Cumbria Grid for Learning

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Year 1

Year 1 Narrative

Narrative
16-17 weeks

UNIT 1
Stories with familiar settings *
(4 weeks or 2 x 2 weeks)

UNIT 2
Stories from a range of cultures/Stories with predictable and patterned language *
(4 weeks or 2 x 2 weeks)

UNIT 3
Traditional and fairy tales * (includes plays)
(4-5 weeks or 2-3 + 2 weeks)

UNIT 4
Stories about fantasy worlds *
(4 weeks or 2 x 2 weeks)

Non-fiction
12 weeks

UNIT 1
Labels, lists and captions *
(1 week)

UNIT 2
Instructions *
(2 weeks)

UNIT 3
Recounts, dictionary *(2 weeks)

UNIT 4
Information texts *(5 weeks)

UNIT 5
Recount(fact and fiction) *
(2 weeks)

Poetry
6 weeks

UNIT 1
Using the senses *
(2 weeks)

UNIT 2
Pattern and rhyme
(2 weeks)

UNIT 3
Poems on a theme
(2 weeks)

Book Trusted unit - 'PLUM'

Additional text-based units


UNIT 1 A day in the life of an RSPCA inspector * (2 weeks)	UNIT 2 The story of Jake and Bones (2 weeks)

Numbers of weeks identified for each unit are suggestions only