This resource offers a captivating Year 1 English MTP (Medium Term Plan) based on the cleverly illustrated text “This is Not My Hat” by Jon Klassen. This 2-week plan is designed to entertain students and immerse them in narrative writing, culminating in an outcome where they write a first-person retelling of the story’s events.

What’s Included?
The plan features a variety of suggested activities for reading and writing, with a strong focus on prediction and linking reading to background knowledge, such as exploring sea creatures and discussing how they travel around underwater. Students will have the opportunity to sequence events from the story, match thought bubbles to characters through interactive displays, and practice prosody aloud as a group to build fluency.

In their writing journey, pupils will create their own part of the story to describe what happened to the fish, sequence the narrative through story maps and drama, and write thought bubbles for the characters. Foundational grammar and phonics are heavily supported, with explicit activities focusing on writing words with Phase 3 graphemes and Phase 4 blends, forming Set 2 letters correctly, changing sentences into the first person, and linking chopped-up sentences using the word “and” to connect ideas.

The resource also includes a detailed Marking Ladder to assess skills such as writing five sentences to retell the story, checking that their writing makes sense through peer assessment, and correctly using capital letters at the start of a sentence. Furthermore, it provides specific Tier 2 vocabulary words (like “worried,” “belong,” and “stole”) alongside a curated list of supplementary reading texts by Jon Klassen. This plan is a fantastic tool for teachers seeking to develop early sequencing skills, first-person writing, and confident sentence construction.