This resource offers a comprehensive Year 1 English MTP (Medium Term Plan) based on the non-fiction text “Toys and Games” by Jane Bingham and Ruth Nason, alongside the classic picture book “Cops and Robbers” by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. This 4-week plan is designed to immerse students in exploring history and narrative, helping them write Information Booklets about toys and narrative Robber Investigation Booklets.

What’s Included?
The plan features a variety of suggested activities for reading and writing, with a strong focus on phonics, visualizing, and linking reading to background knowledge. Students will have the opportunity to:

Explore History and Toys: Investigate old and new toys, write matching labels, and explore Queen Victoria’s life through engaging role-play.

Investigate the Robbers: Read Cops and Robbers, hot seat characters like the robbers or Officer Pugh, and play “guess the character” using personality traits and visual descriptions.

Write Booklets: Create an information booklet featuring labels and captions for toys, as well as a “Robber Investigation Booklet” detailing lists, labels, and captions about the robbers and what they stole.

Develop Reading Skills: Practice prosody aloud as a group, match phonetically decodable words to pictures, and visualize character descriptions by drawing or painting.

Focus on Grammar & Phonics: Apply Phase 2 and 3 graphemes to sound out and write words, use capital letters for names, consistently leave spaces between words, and practice writing simple dictated sentences.

The resource includes a detailed Marking Ladder to assess foundational writing skills, specific vocabulary lists (Tier 2 and Tier 3), and a curated list of supplementary reading texts. This plan is an excellent tool for teachers who want to blend history and storytelling to develop early literacy and engaging writing outcomes.