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- Year 2
Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island'
I can understand and use the vocabulary in the story.
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- Year 2
Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island'
I can understand and use the vocabulary in the story.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Listening to and reading books is a way to learn new vocabulary.
- Powerful verbs are used to show how characters are speaking, such as "boomed" and "shouted".
- We can use different strategies to work out the meaning of unknown words.
- Re-reading a story helps to develop our fluency.
Keywords
Vocabulary - the words we know and use to communicate with others
Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like
Senses - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life
Common misconception
Pupils may think they should only read a story once.
Highlight the importance of reading and re-reading texts to develop greater fluency and understanding.
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 1 English lessons from the 'Grandad's Island': book club unit, dive into the full primary English curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2015 Simon & Schuster edition of ‘Grandad’s Island’ by Benji Davies for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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