Exploring vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

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Identifying the main idea of 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

Analysing the author's choice of vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

Building comprehension of 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

Summarising the key events and ideas in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

In 'Escape from Pompeii’, pupils will read and listen to a historical narrative. They will develop their understanding of how authors use language to enhance meaning. 

In 'Mulan’, pupils practised their fluency when reading. They retrieved information and inferred meaning from a narrative. In ’The Pebble in my Pocket’, children will become familiar with the features of a non-fiction narrative text and will develop their skills of inference.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the narrative non-fiction text 'The Pebble in my Pocket'. They explore the vocabulary used in order to build comprehension around the text. Finally, pupils will sequence and summarise the main ideas of the story.

'The Pebble in my Pocket': reading

different types of words that are used to form sentences

visual representations accompanying the text

'Enormous', 'jagged' and 'smooth' are examples of which type of word?

they can visually support you when you don’t understand all of the vocabulary

they are colourful and enjoyable to look at

they tell you exactly what the words mean

How do illustrations help us to understand the meaning of a text?

considering where you have heard the word before and what it meant

using the word class to work out what type of word it is

Which of these are useful strategies to help understand the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary?

Match the vocabulary to the correct definition. 

What type of text is 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?

sequencing of events from most recent to the oldest

sequencing of events in the order of time

Where did the pebble's journey begin in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?

'The Pebble in my Pocket' teaches us about which subjects other than reading?

The world’s climate has always been the same.

The history of an object can help us understand more about the world.

Select the statements that you agree with.

Exploring vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'

Lesson outcome