Reception: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson - Medium term English plan

Final writing outcome: To write the main events in the story

This unit of work is based on The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. This modern classic is adored by children everywhere and tells the tale of a brave and clever mouse who out-wits all the creatures of the forest – including the terrifying Gruffalo.

Mastery skills:
• Use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing
• Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s
• Form lower-case letters correctly
• Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using a capital letter and full stop

This unit also incorporates ideas for enhancing learning in Prime and Specific areas of learning for children in reception.