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day	Whole class - shared reading or writing	Whole class - word level work	Guided Group - reading or writing	Guided Group - reading or writing	Independent Group tasks			Plenary
M	Discuss first picture in bigbook, write a list of what children can see. Read text on first page.	Use written and printed material to discuss any known individual sounds. Draw attention to 's' for focus work. Play Simon says*.	A - Write and read together sentences about first picture in bigbook.	B - Using published phonic material, discuss shape, sound and recognition of 's', formation in dough,paint etc.	C- Matching picture/sound pairs game.	D- Cut out and stick pictures beginning with 's' onto large swan.	**	Reports and discussion on group activities. Story, song with 's' focus.
Tu	Discuss second picture in bigbook, write a list of what children can see. Read text on second page.	Revise location of 's' in written and printed text. Look for other known sounds and underline. Play the Tray game.*	B - Write and read together sentences about second picture in bigbook.	C - As above	D - As above	A - As above	**	Reports and discussion on group activities. Story, song with 's' focus.
W	Discuss third picture in bigbook, write a list of what children can see. Read text on third page.	Use written and printed text,look for matching words to underline. Discuss differences between letters and word. Play My grandmother went shopping.*	C - Write and read together sentences about third picture in bigbook.	D - As above	A- As above	B- As above	**	Reports and discussion on group activities. Story, song with 's' focus.
Th	Discuss fourth picture in bigbook, write a list of what children can see. Read text on fourth page.	Use written and printed text to underline sounds and words. Discuss; sentence, capital letter and full stop. Play the post box game*	D - Write and read together sentences about fourth picture in bigbook.	A - As above	B - As above	C - As above	**	Reports and discussion on group activities. Story song with 's' focus.
F	Discuss fifth picture in bigbook, write a list of what children can see. Read text on fifth page.	Whole class group sentence/sentences written for picture 5. Discuss what we have learnt and can find in the text.	A & B - Sequence pictures into class big book, sequence printed text to pictures for big book.		C & D - Sequence pictures into big book. Match class sentences to pictures for big book.		**	Share big book together.

* = These games are included in the National Literacy Strategy accompanying material. ** = In this example the class has been divided into four groups.

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