Book List for Year 1Set AAutumn 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

  • Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, Stories in familiar settings
  • Harvey Slumfenburgerby John Burningham, Stories with repeating patterns
  • The Cloudspotter by Tom McLaughlin, Stories about friendship
  • Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers, Stories about friendship
  • Not a stick by Antoinette Portis, Labels, lists and signs
  • Billy’s Bucket by KesGray and Garry Parsons, Labels, lists and signs
  • The Usborne Book of Big Machines, Information texts
  • What You Shouldn’t Do At School by Joshua McManus, Commands
  • I’m Mad About Pizza byJoshua McManus, Commands
  • Poems provided with plan, Songs and repetitive poems
  • The Gingerbread man by Audrey Daly, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • The Three Little Pigs by Joan Stimson,Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Oi Frog byKesGray and Jim Field, Funny rhymes
  • Oi Dog byKesGray and Jim Field, Funny rhymes

Assorted poems and rhymes including

  • Down behind the Dustbin by Michael Rosen, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Batman’s Exercise Video by Ian McMillan, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme

REQUIRED HAMILTON GROUP READERS (Available with plans)

  • The dog and the lost mum, Stories in familiar settings
  • No Friends, Stories about friendship
  • Scooters, Information texts
  • What you shouldn’t dobefore school, Commands
  • Animal Upsets, Funny rhymes

SUGGESTED

  • Dogger by Shirley Hughes, Stories in familiar settings
  • Mr Tubs is Lost by Bel Mooney, Stories in familiar settings
  • Little Penguin Lost by Tracey Corderoy, Stories in familiar settings
  • The dog and the lost mum– available in packs of six for £7.50 at in familiar settings
  • Cuddley Dudley by Jez Alborough, Stories about friendship
  • Gilbert the Great by Jane Clarke and Charles Fuge, Stories about friendship
  • Lost and Foundby Oliver Jeffers, Stories about friendship
  • Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman and Kate Hindley, Stories about friendship
  • Oscar Got the Blame by Tony Ross, Stories about friendship
  • Sally and the Limpet by Simon James, Stories about friendship
  • The Wild Woodsby Simon James, Stories about friendship
  • The Monster and the Teddy Bearby David McKee, Stories about friendship
  • The Way Back Homeby Oliver Jeffers, Stories about friendship
  • The Storm Whale by Benji Davies¸Stories about friendship
  • The Worm by Ralph Bergengren, Songs and repetitive poems, Stories about friendship
  • No Hickory No Dickory No Dock by John Agard and Grace Nichols, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • The Works by Paul Cookson, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Read Me First by Louise Bolongaro,Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • The Works Key Stage 1 chosen by Pie Corbett, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Wouldn’t You Like to Know by Michael Rosen, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Let’s Play: Poems about sports and games from around the world by Debjani Chatterjee, Brian D’Arcy and Shirin Adl, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Pussy Cat Pussy Cat, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Don’t Care Anon, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme
  • Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Poems with Pattern and Rhyme

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