to draw conclusions from clues within the text

Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir'

English

Revisiting the genre of traditional tales

Reading 'The Children of Lir' and building fluency

Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression

Sequencing and making connections about 'The Children of Lir'

In this unit, pupils read a traditional tale with increasingly complex vocabulary and words to decode and explored character motivation. In 'Mulan', pupils will build on this by reading a different traditional tale, exploring character and theme linked to their prior reading and experiences.

In 'Yoshi the Stonecutter', pupils read a traditional tale from a different culture and practised their prediction and sequencing skills. In this unit, pupils will be read a traditional tale from Ireland and will make comparisons to other traditional tales they have heard relating to characters, plots and magical aspects.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the traditional tale, 'The Children of Lir'. They will revisit the genre, as well as building strategies for fluency and comprehension. Finally, pupils will express their opinions about the text.

'The Children of Lir': reading

He finds out that she loves another King.

He finds out that she turned his children into swans.

He finds out that she is not really a Queen but is a frog.

Why does King Lir banish the Queen from the castle?

True or false? The children in the story argued all the time.

True or false? All the answers to comprehension questions can be found in the book.

It is important to __________ other people's opinions.

If you find an unfamiliar word that you do not know how to read, which strategy should you use first?

The Queen turned King Lir's children into ...

The Queen turned King Lir's children into swans.

The swans heard music and found a hermit sitting on an island on the lake.

The children lay down together and fell asleep.

Order these events from 'The Children of Lir'.

You must be able to __________ a word before you can understand it.

Why is the Queen jealous of the children?

Starter Quiz

If you find an unfamiliar word that you do not know how to read, which strategy should you use first?