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Ideal for whole-class or small group reading | Focus on fairground setting

This 5-session guided reading unit explores setting descriptions, with a focus on a vibrant fairground scene. Students will deepen their understanding of how authors use descriptive language to bring settings to life, analysing and evaluating the language and structure of the text.

The unit is perfect for teaching students how to describe settings effectively, using rich vocabulary and sensory details.

What’s included:
✓ 5 fully planned guided reading sessions
✓ A text focusing on a descriptive fairground setting
✓ Vocabulary clarification and prediction tasks
✓ Comprehension questions focused on description, language, and setting
✓ Clear learning objectives for each session

Why this unit stands out:

  • Helps students understand how to use sensory details in descriptive writing
  • Encourages the exploration of vivid and imaginative language
  • Ideal for building students’ descriptive writing skills and understanding text structure
  • Ready-to-use with no prep – great for whole-class or guided reading groups

Learning Objectives Covered:

  1. Identify and explain the features of a setting description
  2. Analyse and evaluate the language and structure of a setting description
  3. Identify and explain the key elements that make up an effective setting description
  4. Understand how the author uses language to create a vivid description of the fairground
  5. Respond to a descriptive text about a fairground, reflecting on the sensory experience

Ideal for:
Y3, Y4
Whole-class or group guided reading
KS2 literacy lessons or reciprocal reading sessions

Search terms: ks2 guided reading setting description fairground y3 y4 lower key stage 2 writing comprehension descriptive language imagery

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40-Session Reciprocal Guided Reading Unit for Year 3 / Year 4

This 40-session unit is designed to develop reading comprehension skills for mixed Year 3 and Year 4 classes. It provides a clear structure for teaching reciprocal reading strategies such as clarifying, predicting, questioning, and summarising. The unit includes detailed lesson planning, text extracts, worksheets, and additional resources like toolkits to support learning. **What’s Included:** ✔ 40 detailed lesson plans for reciprocal guided reading ✔ Text extracts for analysis ✔ Worksheets and activities to support comprehension ✔ Additional resources, including toolkits for guided reading ✔ Focus on a variety of text types: character descriptions, diary entries, setting descriptions, balanced arguments, persuasive texts, newspaper reports **Lesson Overview / Structure:** ★ *Starter Activity* – Introduce key strategies such as prediction and clarification. ★ *Main Activity* – Engage with text extracts, focusing on comprehension tasks like questioning and summarising. ★ *Plenary* – Review learning, ensuring understanding of strategies and text analysis. **Why it’s Useful:** ✔ Provides clear structure for reciprocal reading sessions ✔ Focuses on a wide range of text types for varied comprehension practice ✔ Supports independent learning with differentiated tasks ✔ Helps improve key literacy skills, ideal for Ofsted standards **Suggested Use Cases:** Ideal for Year 3 and Year 4 mixed ability classes working on developing comprehension skills. Suitable for reciprocal reading sessions, guided reading, and independent literacy work. **Search Tags:** Year 3 reading | Year 4 reading | reciprocal guided reading | LKS2 literacy | reading comprehension strategies | Ofsted literacy | character descriptions | persuasive writing | newspaper report | guided reading worksheets

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