enormous Turnip The Gingerbread Man The Snow Queen
Gruff
The Three Little Pigs
Hood
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Class Reads The Enormous Turnip The Gingerbread Man The Snow Queen (oral The Three Billy Goats The Three Little Pigs Little Red Riding Hood
(oral retelling) (oral retelling) retelling) Gruff (oral retelling) (oral retelling) (oral retelling)
Linked texts The Gigantic Turnip by The Happy Hedgehog Band The Emperor’s Egg by Troll Stroll by Elli Wooard The Three little Wolves What the Ladybird Heard
Alexei Tolstoy by Waddle & Martin Martin Jenkins and the Big Bad Pig by by Julia Donaldson
The Greedy Goat by Petr
Eugene Trivizas
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Percy The Park Keeper Lost and Found by Oliver Horacek Eric Carle Minibeast books
Cooper stories Nick Butterworth Jeffers Who’s Afraid of the Big
Troll by Julia Donaldson The Lost Words by Robert
Bad Book by Lauren Child
Oliver’s Vegetables by Biscuit Bear by Minnie The Polar Bear and the Macfarlene
Titu Troublesome Tooth by
Vivian French Grey Snow Cloud by Jane Stanley’s Stick by John
Linda Jennings A Dress with Pockets by
Cabrera Hegley
Oliver’s Fruit Salad By The Gingerbread Boy by Lilly Murray and Jenny
The Billy Goats Gruff by
Vivian French Ian Beck Little Penguin Lost by Tracy Lovlie
Jenny Graham
Corderoy and Gavin Scott
Starting School by Janet Wow Said the Owl by Tim Errol’s Garden by Gillian
and Allan Ahlberg Hopgood The Lights that Dance in Hibbs
the Night by Yuval Zommer
Wiffy Wilson The Wolf The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Sharing Shell by Julia
Who Wouldn’t go to By Henriette Barkaw Under the Same Sky by Donaldson
School by Caryl Hart Britta Teckentrup
 How Does Your
Year 1 Me, Myself and I Action & Adventure All Around the World Knights and Castles
Garden Grow?
Under The Sea
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Key reads The Gruffalo by Julia Traction Man by Mini Wombat Goes The Queen’s Hat by Jack and the Beanstalk The Storm Whale by
Donaldson Grey Walkabout by Michael Steven Antony (traditional) Benji Davies
Morpurgo
Linked texts Bold women in black Toys from the past TWS Travel Journal TWS Mini Rabbit Must Help by The Very Hungry Our Trip to the Woods
history – Little Leaders by John Bond Caterpillar by Eric Carle TWS
Leon and Bob by Simon Amazing Grace by Mary
Vashti Harrison
James Hoffman Shout Daisy Shout by Jane Oliver’s Vegetables by
Silly Billy by Anthony Simmons Alison Bartlett and Vivian
Floss the Playground Boss Toby’s Dollhouse by
Browne French
by Corinne Averiss Ragnhild Scamell George the Sun Safe
Augustus and his Smile by Superstar by Chantal
Tiddler by Julia Donaldson Rosie Revere, Engineer by
Catherine Rayner Fionda and Kathryn
Andrea Beaty
The Gotcha Smile by Rita Clifford
Phillips Mitchell The Truth About Old
People by Elina Ellis
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a
Friend by Melanie Watt
We are Family by Patricia
Hegarty
Grace and Family by Mary
Hoffman

Poetry Firework TWS When I am by myself? TWS

Some of our Bad Nana by Sophy Henn The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
Class Readers The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright and Jim Field There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson The Slightly Annoying Elephant by David Walliams Claude at the Circus by Alex T. Smith
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
 Up and Away: Flight
Year 2 The High Street Fairytales Fire and Ice Body Topic Nature Detectives
and Freedom
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Key Reads The High Street by Alice Collection of traditional Ice Trap by Meredith The Giraffe, The Pelly The Lorax by Dr Zeus James and The Giant
Melvin and alternative tales Hooper and Me by Roald Dahl Peach by Roald Dahl
Linked texts Jolly Pocket Postman (PoR) Rapunzel – Bethan Beginning History. The The Day the Crayons Quit – The Crow’s Tale – Naomi The Umbrella – Dieter and
– Allan and Janet Allberg Woolvin (PoR) Great Fire of London – Liz Oliver Jeffers TWS Howarth TWS Ingrid Schubert
Gogerly
You Can’t take an Elephant The Three Little Pigs - Usbourne Young Reading – Leaf (PoR) – Sandra
on the Bus – Patricia Traditional tale The Story of The Great Fire Florence Nightingale TWS Dieckman
Cleveland-Peck of London – Anita Ganeri
The Three Little Wolves Hoorah for Mary Seacole – Wright Brothers (The First
George’s Marvellous and the Big Bad Pig – Alex Little People, Big Dreams – Trish Cooke Flight)
Medicine - Roald Dahl Scheffler Ernest Shackleton
Solo: The Little Penguin -
Paul Geraghty
Stardust – Jeanne Willis
TWS
 How is France the
What did the Ancient Growing in
Year 3 Greeks do for us?
same and different Prehistory Beneath My Feet
Cambridgeshire
from England?
2022-2023 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 & 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Key Reads Greek Myths by Marcia A Walk in Paris by Skara Brae by Dawn Finch The Street Beneath my Pillow Talk by Roger
Williams Salvatore Rubbino Feet and The Skies McGough Poem
Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura Above my Eyes both by
The Firework Maker’s Charlotte Guillain and The Incredible Book
Daughter by Phillip The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Eating Boy by Oliver
Yuval Zommer
Pullman Jeffers
Linked texts EYEWITNESS Ancient This is Paris by Miroslav The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley RHS Under Your Feet: Soil, The No-Dig Children’s
Greece by DK Sasek Sand and Everything Gardening Book by Charles
UG by Raymond Briggs
Underground by RHS/ DK Dowding
Groovy Greeks by Terry FRANCE for Kids by Baby
The Savage Stone Age by Terry Deary
Deary Professor Under Earth by Aleksandra The Farm That Feeds Us: A
Prehistoric Mammals by Anne MCord Mizielinski and Daniel year in the life of an
Ancient Greeks by Ella in the Garden of
Mizielinski organic farm by Nancy
Stephanie Turnbull Giverny by Daniel Fehr and Little Explorer: Skara Bae by Louise Forshaw Castaldo
Monika Vaicenaviciene Above and Below: Dusk till
So You Think You’ve Got It The Stolen Spear by Saviour Pirotta Dawn by Harriet Evans and It all Starts with a Seed:
Bad? A Kid’s Life in Ancient The Magical Garden of
So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A Kid’s Life in Prehistoric Nic Jones How Food Grows by Emily
Greece By Chae Strathie Claude Monet by Laurence
Times By Chae Strathie Bone
Anholt A Rock is Lively by Dianna
You Wouldn’t Want to be
You Wouldn’t Want to be A Mammoth Hunter! by John Hutts Aston and Sylvia The Extraordinary
A Greek Athlete! By John Katie and the Waterlily
Malam Long Gardener by Sam
Malam Pond by James Mayhew
Boughton
The Rock Factory by Jacqui
You Wouldn’t Want to be Katie meets the
Bailey A Year on Adam’s Farm by
A Greek Slave! By John Impressionists by James
Adam Henson
Malam Mayhew How Animals Build by
Moira Butterfield and Tim Oliver’s Vegetables by
Icarus was Ridiculous by
Hutchinson Vivian French
Pamela Butchart
Hidden Under the Ground Usborne Atlas of Britain
by Peter Kent and Northern Ireland

Poetry The Puffin Book of Utterly Pillow Talk by Roger

Brilliant Poetry by Brian McGough
Patten
Year 4 Changes Roman Britain Across the Atlantic The Golden Islamic Age Race to the Pole The Great Outdoors
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Key Reads Window by Jeannie Roman Diary: The Jornal The Great Kapok Tree by Aladdin by Philip The Whale by Ethan & The Bluest of Blues:
Baker of Iliona by Richard Platt Lynne Cherry Pullman Vita Murrow Anna Atkins and the
First Book of
Photographs by Fiona
Robinson
Linked texts The Angel of Nitshill Road The Romans in Britain by The Butterfly Lion by Quentin Blake’s The Seven Tom Crean’s Rabbit by A Series of Unfortunate
by Anne Fine Pitkin Michael Morpurgo Voyages of Sinbad the Meredith Hooper Events by Lemony Snicket
Sailor
We’re All Wonders by R.J. Across the Roman Wall by Welcome to California by The World of Whales by The Boy Who Biked the
Palacio Theresa Breslin DoubleDay 1001 Inventions – National Darcy Dobell World by Alistair
Geographic Humphreys
Captain Scott: Journey to
Ramadan by Suhaib Hamid the South Pole by Adrian
Ghazi Bradbury
The Seven Voyages of
Sinbad the Sailor
How the Whale Became by
Ted Hughes
Year 5 Space Academy Ancient Britain Amazing Africa Climbing Mountains Ancient Egypt Mini Enterprise
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Key Reads Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Wolf Brother by Journey to Jo’Burg by Running on the Roof of The London Eye Mystery Floodland by Marcus
Boyce Michelle Paver Beverley Naidoo the World by Jess by Siobhan Dowd Sedgwick
Butterworth
Space Explorers by Libby Viking Boy by Tony Cleopatra Queen of
Jackson Bradman Egypt – a short
biography for children
Linked texts Survival in Space by David Anglo-Saxon Boy by Tony Little Leaders. Visionary Life in the Freezer by Fantastically Great Women Be a Young Entrepreneur
Long Bradman Women around the world Alastair Fothergill Who Made History’ by by Adam Sutherland
by Vashti Harrison Kate Pankhurst
The Mysteries of the You Wouldn’t want to be Weather by Brian Cosgrove The Startup Squad by Brian
Universe by Will Gater an Anglo-Saxon Peasant by African designs by Rebecca Discovering Tutankhamen Weisfeld
River Journey by Fiona
Jacqueline Morley Jewel ‘s Tomb by Juliet Kerrigan
Space by Peter Bond Macdonald The Ultimate Muffin Book:
Everything: Anglo-Saxons: Masai and I by Virginia My best book of Mummies Recipes for Sweet and
The Moon by Leslie Sims Oranges in No Man’s Land
Unearth history with facts, Kroll by Philip Steele Savory Muffins by Bruce
by Elizabeth Laird
photos and fun! by Weinstein & Mark
The Story of Nelson Pyramid of Secrets By Jim
National Geographic Kids The Boy at the Top of the Scarbrough
Mandela: A Biography Eldridge
Mountain by John Boyne
My Story – Viking Blood by Book for New Readers by
Ancient Egypt by George
Andrew Donkin Floyd Stokes
Hart
Invasion. Let the battle The Zoo by Anthony
Mummies, Tombs and the
Begin by June Crebbin Browne
afterlife by Elspeth Graham
Freedom for Bron: The Boy Wild Life: The
Tales from Ancient Egypt
Who Saved a Kingdom by Extraordinary Adventures
by George Hart
N S Blackman of Sir David Attenborough
by Leisa Stewart -Sharpe
The Vikings everything you
need to know by Philip National Parks of the USA
Steele by Chris Turnham
Vikings by Jane Bingham

Poetry Space Poems and Rhymes The Malfeasance poem by

chosen by Grace Jones Alan Bold
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
by Maya Angelou
 Fairgrounds and
Year 6 World War Two South America Fairtrade Buddhism
Fairytales
Cambridge
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Key Reads Anne Frank by Josephine The Explorer by One Plastic Bag by The Mysteries of Harris A collection of twisted Wonder by R J Palacio
Poole and Angela Barrett Katherine Rundell Isatou Ceesay Burdick by Chris Van tales.
Allsburg Go Big: The Secondary
Goodnight Mister Tom by Wonder Garden by
A range of Choose Your School Survival Guide by
Michelle Magorian Jenny Broom How to Live Forever by
Own Adventure stories. Matthew Burton
Colin Thompson
Linked texts When the Sky Falls by Phil Holes by Louis Sachar The Abominable Snowman The Chronicles of Harris Instructions by Neil The Cambridge Scene by
Earle by R A Montgomery Burdick by Chris Van Gaiman M.G. Graham-Cameron
The Island by Armin Greder
Allsburg
Skyward: The Story of Journey Under The Sea by The Errand by Leo LaFleur Victorian Cambridge by
On the Origin of the
Female Pilots in WW2 by R A Montgomery The Iron Horse by R.M. & Adam Oehlers Glynn Thomas
Species by Sabina Radeva
Sally Deng Ballantyne
Lost In Lion Country by The Atlas of Fairy Tales by You Are Awesome: Find
Darwin’s Tree Of Life by
My Secret War Diary by Blair Polly & D M Potter Uncle Montague's Tales of Claudia Bordin Your Confidence and Dare
Michael Bright & Margaux
Flossie Albright Terror by Chris Priestley to be Brilliant at (Almost)
Carpentier Pirate Island by Blair Polly Grimm Tales: For Young
Anything by Matthew Syed
The Diary of Anne Frank & D M Potter Short and Scary by Louise and Old by Phillip Pullman
What Mr Darwin Saw by
(Abridged for young readers) Cooper Other texts:
Mick Manning & Brita In The Magician’s House by Hansel & Gretel by Neil
Mistakes That Worked by
Anne Frank’s Diary. The Granstrom Blair Polly & D M Potter Buddhist Stories by Anita Gaiman
Charlotte Foltz Jones
Graphic Adaptation by Ari Ganeri
Other texts: Explore Fairtrade by Jillian The True Story of The
Foldman The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
Disasters by David Burnie Powell The Story of the Buddha by Three Little Pigs by Jon
Now or Never: A Dunkirk Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Scieszka Hair in Funny Places by
Journey to the River Sea by My Chocolate Bar and
Story – Bali Rai Babette Cole
Eva Ibbotson other foods by Helen Buddhist Temple by Angela Snow White in New York
Other texts: Greathead Wood by Fiona French
Volcano Eruption by
Letters from the Lighthouse
Richard and Louise Brazil. The Land and the Buddhism: Yuranan’s Story A Postcard from Prison
by Emma Carroll
Spilsbury People by Susie Brooks by Holly Wallace TWS
I, Spy: a Bletchley Park
Fire, friends or Enemy by The True Cost of Food by The Buddhist World by Other texts:
mystery by Rhian Tracey
Kaleidoscopes Katie Dicker Anne Bancroft #Goldilocks by Jeanne
After the War: From Willis
Volcano by Dorling Other texts:
Auschwitz to Ambleside by
Kindersley My T-Shirt and other foods The Three Little Wolves
Tom Palmer
by Helen Greathead and the Big Bad Pig by
I Wonder Why Volcanoes
Battle of Britain by Gillian Eugene Trivizas & Helen
Blow Their Tops by Rosie The True Cost of Fashion
Clements Oxenbury
Greenwood by Louise Spilsbury
Ethel and Ernest by Seriously, Cinderella is so
Pompeii The Lost City by World Issues. Fair Trade?
Raymond Briggs Annoying by Trisha
Fiona Macdonald by Adrian Cooper
Shaskan
The Trenches by Jim Eldridge
Earthquakes & Natural Mortal Engines by Philip
Wonders Reeve
 The Day War Came by Nicola Fearsome forces of nature Here We Are by Oliver Honestly, Red Riding Hood
Davies by Anita Ganeri Jeffers was Rotten by Trisha
Shaskan
See inside The Second World Three Monsters by David The Book of Hopes by
War by Rob Lloyd Jones and Mckee Katherine Rundell Goldilocks and the Just
Maria Cristina Pritelli One Bear by Leigh
Girls by Lauren Lace & There's a Boy in the Girls'
Hodgkinson
D-Day by Michael Noble Jenny Lovlie Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Hansel & Gretel by
WW1 Intro:
Anthony Browne
One Minute's Silence
by David Metzenthen Once Upon a Dream, A
War Horse by Michael Twisted Tale by Liz
Morpurgo Braswell
Poppy Field by Michael As Old As Time, A Twisted
Morpurgo Tale by Liz Braswell
War Girls by Adèle Geras Explore Fairgrounds by
Jane Bingham
Roller Coasters from
Concept to Consumer by
Kevin Cunningham
High Speed Thrills by
Nathan Lepora
How Things Work by
Scholastic

Poetry Wait For Me by Konstantin Moth by Isobel Thomas The Hope-O-Potamus by Revolting Rhymes by Roald
Simonov Greg James & Chris Smith Dahl