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Autumn 1

Lost and Found

 

This term, Year 1 will be exploring the much-loved story Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. The story follows a young boy who discovers a lost penguin and sets off on an exciting adventure to help him find his way home. Throughout the unit, the children will develop their reading, writing and speaking skills. They will make predictions, sequence events, explore characters’ feelings and discuss themes such as friendship, kindness and perseverance. The children will also explore descriptive vocabulary and develop their confidence in using words and sentences to express their ideas. Through a range of engaging activities, Lost and Found will inspire the children’s creativity and help them to develop as enthusiastic and confident young readers and writers.

The children will explore the story in depth and will eventually plan and write their own version, inspired by the characters, setting, and events in the story, with the aim of including the mastery keys below.

Mastery Keys are the key skills and learning objectives children work towards in our Pathways to Write scheme. They outline the specific writing skills—such as grammar, vocabulary, structure and creativity—that pupils need to master in each unit. The Mastery Keys listed below show the exact skills your child will be developing and help you understand what they are working towards in their writing.

Mastery Keys 

Combine words to make sentences 

Leave spaces between words

Begin to use capital letters and full stops 

Use a capital letter for the personal Pronoun 'I'

 

Class Read- The Leaf Thief 

This term, our class read will be The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming. The story follows Squirrel, who is shocked to discover that the leaves on his favourite tree are disappearing! Convinced that someone is stealing them, Squirrel sets out to find the mysterious leaf thief. As the story unfolds, Squirrel learns that there may be another explanation for the missing leaves. This funny and colourful story will provide opportunities for the children to explore the changing seasons, particularly the signs of autumn, while developing their enjoyment and love of reading.