Year

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Year 3

Journey

narrative

Featherlight

 (Peter Bunzl)

 Rescue narrative

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

(Phillip Pullman) 

Traditional tales

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

(C.S. Lewis)

Portal

Matilda

(Roald Dahl)

Warning tale

Beowulf (Michael Morpurgo)

Defeating the Monster

Perry Angel's Suitcase

(Glenda Millard)

Rags to Riches

Year 4

Charlie and the Chocolate   Factory  (Roald Dahl) 

 Rags to riches

Charlotte’s Web

(E B White)

Losing and finding

When the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)

 Warning  tale

Iron Giant (Ted Hughes)

Beating the baddie

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

(Kate DiCamillo

Character transformation 

Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

Portal

The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (Philip Pulman) 

Quest 

narrative

Year 5

Varjak Paw (SF Said)

Beating the baddie

Kensuke’s Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)

 Rescue 

narrative

Skellig

(David Almond)

Keeping a secret

narrative

There’s A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (Louis Sachar)

Character transformation

Pinocchio

(Michael Morpurgo)

Wishing

narrative

Pandora’s Box

Warning tale

 A series of unfortunate events: The bad beginning (Lemony Snicket)

 Overcoming a threat

Year 6

Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)

 Rescue narrative

Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo)

 Character transformation

 Street Child (Burley Doherty)

Rags to riches 

The Autobiography of Mulan (Kate Morris)

Overcoming a threat

The Switching Hour (Damaris Young)

 Tale of fear

Clockwork (Philip Pullman)

Character flaw

The Girl of Ink and Stars

 (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)

 Quest narrative