KS1 Fiction Reading Comprehension Lesson

A little dog, three squirrels and a missing name tag—an adventure to get young readers thinking and talking!

Join AlfieToo and Great Uncle Alfie in a beautifully illustrated reading comprehension lesson, ideal for Year 2. This story of friendship and helping others gives children opportunities to explore three KS1 reading domains.

This lesson follow the I do, We do, You do structure, moving from teacher modelling and partner discussion to independent practice.

The pack includes:

• Fully editable teaching PowerPoint featuring illustrations from the story.
• Covers sequencing, inference and prediction—domains 1c, 1d and 1e, with different sequencing activities.
• Story extracts to support close reading and evidence-based answers.
• Fully editable, differentiated question sheets with teacher answers.
• Teacher notes with model answers, teaching prompts and support suggestions.
• Speaking and Listening Activity with Teacher/TA question prompts.
• Opportunities for partner talk, independent responses and exit-ticket assessment.

An engaging way to build reading confidence while getting to know AlfieToo and his new friends!