This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the prologue and opening chapter of Abi Elphinstone’s ‘Sky Song.’
The resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in Years 4-6, but it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The session is also suitable for home/ remote learning.
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Abi Elphinstone Whole Class Reading Bundle!
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to the novels of popular children’s author Abi Elphinstone. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The Night Spinner -Sky Song -The Dream Snatcher Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children with years 4-6, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
Year 3-4 Modern Fiction - Whole Class Reading Bundle!
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of extracts from a range of modern fiction texts. Included is everything that you need to teach 12 whole class reading sessions, based on the following texts: 1.Eagle Warrior - Gill Lewis 2.The Worst Class in the World - Joanna Nadin 3.The Train Mouse - Uwe Timm 4.To the Edge of the World - Julia Green 5.The Spybrarian - Jon Mayhew 6.The Abominables - Eva Ibbotson 7.The Lost Diary of Sami Star - Karen McCombie 8.Owen and the Soldier - Lisa Thompson 9.Contact - Malorie Blackman 10.The Outlaw Varjak Paw - S.F. Said 11.The Legend of Spud Murphy - Eoin Colfer 12.Sky Song - Abi Elphinstone Each resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 3 and 4. They are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
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