Earth and Space Whole Class Reading Bundle!

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading a range of texts sharing the theme of Earth and Space.

The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on:

-War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
-The Solar System Factfile (non-fiction text)
-The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (non-fiction text)

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 in years 4-6, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
These resources are suitable for home/ remote learning.