This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to explore and model the events and characters that feature in traditional tales written as fables to teach the reader a moral lesson. The class can suggest and illustrate how a fable might change with some other characters and story settings.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Select and change some of the main characters in a retelling of a traditional fable story to illustrate how the narrative events might alter

Town and Country Mouse

Dramatise and retell a traditional story with animal characters that has been written as a fable to teach the reader a moral lesson related to the story narrative

The Dove and the Ant

Plan and write a story with animals as the central characters based on a fable read by the class which is used to teach the reader a moral lesson about life

  • Word Matching

    Word Matching

    Identify, match and record the initial sounds that have been used in a range of cvc words beginning with different letters

  • Family Toys

    Family Toys

    Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time

  • Subtraction Digits

    Subtraction Digits

    Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations

  • Family Experiences

    Family Experiences

    Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family