Key Stage 2 Creative Writing Checklist
Educational Websites
There are a multitude of websites that can assist with KS1 literacy and numeracy skills. These are just a few of our favourites!
KEY STAGE 2 ENGLISH
KEY STAGE 2 MATHS (YEARS 3-4)
KEY STAGE 2 MATHS (YEARS 5-6)
KS2 Recommended Reading List
The following authors are recommended for children who are currently in Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6).
Roald Dahl, Michael Morpurgo, Enid Blyton, Allan Ahlberg, Morris Gleitzman, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Pullman, Louis Sachar, Anthony Horrowitz, David Walliams, Jeff Kinney.
In addition to these authors, the following books are recommended:
YEAR 3
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The Sheep Pig
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Dick King-Smith |
Bill’s New Frock
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Anne Fine |
The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog
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Jeremy Strong |
Animal Ark series
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Lucy Daniels |
Horrid Henry series |
Francesca Henry
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Charlotte’s Web
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E B White |
Mystery Winklesea |
Helen Cresswell
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Mr Majeika
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Humphrey Carpenter |
The Sam Pig Story Book |
Alison Uttley
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Railway Cat
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Phyllis Arkle |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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J K Rowling |
YEAR 4
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland |
Lewis Carroll
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters |
John Steptoe |
Smart Girls
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Robert Leeson |
Beowolf
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Kevin Crossley-Holland |
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter |
Philip Pullman
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The Dragon’s Child |
Jenny Nimmo |
The Ghost Blades
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Anthony Masters |
Sara, Plain and Tall
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Patricia MacLachlan |
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
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Susan Jeffers |
Robi Dobi |
Madhur Jaffrey
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The Reluctant Dragon
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Kenneth Grahame
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Flow
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Pippa Goodhart
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The Crazy Shoe Shuffle
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Gillian Cross |
The Sea Piper
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Helen Cresswell |
The Chocolate Touch |
Patrick Skene Catling
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Spacebaby
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Henrietta Branford |
Gregory Cool
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Caroline Binch |
A Pot of Gold
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Jill Bennett |
Fog Hounds Wind Cat Sea Mice |
Joan Aiken
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The Demon Headmaster
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Gillian Cross |
Dog So Small |
Philippa Pearce
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Emil and the Detectives
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Erich Kastner |
The Iron Man
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Ted Hughes |
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
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C S Lewis |
Little House on the Prairie |
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh |
Robert C O’Brien
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Stig of the Dump
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Clive King |
YEAR 5
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The Diddakoi |
Rumer Godden
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Mister Monday |
Garth Nix
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Aquila |
Andrew Norris
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Harry and the Wrinklies |
Alan Temperley
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A Christmas Carol
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Charles Dickens |
Dragon Rider |
Cornelia Funke
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Journey To Jo’burg
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Beverly Naidoo |
Journey to the River Sea |
Eva Ibbotson
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The Owl Service |
Alan Garner
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Pig Heart Boy |
Malorie Blackman
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Tom’s Midnight Garden |
Philippa Pearce
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Watership Down |
Richard Adams
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The Wizard of Earthsea |
Ursula Le Guin
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Wolves of Willoughby Chase |
Joan Aiken
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Where the Red Fern Grows |
Wilson Rawls
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Little Women |
Louisa May Alcott
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The Secret Garden |
Frances Hodgson-Burnett
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Artemis Fowl
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Eoin Colfer |
The Wind in the Willows |
Kenneth Grahame
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Anne of Green Gables |
L M Montgomery
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Black Beauty |
Anna Sewell
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The Other Side of Truth |
Beverly Naidoo
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Harry Potter series |
J K Rowling
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YEAR 6
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Carrie’s War |
Nina Bawden
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
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Judith Kerr |
Forgotten Voices of the Second World War
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Max Arthur |
The Diamond of Drury Lane |
Julia Golding
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Framed
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Frank Cottrell Boyce |
Homecoming |
Cynthia Voigt
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Noughts and Crosses |
Malorie Blackman
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Knife Edge
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Malorie Blackman |
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾
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Sue Townsend |
Treasure Island |
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Mortal Engines
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Philip Reeve |
Dragon Keeper
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Carole Wilkinson |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Mark Haddon |
Peter Pan
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J M Barrie |
Wizard of Oz |
Frank L Baum
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Robinson Crusoe
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Daniel Defoe |
Oliver Twist
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Charles Dickens |
Jungle Book
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Rudyard Kipling |
The Railway Children
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E Nesbit |
The Borrowers
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Mary Norton |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Mark Twain
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Alex Rider series |
Anthony Horowitz
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My Story series
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Various
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
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Anne Frank |
Sabriel
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Garth Nix |