Planning and Activities
Fiction
English Year 1 Spring Traditional Tales and Fables
Sharing and Retelling
Explore traditional tales, Dragon Dinosaur, The House that Jack Built, Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone and Chicken Licken. Write and punctuate sentences with ‘and’ and ‘because’.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Sequence and discuss an oral story and a picture book story
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
This is the House that Jack Built by Simms Taback
Websites
Dragon Dinosaur (Hamilton Storytelling Video) from https://player.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Essential Resources
Dragon Dinosaur Illustrations (see resources)
Unit 2 SPAG: Write sentences and join clauses with and
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 3 Comprehension: Read, listen to and discuss traditional tales
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
This is the House that Jack Built by Simms Taback
Websites
Hamilton Animated Tale: Chicken Licken from https://player.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Group Readers
The Mouse, The Frog and The Little Red Hen
Group Readers
The Mouse, The Frog and The Little Red Hen
This is a rhyming version of the traditional tale with quirky illustrations guaranteed to make you smile. The ending will please children who may be reading this simple text for the first time.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
Unit 4 SPAG: Writing punctuated statements and questions
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone by Fiona French
Websites
Hamilton Animated Tale: Chicken Licken from http://player.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Group Readers
The Mouse, The Frog and The Little Red Hen
Group Readers
The Mouse, The Frog and The Little Red Hen
This is a rhyming version of the traditional tale with quirky illustrations guaranteed to make you smile. The ending will please children who may be reading this simple text for the first time.
You can purchase printed copies of this Group Reader from Hamilton Education.
Unit 5 Composition: Retell a familiar story
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Resources
Chicken Licken resources (see resources)
Zig-zag book instructions and invitation (see resources)
Reading Aloud resource (see resources)