What learning looks like
Read a passage together, then ask which words support an answer. Keep spoken ideas separate from independent writing so you can see both kinds of progress.
Teaching is followed by examples, practice and a chance to save written or described practical work. Parents use the separate guide to review submissions.
Year 1: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Listen and begin blending Listen to stories and link s, a, t to sounds. |
| Week 2 | Read and build simple words Add p, i, n and blend and segment cumulative words. |
| Week 3 | Grow our sound collection Introduce m, d, g, o, c and revisit earlier sounds daily. |
| Week 4 | Read, compose and retell Consolidate sounds, read two-word sentences and retell a shared story. |
Year 2: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The red kite Explore the red kite and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | A seed diary Explore a seed diary and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Rain on the roof Explore rain on the roof and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | A place for books Explore a place for books and explain your thinking. |
Year 3: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The bridge of sticks Explore the bridge of sticks and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | The school rain gauge Explore the school rain gauge and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | The pocket museum Explore the pocket museum and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Keep a quiet table Explore keep a quiet table and explain your thinking. |
Year 4: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The garden box Retrieve details and support an inference. |
| Week 2 | Waiting for green Explain feelings and use conjunctions. |
| Week 3 | Our observations Track character change and paragraph a narrative. |
| Week 4 | Room for more Explain a theme and revise an independent story. |
Year 5: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The unclaimed parcel Explore the unclaimed parcel and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | A fair test of shade Explore a fair test of shade and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | The station at dusk Explore the station at dusk and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | A trial, not a promise Explore a trial, not a promise and explain your thinking. |
Year 6: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The last page Explore the last page and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | How a survey can mislead Explore how a survey can mislead and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | After the storm Explore after the storm and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | A museum label under review Explore a museum label under review and explain your thinking. |
Year 7: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The clock: evidence and assumption Distinguish retrieval, inference and unsupported assumption. |
| Week 2 | A better question Analyse dialogue and explain what evidence cannot establish. |
| Week 3 | The satisfying story Analyse character development and narrative perspective. |
| Week 4 | Useful truth, unfinished stories Compare endings and write a sustained interpretation. |
Year 8: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The map room Explore the map room and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | The language of a headline Explore the language of a headline and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Platform nine Explore platform nine and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | Whose convenience? Explore whose convenience? and explain your thinking. |
Year 9: learning in English
| Week | Topic and learning goal |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The authorised account Explore the authorised account and explain your thinking. |
| Week 2 | An argument with a missing baseline Explore an argument with a missing baseline and explain your thinking. |
| Week 3 | Inventory of a departure Explore inventory of a departure and explain your thinking. |
| Week 4 | A reply that changes the question Explore a reply that changes the question and explain your thinking. |
A real activity to discuss
Read the story twice. List the three things inside the box. Who drew the sunflower? Copy one sentence showing Grandad recognises the notebook.
This Year 4 task shows how an activity connects to its learning goal. Each year group uses its own tasks and level of support.
Check understanding and plan the next step
Ask the learner to explain a choice or apply an idea again with less help. Review saved work alongside practice feedback. Completion ticks are not grades, and the first month is not the whole annual subject programme.
Updated 28 October 2026 · Asta Online School
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