St. David's Day Poem - Whole Class Reading Session!

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Brenda Williams’ poem ‘St. David’s Day.’

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 text 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 text is hyperlinked on the first slide and is also included as a PDF.

The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.