Book List for Year 1/2 Set ASpring English Plans

This list includes both required and suggested books for all the Hamilton plans in this age range for this term.

Hamilton Group Readers are available as pdfs to download alongside the plans. They are also available in hardcopy format from the Hamilton Education website (hamiltoneducation.org.uk) at low cost to facilitate wide access and to enable more children to hold books in their hands while they learn. The books used in Hamilton plans are generally widely available in schools, bookshops and libraries. Hamilton has an arrangement with two booksellers who offer discounts to users buying Hamilton booklist books that are held in stock by these two sellers. We do not receive any money from either company.

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REQUIRED

  • The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward, Traditional Tales from different cultures
  • The Whales’ Song by Dylan Sheldon and Gary Blythe, Stories involving fantasy
  • Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury, Recounts
  • The Workschosen by Paul Cookson, Playing with language and The Senses
  • Walking the bridge of your noseselected by Michael Rosen, Playing with language
  • The Works Key Stage 1 chosen by Pie Corbett, Playing with language
  • The Works 3 chosen by Paul Cookson, The Senses
  • Read Me First chosen by Louise Bolongaro,The Senses

REQUIRED HAMILTON GROUP READERS (Available with plans)

  • Sunilla and the dolphins, Traditional Tales from different cultures
  • Stop that sound, Instructions
  • The Animals’ Outing, Recounts

SUGGESTED

  • Can’t you sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell and Barbara Firth, Recounts
  • A child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady MacDonald Denton, Playing with language
  • Read Me 2 chosen by Gaby Morgan, Playing with language
  • I Had a Little Cat: Collected Poems for Children, Playing with language
  • The Big Book of Nonsense by Colin West, Playing with language

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