Reading
Our school Phonics programme is Read, Write, Inc. Find out more about our Phonics curriculum and how we teach it here.
EYFS: Nursery
Books covered in story-time include:
Autumn 1
Once There Were Giants
Little Red Riding Hood
Chapatti Moon
Two Homes
Elmer and the Rainbow
Talk through Stories: Five Minutes' Peace
Autumn 2
Leaf Man
The Gingerbread Man
Dear Santa
We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt
Talk through Stories: Room on the Broom
Spring 1
The Gruffalo's Child
Polar Bear Island
Walking through the Jungle
Maisy's Chinese New Year
Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree
Talk through Stories: The Scarecrows' Wedding
Spring 2
The Rainbow Fish
Sharing a Shell
Lucy and Tom at the Seaside
Sally and the Limpet
Talk through Stories: Frockodile
Summer 1
Farmer Duck
Jasper's Bean Stalk
That's not a Daffodil
Jack and the Beanstalk
Oliver's Vegetables
Talk through Stories: Six Dinner Sid
Summer 2
Each Peach Pear Plum
Fairytales
My Monster and Me
Postman Bear
Talk through Stories: Zog
EYFS: Reception
Books covered in story-time include:
Autumn 1
Dogger
Family and me!
Litterbug Doug
The Tiny Seed
The Can Caravan
Talk through Stories: Five Minutes' Peace
Autumn 2
Tree
Festival of Colours
The Jolly Christmas Postman
The Gruffalo
Room on the Broom
Talk through Stories: Winnie the Witch
Spring 1
Blue Penguin
The Lonely Polar Bear
Tango makes Three
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
Talk through Stories: Lost and Found
Spring 2
Splash, Anna Hibiscus
Clean Up
Julian is a Mermaid
Mix It Up
Talk through Stories: The Rainbow Fish
Summer 1
What the Ladybird Heard
Old Mikamba Had a Farm
My Nana's Garden
The Growing Story
Made About Minibeasts!
Talk through Stories: Farmer Duck
Summer 2
Ruby's Worry
Cinderella
Fairytales
Amazing
Talk through Stories: There's a Snake in my School
Year 1 - Talk Through Stories Curriculum
Autumn 1
A Little Bit Brave
The Koala Who Could
Anna Hibiscus Song
There’s a Snake in My School
Poetry: Five Little Senses
Autumn 2
The Squirrels who Squabbled
Winnie the Witch
One Snowy Night
On the Way Home
Poetry: Say a Poem
Spring 1
Supertato
The Invisible
Tom's Magnificent Machines
Poetry: Say a Poem
Spring 2
Ravi’s Roar
Slug Needs A Hug
Billy and the Dragon
The Lion Inside
Poetry: Say a Poem
Summer 1
Billy and the Beast
The Wall and the Wild
The Scarecrows’ Wedding
The Extraordinary Gardener
Poetry: Say a Poem
Summer 2
Zog
Tiddler
The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark
Billy Monster’s Daymare
Poetry: Say a Poem
Year 2
Autumn 1
Book studies include:
Where can we go?
The Secret of Black Rock
The Proudest Blue
Poetry: The Rhythm of Life
Autumn 2
Book studies include:
The Hodgeheg
Coming to England
The Dark
Poetry: The Owl and the Pussycat
Spring 1
Book studies include:
The Lost Homework
Charlotte’s Web
Where the Wild Things Are
Poetry: From a Railway Carriage
Spring 2
Book studies include:
Barbara Throws a Wobbler
Wild
Lord of the Forest
Summer 1
Book studies include:
The Kindest Red
Marv and the Pool of Peril
One World
Summer 2
Book studies include:
Bugs Save the World
Storm in a Jar
Lubna and Pebble
Finn’s Little Fibs
Poetry: Dinosaur Rap
Year 3
Autumn 1
Book studies include:
Stone Age Boy
The Accidental Prime Minister
Poetry: An Emotional Menagerie
Autumn 2
Book studies include:
Anisha Accidental Detective
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Rhythm of the Rain
Poetry: The Sound Collector
Spring 1
Book studies include:
Little People, Big Dreams: Emmeline Pankhurst
What makes your body work?
Up and Down in the Dirt
Poetry: My Shadow
Spring 2
Book studies include:
Little People, Big Dreams - David Attenborough
It was a Dark and Stormy Night
Poetry: The Ted Hughes Collection
Summer 1
Book studies include:
Boss of the Underworld
Shirley vs The Green Menace
The Magic Finger
Poetry: What is Pink?
Summer 2
Book studies include:
Wildsmith
Leon and the Place Between
The Invisible Boy
Poetry: Courage Out Loud
Year 4
Autumn 1
Book studies include:
The Land of Roar
The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess
The Tunnel
Autumn 2
Book studies include:
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Man who Walked between the Towers
Poetry: A Poem for Every Question
Spring 1
Book studies include:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Wild Robot
Poetry: The Magic Box
Spring 2
Book studies include:
Tuesday
Varjak Paw
Poetry: Tyger, Tyger
Summer 1
Book studies include:
The Legend of Podkin One Ear
Call Me Lion
Poetry: Troglodytic Owner-Occupier
Summer 2
Book studies include:
The Boy at The Back of the Class
The Varmints
Year 5
Autumn 1
Book studies include:
Who Let the Gods out?
Coraline
Can You Get Rainbows in Space?
Poetry: The Highwayman
Autumn 2
Book studies include:
The Island at the Edge of the Night
Earth Shattering Events
Poetry: Cloud Soup
Spring 1
Book studies include:
El Deafo
Murder for Two
Poetry: Inside Out and Back Again
Spring 2
Book studies include:
Leeds Books Awards Shortlisted Books
Poetry: Jabberwocky
Summer 1
Book studies include:
The Viewer
The Boy in the Tower
Poetry: Rhythm and Poetry
Summer 2
Book studies include:
Holes
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover
Poetry: Rhythm and Poetry
Year 6
Autumn 1
Book studies include:
Vi Spy Licence to Chill
Young, Gifted & Black
Poetry: Be the Change: Poems to Help You Change the World
Autumn 2
Book studies include:
Wonder
Absolutely Everything! A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things too Numerous to Mention
Spring 1
Book studies include:
Wolf Brother
The Place for Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation
Poetry: Overheard in a Tower Block
Spring 2
Book studies include:
Amazing Muslims that Change the World
Summer 1
Book studies include:
The Fossil Hunter
Summer 2
Book studies include:
The Hunger Games
The Illustrated Mum
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Poetry: The Listeners