Curriculum Map Overview for Writing Year Group Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 YR The children sometimes give meaning to marks as they draw and paint. The children develop their ability to give meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint. Write their own name Write their own name Oral segmentation focus The children use some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence They link sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet. The children use some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence They write labels and captions. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others They attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible. The children use phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also some irregular common words. They join words and join sentences using and They sequence sentences to form short narratives The children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible. They simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others They attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts They join words and join sentences using and They sequence sentences to form short narratives
Y1 Stories with familiar settings Labels, lists and captions Using the senses poetry Stories from a range of cultures/stories with predictable and patterned language Instructions Pattern and poetry Traditional and fairy tales (including plays) Recounts , dictionary work Information texts Recount (fact and fiction focus) Poems on a theme Stories about fantasy worlds Y2 Stories with familiar settings Instructions Traditional tales Patterns on the page poetry Explanations Different stories by the same author Really looking poetry Information texts Extended stories by a significant author Silly stuff poetry Non-chronological reports Y3 Stories with familiar settings Shape poetry and calligrams Reports Dialogue and plays Myths and legends Poems to perform Instructions Adventure and mystery Language play Authors and letters Information texts Y4 Stories with historical settings Creating images Recounts – newspapers and magazines Information texts Stories set in imaginary worlds Explanation texts Exploring poetry form Stories form other cultures Persuasive Stories which raise issues and dilemmas Plays Y5 Novels and stories by significant children’s authors Instructions Traditional tales, fables, myths and legends Poetic style Stories from other cultures Recounts Older literature Classic and narrative poems Film narrative Choral and performance Dramatic conventions Persuasive writing Y6 Fiction genres Short stories with flashbacks Biography and autobiography The power of imagery Journalistic writing Argument Persuasion Reading and writing non fiction Reading and writing narrative and plays Finding a voice Reading and writing non fiction Extending narrative Authors and texts Formal and impersonal writing