English Long Term Plan – Year 3/4 Rotation A

Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Autumn A / Stories by the same author
Essential books:
I’ll Take you to Mrs Cole by Nigel Gray & Michael Foreman
Dinosaurs & All that Rubbish by Michael Foreman
Grammar includes:
Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions; using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause; using and punctuating direct speech / Recounts
Essential books:
The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean
Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
Grammar includes:
Using adverbs and adverbials (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs); creating complex sentences; using commas after or before phrases and clauses; using and punctuating direct speech / Creating images
Essential books:
Wind Poems by Christina Rossetti
Hamilton Animated Text
Various poems provided
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by using and recognising adjectives, nouns and adverbs; understanding and using adverbials and fronted adverbials; using and understanding grammatical terminology
Stories in Familiar Settings
Essential books:
Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry’s Birthday Party by Francesca Simon
Grammar includes:
Using and recognising nouns, adjectives and prepositional phrases; using adverbs; using adverbs and prepositions to express time and place / Information texts
Essential books:
The Kingfisher Book of Music- published by Kingfisher Children’s Book of Music -pub by Dorling Kindersley Usborne Introduction to Music: Internet Linked by Eileen O’Brien
Grammar includes:
Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions; using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time & cause; using grammatical terminology / Poetic form: Syllabic poems
Essential books:
Various poems provided
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by beginning to recognise the concept of a verb and by choosing and using powerful verbs; understanding and using adverbs, adverbials and fronted adverbials.
Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Spring A / Stories about times past
Essential books:
The Pearl Diver by Julia Johnson
A Gift of the Sands by Julia Johnson
Grammar includes:
Using and punctuating direct speech, indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns / Instructions and explanations
Essential books:
The Usborne Complete Book of Art ideas by Fiona Watt or close alternative
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by beginning to recognise the concept of a verb and by choosing and using powerful verbs; choosing nouns and pronouns for clarity and to avoid repetition / List poems and kennings
Essential books:
A variety of poems selected from The Works
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical categories: noun, adjective, verb, adverb and preposition, using prepositions to express time or place, writing sentences with more than one clause using a wider range of connectives
Stories from other cultures
Essential books:
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
The Tiger Child by Joanna Troughton
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology, specifically using and recognising adjectives, nouns and prepositional phrases; using prepositions to express time, place and cause / Persuasive writing
Essential books:
The Rainbow Bear by Michael Morpurgo
Zoo by Anthony Browne
The Ice Bear by Nicola Davies
Grammar includes:
Learning the grammar for Years 3 and 4 in Appendix 2, using and punctuating direct speech, using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense / Poems to perform
Essential books:
Poems to Perform: A Classic collection, chosen by Julia Donaldson
Grammar includes:
Choosing and using pronouns appropriately for cohesion and to avoid repetition, using possessive apostrophe with singular and plural nouns
Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Summer A / Myths and legends
Essential books:
The Orchard Book of Greek Myths by Geraldine McCaughrean
Greek Myths by Marcia Williams
The Hamilton Book of Traditional Tales
Grammar includes:
Using powerful verbs/ beginning to recognise the concept of a verb; understanding that writing can be 3rd or 1st person; using and punctuating direct speech / Chronological reports
Essential books:
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Who Was Rosa Parks? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Grammar includes:
Reinforcing understanding of past and present tenses, using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense, using and punctuating direct speech, revising conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
/ Nonsense poetry
Essential books:
A variety of poems selected from The Works
Grammar includes:
Recapping on grammar terminology from Year2 and using and understanding KS2 grammar terminology – particularly word classes: noun, adjective, verb, adverb, pronoun, identifying and using fronted adverbials, using commas after fronted adverbials
Plays and Dialogues
Essential books:
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Plays for children: The Witches, adapted by David Wood
Other plays for children adapted from Roald Dah
Grammar includes:
Understanding and using adverbs; using and punctuating direct speech; using powerful verbs; using and understanding grammatical terminology / Non-chronological reports
Essential books:
The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
Wolves by Emily Gravett
Top Gun of the Sky by Martin Bradley
Grammar includes:
Presenting tense of verbs, extending range of sentences with more than one clause and using a wide range of conjunctions, including those expressing time, place and cause / Poetry by heart
Essential books:
Off By Heart – Poems for YOU to remember chosen by Roger Stevens
Grammar includes:
Using and understanding LKS2 grammar accurately and appropriately, choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition, identifying and using fronted adverbials, using commas after fronted adverbials, using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause

English Long Term Plan – Year 3/4 Rotation B

Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Autumn B / Fables
Essential books:
Aesop’s Fables by Michael Rosen
Grammar includes:
Recognising simple sentences; beginning to recognise (Year 3) or revise (Year 4) compound and complex sentences; using conjunctions to express time or cause; learning how to use dialogue punctuation (Year 3) or revise this
(Year 4) / Recounts
Essential books:
Little Mouse’s Book of Fears by Emily Gravett
Grammar includes:
Understanding grammatical terms: verb, noun, adjective, adverb, using adverbs and adverbials (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs), using past tense, begining to understand the perfect form of verbs / Humorous poems
Essential books:
The Truth about Teachers by Paul Cookson et al
The Works chosen by Paul Cookson
Read Me and Laugh chosen by Gaby Morgan
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by beginning to recognise the concept of a verb and by choosing and using powerful verbs; understanding and using adverbs, adverbials and fronted adverbials; using and understanding grammatical terminology
Stories from other cultures
Essential books:
Africa is not a Country by Margy Burns Knight
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters retold by John Steptoe
The Pot of Wisdom – Ananse Stories retold by Adwoa Badoe
Grammar includes:
Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although, using fronted adverbials, using commas after fronted adverbials, using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause / Information texts
Essential books:
DK Children’s Book of Sport
Grammar includes:
Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions; using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause; using grammatical terminology
Letters
Essential books:
The Christmas Story Hamilton Group Reader
Dear Father Christmas by Alan Durant
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by beginning to recognise the concept of a verb and by choosing and using powerful verbs; using the perfect form of verbs / Performance poems
Essential books:
Various performance poems provided
Grammar includes:
Using and recognising nouns, adjectives and adjectival phrases; using conjunctions to express time or cause; using possessive apostrophe with singular and plural nouns
Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Spring B / Stories about imaginary worlds
Essential books:
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Grammar includes:
Introducing the idea of tense in verbs; using pronouns for cohesion and to avoid repetition and ambiguity; using dialogue punctuation / Non-chronological reports
Essential books:
Selection of Harry Potter books by J K Rowling
Grammar includes:
Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause: compound and complex sentences; using commas after or before phrases and clauses; using pronouns to avoid repetition or ambiguity and to add clarity and cohesion / Traditional poems
Essential books:
Going to the Fair by Charles Causley
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems
Grammar includes:
Using adverbs and fronted adverbials; using commas after fronted adverbials; using grammatical terminology correctly and with confidence
Fairy stories and playscripts
Essential books:
Beware of the Storybook Wolves, by Lauren Child
The Pea and the Princess, by Mini Grey
The Princess and the Pea, by Lauren Child
Grammar includes:
Using past tense and the perfect form of verbs, using pronouns for cohesion and to avoid repetition and ambiguity, using dialogue punctuation / Persuasive writing
Essential books:
Advertisements in magazines and on TV
Grammar includes:
Using a wide range of connectives to extend sentences to include more than one clause; using conjunctions; using commas after or before phrases and clauses; using and punctuating direct speech / Shape poems: Playing with form
Essential books:
I Like this Poem by Kaye Webb
Read Me, Read Me First and The Works
are desirable
Grammar includes:
Using possessive apostrophe with singular/plural nouns; extending the range of sentences with more than one clause; using a wide range of conjunctions
Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry
Summer B / Adventure Stories
Essential books:
The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith
Grammar includes:
Extending sentences using adverbials and fronted adverbials; using commas to separate fronted adverbials; using and punctuating direct speech; using a wide range of connectives to create sentences with more than one clause / Instructions and explanations
Essential books:
Various instruction and explanation texts provided
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by beginning to recognise the concept of a verb and by choosing and using powerful verbs; understanding that writing can be first or third person; using and understanding grammatical terminology / Traditional poems
Essential books:
A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Grammar includes:
Introducing the idea of tense in verbs; using prepositions to express time or place; writing sentences with more than one clause using a wider range of connectives
Myths and legends
Essential books:
How to Catch A Mermaid by Jane Ray
The Seal Children by Jackie Morris
Beowulf retold by Michael Morpurgo
Grammar includes:
Using powerful verbs and adjectives, using the present perfect rather than simple past tense, understanding that writing can be 3rd or 1st person, using and punctuating direct speech, using apostrophes in possessives / Non-chronological reports
Essential books:
Selection of websites about computer games
Grammar includes:
Using the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause; using commas after or before phrases and clauses; using pronouns to avoid repetition or ambiguity and to add clarity and cohesion / Creating images
Essential books:
Window by Jeannie Baker
Various poems - provided
Grammar includes:
Using grammatical terminology specifically by using and recognising adjectives, nouns and adverbs; understanding and using adverbials and fronted adverbials; using and understanding grammatical terminology