Whole Class Guided Reading: Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown (Year 2 & 3)

Bring Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown to life with this two-part Whole Class Guided Reading pack, designed for Year 2 and Year 3 pupils. This engaging resource supports children in developing comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and inference skills through carefully structured lessons.

Across two weeks, children explore key events, character reactions, and themes from the story, while practising skills aligned with the National Curriculum reading objectives. Each part includes teacher notes, differentiated questions, and pupil response sheets, making it ideal for whole-class teaching or small-group intervention.

This resource promotes discussion, prediction, and retrieval, helping children deepen their understanding of Jeff Brown’s classic tale in a fun and accessible way.

This two part pack includes:
Reading focus: inference, vocabulary, and opinion
Comprehension questions
Teacher guidance and suggested answers
Vocabulary activities and discussion prompts
Printable pupil sheets and extension sheets

Created by Inspired_Educator – thoughtful, engaging resources designed to make whole-class reading purposeful and enjoyable.

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