This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session including: a fun warm-up workout activity (for engagement) children reading chapters 20-21 of Land of Roar (included) children sequencing and summarising these chapters.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: children discuss what descriptive vocabulary actually is children read chapters 12-14 or listen to audio (included) children draw the Land of Roar and retrieve descriptive vocabulary from the book to support their ideas/label their pictures.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: children look up some key vocabulary from the chapters children read chapters 6-8 or listen to audio (you would need to record/find this) children collect vocabulary that creates a scary/tense atmosphere and present in a wordle.

This one-off whole class reading lesson was designed for a poetry unit that focused on decoding new vocabulary and using context clues. The children read adapted poem and decode the tricky vocabulary.

This whole class reading lesson was designed for a unit on Canada. The children read the extracts about Canadian animals and decode the tricky vocabulary.

This is a year 6 lesson using the prologue of Cogheart, working on the skills of SEQUENCING/SUMMARY/. -children make inferences and predictions using the front cover of the book children discuss some vocabulary from the upcoming chapter read the first chapter of Cogheart children learn about sequencing/summarising and do some as a class children complete some independent sequencing/summarising tasks /questions. These resources will help year 6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: -children make inferences and predictions using the front cover of the book -children consider how to ‘monitor’ their reading (with a cool lizard video) read the first chapter of Land of Roar children learn about sequencing/summarising and do some as a class children complete some independent sequencing/summarising tasks /questions. These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session whereby: children brainstorm things they love/hate children read to chapter24-25 of Land of Roar (included) children look at some maps by other authors children design their own world/map, drawing inspiration from Land of Roar.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: -children complete a fun visual illusion task to improve scanning skills children read chapter 2-3 of Land of Roar (included) children learn about the skill of retrieval. children complete some differentiated SATS-style retrieval questions and mark their answers as a class.

This lesson works on the skills of evaluation/explanation Everything you need to teach this lesson is included and good to go apart from an audiobook/copy of reading material (for copyright purposes). To be honest though, you only really need a copy of the book for the teacher reading to the class - most activities have quotes/texts included in the worksheets etc.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: -children draw a scarecrow using words retrieved from the book children read to chapter 18-19 of Land of Roar (included) children learn about the skill of retrieval. children complete some differentiated SATS-style retrieval questions and mark their answers as a class. This resource will help children prepare for SATS questions as the activities follow the same style/structure.

This lesson works on the skill of vocabulary. children learn what ‘vocabulary’ means and talk about unfamiliar vocabulary children learn about context clues, and try to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words children use the skill again, this time with words from the next chapters of Land of Roar children read chapters 32-34 and use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words if they need to. These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session whereby: -children practise making inferences using a funny picture -children read chapters 26-27 of the Land of Roar children work as a class to infer character feelings children consider/explain how characters are changing:drawing them at the start and end of the book, and writing a short explanation. These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This lesson works on the skills of vocabulary/explanation. EVERYTHING you need to teach this lesson is included and good to go apart from an audiobook/copy of reading material (for copyright purposes). These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This lesson works on the skill of retrieval. children practise their skim/scan skills with where’s wally -style activities children read chapters 28-29 of Land of Roar children answer differentiated retrieval questions! These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This resource allows the class teacher to lead a session where: -children practise making inferences using a funny picture -children read chapters 15-17 of Land of Roar children learn about ‘impressions’ questions, and a way to answer them. children make inferences about Win’s character, sometimes RETRIEVING evidence too. (good for 3 mark q practise)

This lesson works on the skill of retrieval but also allows the children to have some fun with their art skills. children look at some different illustrator styles children read chapters 37-38 of the Land of Roar children learn how to draw dragons (important!) using videos children retrieve key details from the chapter and draw an impression of the scene

This lesson works on the skills of vocabulary/explanation. children write an acrostic poem about Crowky (class or individual) children read chapters 39-40 of the Land of Roar children learn how to explain the effect of specific words children answer differentiated questions about specific vocabulary for Crowky These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.

This lesson works on the skill of summary. EVERYTHING you need to teach this lesson is included and good to go apart from an audiobook/copy of reading material (for copyright purposes).

This lesson works on the skill of retrieval, but with a spag twist! -children match up techniques/word classes and definitions -children read chapters 28-29 of Land of Roar children retrieve examples for different word classes/techniques! These resources will help year 5/6 students get used to SATS-style questions.