Year

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Year 3

Journey

narrative

The Abominables

(Eva Ibbotson)

 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

The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)

Beating the baddie

Pinocchio

(Michael Morpurgo)

 Wishing tale 

Pandora’s Box

Warning tale

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

Character transformation

Skellig

(David Almond)

Rescue 

narrative

Kensuke’s Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)

Keeping a secret 

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

(Joan Aitken)

Overcoming a threat

Year 6

Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)

 Rescue narrative

Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo)

 Character transformation

Dodger

 (Terry Pratchett)

Rags to riches 

The Autobiography of Mulan (Kate Morris)

Overcoming a threat

The Girl of Ink and Stars

 (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)

 Quest narrative

Clockwork (Philip Pullman)

Character flaw

Rooftoppers

(Katherine Rundell)

Overcoming a threat