'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark': reading
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' learning around the features of non-fiction texts, which was explored through the non-fiction information text 'Rushing Rivers' in Year 3. In this unit, pupils explore more non-fiction, learning about purpose, audience and layout. Pupils will develop their retrieval strategies to find information about glowing creatures. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit 'Crazy about Cats', where they will further discuss the features of non-fiction writing and consider the author's use of language to engage the reader.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to apply phonics knowledge to support decoding in multisyllabic words.
- Ability to read common exception words by sight.
- Know how to retrieve information from a text.
- Know how to infer meaning from a text.
- Layout is how the content is presented on the page, such as titles and columns.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' learning around the features of non-fiction texts, which was explored through the non-fiction information text 'Rushing Rivers' in Year 3. In this unit, pupils explore more non-fiction, learning about purpose, audience and layout. Pupils will develop their retrieval strategies to find information about glowing creatures. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit 'Crazy about Cats', where they will further discuss the features of non-fiction writing and consider the author's use of language to engage the reader.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to apply phonics knowledge to support decoding in multisyllabic words.
- Ability to read common exception words by sight.
- Know how to retrieve information from a text.
- Know how to infer meaning from a text.
- Layout is how the content is presented on the page, such as titles and columns.
Reading, writing & oracy
'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark': reading
In this unit, pupils read and explore the non-fiction text 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'. They will identify the features of a non-fiction text and use strategies to retrieve information. Finally, pupils will read the text to learn specifically about the anglerfish.
4 lessons in unit
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