Medium Term Plan
Literacy
Interest(s) theme
Pirates.
Beginning on:
th
th
or event
Children’s personal interests.
5
January – 6
February 2013
Intended Learning Outcomes
Possible Activities and Experiences
Assessment
(Aspects and objectives from areas of
(What will the children do? Add
Opportunities
Learning and Development)
timings as relevant)
To describe a pirate.
Describe characters. (Wk 1)
Look at pictures of Pirates, read pirate
To use new words to describe
stories and talk about what pirates are
a pirate.
like. Write ch’s ideas, suggestions on a
character picture for pirate display. Add
new words to word wall.
Shows awareness of rhyme and
Singing nursery rhymes, missing out
To join in rhyme activities.
alliteration. (Wk 1)
words. Pass a rhyme around the circle.
Saying silly sentences.
To point to words and follow
Knows that print carries meaning and
Guided Reading – developing book
them in a book.
follows from L-R and top to bottom.
skills, differentiating between pictures
(Wk 2)
and words, identifying on page and
following, using some story language.
Grandparents visit to read with the
To listen and enjoy stories.
Listens to stories. (Wk 2)
children.
To give meaning to marks.
Children write lists of food, drink and
Ascribes meaning to marks in
To understand what a list is.
things the pirates will need to take on
different places. (Wk 3)
To write a list.
their voyageur.
Children write instructions how to make
pirate drink ‘Grog’.
Listens to and joins in with stories and
To join in with pirate poems.
Listen to pirate rhymes and songs,
poems. (Wk 3)
repeat and recite with actions.
To say what marks are.
Children draw treasure maps on old
Sometimes gives meaning to the
To talk about their treasure
paper, making marks to represent
marks they make. (Wk 4)
map (using new words).
caves, swamps, palm trees etc. ch talk
about their maps to adults / friends,
saying where the treasure is buried.
Bird week – ticklists of birds we see in
Ascribes meaning to marks in
To make marks.
garden / draw and write about birds.
different places. (Wk 4)
Recognises rhythm in spoken words.
Talk for writing –
children learn the
To say how to be a perfect
(Wk 5)
non-fiction instructions for ‘how to be a
.
pirate
perfect pirate’. Use to write instructions.
Sometimes gives meaning to the
To copy some letters from
Wow books – children’s learning
marks they make. (Wk 5)
name.
photograph, writing name.
To write name indep.
Joins in with repeating phrases in
Ongoing during story time, encouraging
stories. (Wk 1-5)
children to join in with repeating
phrases.
Bold font – focus on pupil progress.