A 5-week plan for a Reception class using the drawing club approach to teaching writing and vocabulary. Each week focuses on a high-quality text suitable for Reception children. There are only 5 weeks of planning as the first 2 weeks of term are used for settling activities and phase 1 phonics games. Each week contains 3 lessons: Character, Setting and Adventure . Each week suggests 8 words to focus on for vocabulary with definitions. Each lesson has an objective linked to phase 2 phonics and a plan with idea(s) for a model drawing and code linked to the text. This plan is ready to pick-up and teach from. If you use in Autumn 1 (and teach alongside your phonics program) there should be no need to amend this plan. All you will need to source is a copy of the recommended texts or source a video version of each text online. Works out at £1 for a weekly plan.

A very detailed plan for a year 2 week on the classic poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. Learning objectives are taken directly from the Y2 curriculum and every day includes layered success criteria. Each day comes with resources that can be used across the class with scope for differentiation. There is a checklist for the hot writing task to be completed on Friday. This will enable you to assess each child accurately and this task will provide a range of evidence towards to year 2 interim writing framework. You can pick up this plan and just start teaching - there will be nothing to do except photocopying!