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Traditional Tales

This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to read and answer comprehension questions about the structure and format of a range of stories with traditional narrative sequences. The class can select and suggest the narrative sequence of events might continue and develop in each story.

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of the traditional story about the Billy Goats Gruff

Hansel and Gretel

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of a traditional story about what happened to the characters of Hansel and Gretel

Ugly Duckling

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of a traditional story about an ugly duckling character

Frog Prince

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of the traditional story about the frog prince

Princess and the Pea

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of the traditional story about what happened to a princess character

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Read and answer a range of comprehension questions to explore the structure and content of the traditional story about the character of Goldilocks

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    Investigate and model how to use mental calculation techniques when working with concrete objects and diagrams to identify pairs of numbers that make sums to twenty