Victorian workhouse diary entry reciprocal reading activity

What was life like for people who lived and worked in a Victorian workhouse? These reading activities are suitable for children in upper KS2.

This resource includes:

• A 4 day reciprocal reading plan which covers both guided and independent tasks.
• A diary entry to read during the reciprocal read ( based upon a young girl’s experience of being in a workhouse)
• A comprehensive powerpoint which unpicks unfamiliar vocabulary in the diary entry. This vocab is ready to be displayed in your classroom.
• A reading comprehension worksheet based upon the diary entry you’ve unpicked together.
• A redraft exercise to be completed as a guided task. Suggestions of how to carry this out have been included on the power point.
• Another diary entry and comprehension questions for children to answer based upon a young boy’s experience of being in a workhouse for children to complete independently.

Duration: These resources are intended to be used over a series of 4 short reading sessions.