A week of non-fiction whole class reading planning from The History Detective Investigates: Mayan Civilisation by Clare Hibbert. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding Tuesday - Vocabulary Wednesday - Retrieving information from non-fiction. Thursday - Assessment / Comprehension. Friday - Authorial intent.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction and reading aloud. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval / inference Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction, decoding and background knowledge. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from The Island by Armin Greder The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction and reading aloud. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of non-fiction whole class reading planning from Who are refugees and migrants? By Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday -Questioning Tuesday - Background knowledge. Wednesday - Vocabulary. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of The Ice Monster by David Walliams. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of non-fiction whole class reading planning about South Africa by National Geographic. The text is interesting and suitable for Upper KS2 to help them to retrieve key information as part of a wider topic. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding Tuesday - Vocabulary Wednesday - Retrieving information from non-fiction. Thursday - Summarising Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from the poem “The Moment” by Margaret Atwood. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding and background knowledge. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from the 2019 Reading SATs text “The Park”. This is useful to use with a Year 6 class to break down the reading skills needed. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of Black Powder by Ally Sherrick. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction and reading aloud. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval / inference Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A teacher assessment tool to track the reading colour bands of children in their class.

A week of non-fiction whole class reading planning from Journey Through Potions by Pottermore Publishing. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding and background knowledge. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A knowledge organiser for an Upper KS2 topic of Crime and Punishment. Includes: Key dates and changes in the justice system from 1066 - Modern day. Key vocabulary needed throughout the topic. Famous figures. Home learning ideas.

A clear knowledge organiser with key vocabulary, a timeline of key events, historical context and famous figures from Ancient Greece. The knowledge organiser is useful to use with children in Upper Key Stage Two.

A week of whole class reading planning from an engaging section of “How to Train Your Dragon” by Cressida Cowell. This is a fabulous book and a must-read for all children in KS2. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction and reading aloud. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Inference. Thursday - Author intent. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of Jaguar Stones: Middleworld by J&P Voelkel. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Discussion and reading aloud. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of = whole class reading planning from the poem ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou. The text is interesting and suitable for Upper KS2 to help them to retrieve key information as part of a wider topic. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Decoding Tuesday - Vocabulary Wednesday - Inference Thursday - Inference Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.

A week of whole class reading planning from Chapter 1 of The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith. The resources have been adapted from Aidan Severs ‘Reading Roles’ shown in the link below: http://www.thatboycanteach.co.uk/2018/11/reading-roles-comprehension-strategies.html Monday - Prediction decoding and background knowledge. Tuesday - Vocabulary. Wednesday - Retrieval. Thursday - Inference. Friday - Assessment / Comprehension.