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Year 2

'The Children of Lir': reading

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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.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of traditional tales from other cultures, which was explored in 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'. Pupils will continue to apply their phonics skills for reading, as well as learning strategies to understand words and make sense of their reading. The unit supports pupils to read fluently and with expression. Pupils will explore the key themes in the text and share their opinions. In the future unit, 'Mulan', pupils will build on this by reading a different traditional tale, exploring character and themes linked to their prior reading and experiences.

  1. Revisiting the genre of traditional tales
  2. Reading 'The Children of Lir' and building fluency
  3. Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression
  4. Sequencing and making connections about 'The Children of Lir'
  5. Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir'
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