Sheffield LEA Literacy Centre: Recommended Resources to Support Literacy Teaching.
FICTION AND POETRY
KSI - A WIDE VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL, NURSERY AND MODERN RHYMES, CHANTS, ACTION VERSES, POETRY.
Jumbled Tumbled Tales and Rhymes by Ginn
| Rhymes 1 | Rhymes 2 |
| Jack and Jill | Humpty Dumpty |
| Old King Cole | Mary, Mary |
| The Queen of Hearts | Little Jack Horner |
| Peter Piper | The Old Woman in a Shoe |
| Old Mother Hubbard | Little Tommy Tucker |
| Jack | Little Miss Muffett |
| The Cambridge Big Book of Nursery Rhymes | Cambridge Reading |
| Tunes and Rhymes | Kingscourt |
| Riddle-Me-Ree | Kingscourt |
| Splishes and Sploshes | Kingscourt |
| 3 Bags Full | Kingscourt |
| Wriggles and Giggles | Kingscourt |
| Dandelion Puffs | Kingscourt |
| One, Two, Three, Four | Kingscourt |
| Do-whacky-do | Kingscourt |
| Our Favourite Rhymes | David McKee |
| Slide Down the Rainbow | Pathways, Collins |
| We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Michael Rosen/Helen Oxenbury, Walker Books |
KS2 - POETRY
| Whale Rap | Kingscourt |
| Seasons Series | Kingscourt |
| Catch me the Moon Daddy | Kingscourt |
| Laughing Giraffes | Kingscourt |
| Pocket Full of liquorice | Kingscourt |
| Boing Being Squeak | Kingscourt |
| Poems not to be missed | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Wise and Wacky Works | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Really Rapt | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
KS1 and KS2 - STORIES AND RHYMES WITH PREDICTABLE AND REPETITIVE PATTERNS AND PATTERNED LANGUAGE
Story Chest by Kingscourt
| Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Hairy Bear | To Town |
| Mrs Wishy-Washy | The Monster's Party |
| Grandpa, Grandpa | Dan, the flying man |
| Yes, Ma'am | The farm concert |
| The hungry giant | The red nose |
| Smarty pants | The jigaree |
| Lazy Mary | Who will be my mother? |
| I Went Walking | Sue Williams |
| Each Peach Pear Plum | Janet and Allan Ahlberg |
| We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Michael Rosen/Hen Oxenbury, Walker Books |
| Down They Roiled | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Angus Thought He Was Big | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Two Feet | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| One Wobbly Wheelbarrow | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Fred Told Me | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Sleepy On Sunday | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Sand | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Help! | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Eeny Meeny Miney Mouse | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Never Snap at a Bubble | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy | Lynley Dodd |
| Not Now, Bernard | David McKee |
| Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? | Bill Martin Jr/Eric Carle |
| The King's Pudding | Tiddlywinks, Kingscourt |
| Turnips for Dinner | Tiddlywinks, Kingscourt |
| Cat and Mouse | Tiddlywinks, Kingscourt |
| A Handy Dragon | Tiddlywinks, Kingscourt |
| Waves | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Who's In The Shed | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| What's the Time | Cambridge Reading |
| Wayne's Box | Cambridge Reading |
| Tick Tock | Cambridge Reading |
| My Pet | Cambridge Reading |
| Jack-in-the-Box | Cambridge Reading |
| No Lunch Box | Cambridge Reading |
Story Rhymes by Oxford Reading Tree
| Pack A | Pack B |
| Supersonic engine juice | That's nothing |
| Seat, Cat! | Rock pool rap |
| The Mungle Map | The King's socks |
| Bad day, good day | Gran! Gran! |
| Who wants to play with a troll? | How to kick-start a dragon |
| The Spell Shell | My home |
KS 1 and KS2 - TRADITIONAL AND FAIRY STORIES
Jumbled Tumbled Tales and Rhymes by Ginn
| Tales 1 | Tales 2 |
| The Fox and the Grapes | Little Red Riding Hood |
| The Real Princess | The Frog Prince |
| William Tell | Goldilocks |
| Tom Sawyer | Pinocchio |
| Paul Bunyan | Cinderella |
| The Little Dutch Boy | Rumpelstiltskin |
| The Lion and the Mouse | Kingscourt |
| The Little Red Hen | Kingscourt |
| The Gingerbread Man | Kingscourt |
| The Fisherman and His Wife | Kingscourt |
| The Billy Goats Gruff | Kingscourt |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Kingscourt |
| Goldilocks | Kingscourt |
| Cinderella | Kingscourt |
| Chicken Little | Kingscourt |
| Puss in Boots | Kingscourt |
| The Fisherman and His Wife | Kingscourt |
| Cinderella/Alex and the Glass Slipper | Kingscourt |
| The Bear's Breakfast | Maths Kinks, Kingscourt |
Texts that relate to traditional stories
| The Enormous Water Melon | Kingscourt |
| Goodnight, Goodnight | Kingscourt |
| Once Upon a Time | John Prater |
KS2
| Why Flies Buzz | Kingscourt |
| Why Frog and Snake Can't Be Friends | Kingscourt |
| On the Day You Were Born | Deborah Frazer |
| Handa's Surprise | Eileen Browne |
KS1 and KS2 - STORIES BY SIGNIFICANT CHILDREN'S AUTHORS
*Same Author Studies
| Can't You Sleep Little Bear? | Martin Waddell, Walker Books |
| Pig in the Pond | Martin Waddell, Walker Books |
| Owl Babies | Martin Waddell, Walker Books |
| Dark Dark Tale | Ruth Brown, Walker Books |
| The Big Sneeze | Ruth Brown, Walker Books |
| This is the Bear | Jes Alborough, Walker Books |
| Where's My Teddy | Jes Alborough, Walker Books |
| This is the Bear and the Scary Night | Jes Alborough, Walker Books |
| This is the Bear and the Picnic | Jes Alborough, Walker Books |
| I Love Animals | Flora McDonnell, Walker Books |
| Lunch | Sarah Heyes, Walker Books |
| Walking Through the Jungle | Julie Lacombe, Walker Books |
| Ten in the Bed | Penny Dale, Walker Books |
| Elmer | David McKee, Red Fox |
| All Join In | Quentin Blake, Red Fox |
| Willie and Hugh | Anthony Browne, Red Fox |
| Titch | Pat Hutchins, Red Fox |
| Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy | Lynley Dodd |
| Oscar Got the Blame | Tony Ross |
| Not Now Bernard | David McKee |
| Rosie's Walk | Pat Hutchins Puffin |
| The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch | Ronda and David Armitage |
| The Sandwich that Max Made | Marcia Vaughan |
| The Rainbow Fish | Amanda Graham/Donna Gynell |
| Arthur | Amanda Graham/Donna Gynell |
KS2 - EXTENDED STORIES
| Little Brown Monkey | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Voices | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Herbertia the Vile | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Ghost Dog | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Dear Sam, Dear Ben | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Tomorrow is a great word | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Baleen | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| The Mystery of the Garden Gnome | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| The Best Book for Terry Lee | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| The Cockatoo | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
KS2 - PLAYS
| The Three Little Pigs | Literacy Plus, Kingscourt |
| The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Literacy Plus, Kingscourt |
| No Lion At All | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
*Use known text to create your own.
KS2 - MYTHS, LEGENDS, FABLES, PARABLES
| Folk Tales - A Short Anthology | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Perseus | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Myths and Legends | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Fables | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
| Aesop's Fable | Magic Bean. Heinemann |
NONFICTION
KS1 - NONFICTION COVERS THE FOLLOWING RANGE (It is difficult to separate some text into KS1 and KS2, These recommendations are only a guide)
| RECOUNTS | SIGNS | LABELS |
| CAPTIONS | LISTS | INSTRUCTIONS |
| INFO TEXTS | DICTIONARY | GLOSSARY |
| INDEX | EXPLANATIONS |
RECEPTION
| My Bean Diary | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| My History | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| My Body | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Day and Night | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Seasons | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| What's Underneath | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Toys | Longman Book Project |
| Food | Longman Book Project |
| Toys From Around the World | Longman Book Project |
| Cookbook from Around the World | Longman Book Project |
| Planning a Party | All Aboard, Ginn |
| Honey Bee | All Aboard, Ginn |
| Eating Plants | All Aboard, Ginn |
| This Week | All Aboard, Ginn |
| Eating the Alphabet | Harcourt Brace(ISBN O 1 52009027) |
| Teddy Bear Alphabet | Literacy Links |
| Apple on the Bed | Collins |
| P.M. Dictionary | Thomas Nelson |
| ORT Non-fiction Set - Homes, Families, Myself | Oxford Reading Tree |
| My Day | Pathways, Collins |
YEAR 1/2
| My Bean Diary | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| My History | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| My Body | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Day and Night | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Seasons | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Toys | Longman Book Project |
| Food | Longman Book Project |
| How Many Eyes | Longman Book Project |
| Animal Clues | Kingscourt |
| Making Puppets | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| Make a book book | Pathways, Collins |
| Caterpillar Diary | Thomas Nelson |
KS2 NONFICTION - REPORTS/RECOUNTS/JOURNALS
DICTIONARY/ENCYCLOPEDIA
| Science Dictionary | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Minibeast Encyclopaedia | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| A Children's medical Encyclopaedia (1) | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| A Children's medical Encyclopaedia (2) | Magic Bean, Heineman |
INSTRUCTIONAL
| Bubbles | Phil Gate, Cambridge |
| How Many Eyes? | David Drew, Collins |
| The Green Casebook | Rigby - Heinemann |
| Animals Talk Too | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| The Sun | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| The Moon | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Under The Ground | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Journey to The Sea | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Insect Body Parts | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Prehistoric Record Breakers | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Science Dictionary | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Seasons | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| What's Underneath | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Fun Things to make and Do | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| My History | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Day and Night Animals | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Eating Plants | Rhonda Jenkins, Ginn |
| Honeybee | Shirley Paice, Ginn |
| Keeping Silkworms | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| How Cows Make Milk | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| Which is Which? | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| Round The World Cookbook | Jane Asher, Longman |
| Atlas of the British Isles | Bob Spragne, Longman |
| Build your own model house | Valerie Fawcett, Oxford Reading Tree |
LETTERS
| Dear Sam, Dear Ben | Magic Bean, Heineman |
| Voices | Magic Bean, Heineman |
REPORTS/RECOUNTS/JOURNALS
| The First lunar Landing | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Antarctic Journal | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Which is Which | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Natural Disasters | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Amazing Journeys | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Amazing Landforms | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| How Cows Make Milk | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Keeping Silkworms | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| The Life of a Duck | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Voices | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Entertainers | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Building a House | Oxford Reading Tree |
JOURNAUSTIC
| Rescues | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
*Text extracts from local and national newspapers
INFORMATION TEXTS
| Prehistoric Record Breakers | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Dinosaurs | Cambridge |
| Viewpoints on Waste | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Natural Disasters | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Amazing Landforms | Magic Bean, Heinemann |
| Long, Long Ago | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Journey to The Sea | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Under The Ground | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Autumn | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Spring | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Summer | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Winter | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Mathematics from many Cultures | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
| Save Our Earth | Story Chest, Kingscourt |
| Extinction is Forever | Story Chest, Kingscourt |
| I was at the Zoo | Shortland Publishers |
| ORT- Homes/Families/Myself | Oxford Reading Tree |
| Nature Detectives | Literacy Links, Kingscourt |
PERSUASIVE
| Viewpoints on Waste | Magic Bean Heinemann |
| Issues | Magic Bean Heinemann |
| Extinction is Forever | Story Chest, Kingscourt |
| Save our Earth | Story Chest, Kingscourt |
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
| Korky Paul | Discovery World, Heinemann |
| Memories: an autobiography | Magic Bean Heinemann |
| Cousteau: an unauthorised biography | Magic Bean Heinemann |
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