Literacy

Module 3

What traditional stories and story characters do we know?

We explored some of the different traditional / fairy stories we know and found some we didn't know. We wrote lists of the characters we knew, using our phonics to sound out the words.

Drawing Club - The Magic Porridge Pot

As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Magic Porridge Pot' .

We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.

Vocabulary focus.

enchanted conversation endless despair

cease covered steaming gloopy

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The WIzard

The wizard is making potions, I wonder what he put in it?

Drawing Club - The Enormous Turnip

As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Enormous Turnip' .

We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.

Vocabulary focus.

resistance struggle famished emerging

forceful beckon colossal victorious

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Setting: The Enormous Turnip

I wonder how we could get the enormous turnip out of the ground?

The turnip zombie smells the soup and is coming…I wonder what it looks like?

Drawing Club - The Emperor's New Clothes

As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Emperor's New Clothes' .

We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.

Vocabulary focus.

grand loom fabric parade

weave vain ignorant emperor

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The Emperor

I wonder what the Emperor imagines the clothes to look like?

I wonder what other clothes the weavers might make?

Drawing Club - Hansel and Gretel

As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'Hansel and Gretel'.

We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences using sentence stems,

Vocabulary focus.

confectionary wicked double scary

cauldron swish piercing innocent

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Setting: The Witch's Cottage

I wonder what might be in the cauldron?

Drawing Club - Rumplestiltskin

As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'Rumpelstiltskin'. We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences using sentence stems.

Vocabulary focus.

astonished delighted miller greedy

boast servant imp cunning

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Rumplestiltskin

I wonder where Rumpelstiltskin lives?

Drawing Club - Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year

As part of our inquiry into the Lunar New Year, we read the story of Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year.

Vocabulary focus.

banquet slurped scrumptious lip-smacking

embellishments vanished breath-taking astonishing

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Winnie and Wilbur

Character: Chinese Dragon

EYFS - Module 3 - Stay and Learn - Drawing Club

We were excited for parents to join us at Drawing Club to explore the story Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year. Parents joined in with our lessons and had a go at drawing their own Chinese dragon and write a caption. We then made dragons together.

Chinese New Year Wishing Tree

We wrote wishes for the wishing tree as part of our Chinese New Year Celebrations.

Literacy - Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Module 4

Drawing Club - Adventure to the Past - Road Runner

We went back in time to watch an old cartoon called Road Runner. We thought it was very funny!

Vocabulary focus.

speedy zooming boulder accident

slinky ambush escape patient

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Road Runner

Setting: I wonder where Coyote lives?

I wonder what Coyote could leave out to trick Road Runner?

Drawing Club - The Odd Egg

We are developing our independence in writing our sentences in Drawing Club.

Vocabulary focus.

emerge incubate demolish armour

fracture flourish plume cherish

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Duck and his egg

Duck finds another egg, I wonder it will look like?

Crack Crack, the egg is hatching… I wonder what the new baby creature is.

My pet

As part of our line of inquiry into animals, we talked and wrote about the pets we have at home or at family member houses. If we don't have a pet, we drew and wrote about a pet we would like to have.

DM - Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

The Bog Baby

We listened to the story of The Bog Baby. Some of us chose to write about him in our independent writing.

DM - Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Drawing Club -

We travelled back in time and watched an episode of Popeye, we are really enjoying the old cartoons!

Vocabulary focus.

gulp down muscular weakness crush

explode rapid superhuman dreadful

DM - C&L - • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Popeye

Setting: I wonder what the Spinach factory looks like?

I wonder what is so heavy that Popeye can't pick it up?

Drawing Club - Yucky Worms

As part of our learning about minibeasts, we listened to the story of Yucky Worms. This is part fiction and part non-fiction as we learnt lots of new facts about worms as the story unfolded about a boy and his grandma

Vocabulary focus.

emerge incubate demolish armour

fracture flourish plume cherish

DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The Worm

I wonder what other minibeats might be in the garden?

I wonder where else the worm might travel to?

Drawing Club - The Pink Panther

We travelled back to the past to another cartoon - this time The Pink Panther

Vocabulary focus. clumsy spodge comical active

oblivious reveal furious stamp

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The Pink Panther

I wonder what Pink Panther's car will look like?

Pink Panther has another friend with a colour in its name. I wonder who they are?

Drawing Club - The Hairy Toe

We enjoyed listening to the story The Hairy Toe about a monster who has come to find his lost toe. We are trying really hard with our independence in writing sentences by ourselves.

Vocabulary focus. windy furry ancient fearful

undercover creep distant swirling

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The Monster

I wonder what trap the old woman could set to catch the monster?

I wonder where the monster will keep his toe once he got it back?

Module 5

Drawing Club - Mr Gumpy's Motor Car

Linked to our inquiry into cars past and present, we read the story Mr Gumpy's Motor Car about a man who went on a journey with his animal friends.

Vocabulary focus. squelched volunteered bogged down

vintage motor chugged trotter

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Mr Gumpy

Setting: Mr Gumpy's Car

I wonder which other passengers Mr Gumpy will pick up on his next journey?

Drawing Club - Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Linked to our inquiry into cars past and present, we read the story Mr Gumpy's Motor Car about a man who went on a journey with his animal friends.

Vocabulary focus. toodle pip persistent dedicated anxious

down-hearted avoid endless dwelling

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Mrs Armitage's Bike

I wonder... What features can she add to her bike?

I wonder... Who will she visit the next day?

Drawing Club - The Train Ride

Linked to our inquiry into trains past and present, we read the story The Train Ride about a girl and her mum who visited her Granny at the beach. We also enjoyed the song version.

Vocabulary focus. shunting depart noticing standstill

hauling grinning intrepid reflection

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Setting: The Train

I wonder what might live in the dark tunnel?

The train is too slow, I wonder what we can do to speed it up?

Drawing Club - Emma Janes Aeroplanes

Linked to our inquiry into transport we have read the story 'Emma Janes Aeroplanes'.

Vocabulary focus. swoops accelerate loop the loop drizzle

glide dazzling downpour fearless

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

I wonder what special feature she could add to her aeroplane.

I wonder how she could protect her plane from a storm.

Drawing Club - Astro Girl

Linked to our inquiry into transport we have read the story 'Emma Janes Aeroplanes'.

Vocabulary focus. planet rocket asteroid telescope

astronaut gravity diverse space

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Astro Girl

I wonder what her space craft might look like?

I wonder what Astrid might see in space?

Independent Writing

As part of our writing development, we write sentences based on a picture at the beginning of every day. We are applying our knowledge well and can write sentences that are readable by others.

ELG - Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed. • Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters. • Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others.

Drawing Club - Captain Pugwash

Linked to our inquiry into boats and pirates, we took a journey to the past to watch Captain Pugwash!

Vocabulary focus. observe nervous careful munch

joyful hoist lost beware

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The Dragon

I wonder what his map looks like?

Module 6

Drawing Club - Batfink

We adventured into the past and watched one of the Batfink cartoons as a stimulus for our drawing club.

Vocabulary focus. spark sidekick idle rapid

napping rescue thrilling hurdle

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Batfink

I wonder what sidekick Batfink will have?

I wonder what Batfink's vehicle will be?

Drawing Club - Grandad's Island

As part of our inquiry into different locations, we read the book Grandad's Island about a boy and his grandad visiting a desert island.

Vocabulary focus. attic reveal lurched bellowed

horizon shock prised

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Grandad

I wonder what kind of door might Syd build to visit grandad?

I wonder what new animal Grandad might find on the island?

Drawing Club - Handa's Surprise

As part of our inquiry into different locations, we read the story Handa's Surprise. This story is based in Kenya, Africa. As part of our inquiry we looked the savanna setting. As part of our writing development we are looking at including simple adjectives to add description to our writing.

Vocabulary focus. succulent scrumptious astonished ecstatic

expedition safari oblivious balancing

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Handa

Invent a way for Handa to carry the fruit without the animals taking them.

A mystery seed falls out of the basket, I wonder what will grow?

Drawing Club - Lost and Found

As part of our inquiry into different locations, we read the story Lost and Found which was based at the North Pole.

Vocabulary focus. confused accompany dejected misplaced

consulted miniature constructed

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: The boy

The boat is sinking. Invent a way for the penguin to cross the sea.

On his return, the boy and the penguin have a party. I wonder what animals he will invite?

Drawing Club - Magic Roundabout

As part of our inquiry into different locations, we read the story Lost and Found which was based at the North Pole.

Vocabulary focus. drumming shy arrive pacing

greeting agitated in a huff racing

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Zebedee

Setting: I wonder where Mr Rusty lives?

They have run out of bubbles. I wonder what machine they can use to make more?

Drawing Club - Bananaman

Following the children's interests, we went with a adventure to the past with the very old cartoon - Bananaman!

Vocabulary focus. gloomy conniving transformation gulp

muscular searching befuddled victorious

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Character: Bananaman and Dr Gloom

I wonder what safe place Bananaman can keep his bananas safe from the villains?

Dr Gloom has invented a ray gun. I wonder what it looks like and how it works?

Drawing Club - A Dark, Dark Tale

For our final drawing club we read the story A Dark, Dark Tale. We thought it was a bit scary until we got to the end!

We have really worked on thinking of and writing our own sentences using simple adjectives and extending our sentences with the word 'and'

Vocabulary focus. misty forlorn shining isolated

terrified shocked pitch black dreary

DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

Setting: The spooky house

There is something hiding upstairs. I wonder what it could be?

The Ghostbusters are coming. I wonder how they will travel to the house?