This engaging whole-class reading session develops children’s understanding of mountains and rivers, while strengthening their fluency and comprehension when reading non-fiction texts.
The resource includes an original, illustrated two-page reading text and an accompanying 12-slide PowerPoint, providing a varied sequence of activities.
The text introduces the features of mountains, including peaks, slopes and mountain ranges, before following the journey of a river from its source to its mouth. Children learn how streams join together, how rivers flow through valleys and why rivers are important to people, plants and animals. They also discover that not all rivers begin on mountains or flow south, with the River Nile providing a fascinating example.
A vocabulary check clarifies unfamiliar language, followed by activities developing retrieval, explanation, inference, comparison, sequencing and summarising skills. Quick-check questions, solo thinking, partner discussions and deeper-thinking challenges encourage children to use clues from the text and explain their answers.
Suggested answers, support prompts and teacher guidance are provided in the slide notes. Both the Word reading text and PowerPoint presentation are fully editable.
Best suited to Year 2, the session can also be adapted for other KS1 learners. Ideal for linking purposeful reading comprehension with a geography unit exploring our wonderful world.
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