Core Stories

Our Core Stories Wall Display
At Canon Popham, we believe that READING for PLEASURE is very important.
Everyone in our school enjoys hearing stories every day in their reading sessions.
Each year group has a set of CORE STORIES that they will hear throughout the year.
They also have a key author that they will focus upon.
By the end of year 6, each class will have read over 80 books, just for FUN.
At Canon Popham, we love to READ!
Here is a list of the stories for each year group:
NURSERY
Core Stories Elmer Dear Zoo Peace at Last Three Little Pigs Brown Bear, Brown Bear Polar Bear, Polar Bear We’re going on a bear hunt Cinderella Little Red Hen Jaspers Beanstalk The Gingerbread Man |
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RECEPTION
Core Stories Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Gruffalo The Very Hungry Caterpillar Owl Babies Little Red Riding Hood Farmer Duck Aliens Love Underpants Whatever Next! Three Billy Goats Gruff Mr Grumpy’s Motor Car Rainbow Fish Each Peach Pear Plum |
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YEAR 1
Core Stories The Jolly Postman Room on the Broom Day Monkey, Night Monkey Jack and the Beanstalk Rumble in the Jungle Mr Grumpy’s Day Out On The Way Home Giraffes Can’t Dance Sharing a Shell James and the Giant Peach The Smartest Giant in Town |
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YEAR 2
Core Stories Tyrannosaurus Drip The Enormous Crocodile The Dog that Dug Zoo The Magic Finger Into the Forest Traction Man Is Here Man On the Moon The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales Crafty Chameleon The Shape Game Mr Wolf’s Pancakes |
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YEAR 3
Core Stories Stig of the Dump The Borrowers Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Iron Man The Twits The Diary of a Killer Cat The Lottie Project Tora! Tora! ESP Goodnight Mr Tom |
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YEAR 4
Core Stories The Suitcase Kid Goodnight Mr Tom Jake in Action Mariana and the Merchild The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The BFG The Twits Danny, The Champion of the World George’s Marvellous Medicine Stormbreaker Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Percy Jackson and the Sea Monster |
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YEAR 5
Core Stories There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Street Child Friend or Foe The Butterfly Lion Private Peaceful The Wreck of the Zanzibar Operation Gadgetman The Iron Woman Northern Lights Kensuke’s Kingdom |
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YEAR 6
Core Stories Demon Dentist Room 13 Awful Auntie Clockwork Gangsta Granny A Christmas Carol Kensuke’s Kingdom Street Child |
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