STIG OF THE DUMP KS2 - COMPREHENSION WEEKS WORTH OF READING PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

Stig of the Dump - A week of plans linked to the start of the book - tied to READING and COMPREHENSION requirements of the NATIONAL CURRICULUM. Ideal for a Year 3 or Year 4 class.

A weeks worth of slides included in the power point tie into the book.
DAY 1 - I can make plausible predictions.I can predict what might happen from details in the text.
DAY 2 - I can discuss words and phrases that capture the readers interest and imagination . I can talk about how descriptive language and small details are used to build an impression of an unfamiliar place.
DAY 3 - I can infer from a text
DAY 4 - I can explain the meaning of words in context.
DAY 5 - I can use a dictionary

The weeks worth of lessons includes a whole class input followed by independent/table activities.

The lessons EXPLICITIY teach comprehension skills. and also cover the following requirements of the KS2 Year 3 and Year 4 English curriculum:
• listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
• reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
• using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
• increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally
• checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
• asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
• drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
• predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
• identifying main ideas drawn from more than one
paragraph and summarising these
• identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
• retrieve and record information from non-fiction
• participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say.