'Holes' Chapters 1-4

A reading lesson based on Chapters 1-4 of ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar.

Aimed at a mixed-ability Y7 cohort, the lesson includes:

• A starter task focusing on capital letters and punctuation
• A ‘predict’ task to help pupils activate prior knowledge about key themes and to maximise engagement.
• A reading slide with challenging vocabulary clarified.
• A ‘true or false’ progress check for AfL
• 5 comprehension questions with sentence starters and a challenge task
• A gap fill plenary to summarise reading for the lesson

Worksheets for the lesson are included. Easily adapted for cover lessons or learning at home booklets.