'The Witches' by Roald Dahl - KS2 Guided Reading Lessons (Full Book)

This is a fully resourced primary scheme for guided reading or a book study of ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The focus is on reading and analysing this well-loved book, including developing key comprehension skills through shared and independent activities.

Each chapter of the book has its own teaching PowerPoint with pre-reading questions and discussion points, as well as independent comprehension tasks for the children to complete after reading. All activities are differentiated through the styles of questioning and cover a full range of important reading comprehension skills. Suggested extension and support activities are also included as part of the pack.

These engaging lessons give the children the opportunity to read, enjoy and discuss the book chapter-by-chapter, before reinforcing their skills on appropriate tasks. With all relevant resources included, the pack is also a great time-saver in the demanding area of preparing and planning effective guided reading lessons.

The lessons are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can easily be used for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. They are fully resourced with planning and all relevant supporting materials (including answers!).

The timing of each chapter’s lesson is approximately 30 – 60 minutes, depending on your guided reading timetabling and the amount of depth that is suitable for your class.

Includes:
*22 Teaching PowerPoints (one for each chapter of ‘The Witches’)
*Printable and editable supporting materials, including comprehension worksheets for each chapter
*Answer key for comprehension worksheets
*Suggested alternative support and extension activities
*Full planning outline, linked to UK reading curriculum

This resource supports the reading objectives from the UK English curriculum for Key Stage 2.

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