Reading

Reading Activity

Week One 

TEXT: Non-Fiction

Please read the extract from: 

50 Things You Should Know About World War I

LEARNING FOCUS – Vocabulary (the meaning of words in context)

After reading, I would like you to play Vocabulary I-Spy.

Read the clue and spot the word.

I spy a word that means:

1. small amount
2. grabbed
3. help
4. enemies
5. next in line
6. agreements
7. conquer
8. coming towards

For the answers, please open the document below. 

Week Two 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Please use your home reading book and make a Vocabulary I-Spy game: 

LEARNING FOCUS – Vocabulary (the meaning of words in context)

Choose a chapter, or a few pages, and create eight I-Spy clues.

Write the clue and the answer for each of the eight words you have chosen.

Week Three 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Please use your home reading book and complete the Vocabulary 4 Square: 

LEARNING FOCUS – Vocabulary

Choose four interesting or new words from your reading book and complete the vocabulary sheet.

Week Four 

TEXT: Knowledge Organiser Science

Please use your science knowledge organiser and complete the a hexagon diagram for three of the words. 

LEARNING FOCUS – Vocabulary

look at the example below and complete science art diagrams of your own for three words on your science KO.

Week Five 

TEXT: Knowledge Organiser History

Please use your history vocabulary to complete the a hexagon diagram for three of the words. 

LEARNING FOCUS – Vocabulary

Look at the example below and complete history art diagrams of your own for three words from your history vocabulary

Week Six 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Please use a home reading book you have read this term to complete a book review. 

Use the Question Track and a dice to complete your review.

REMEMBER - write the TITLE & AUTHOR of the book.

Week Seven

TEXT: Home Reading Book

There is no new task for this week. 

Please continue to read and enjoy your book (or books) over the half term holiday.

Week Eight

TEXT: Science Knowledge Organiser

Please read the science knowledge organiser.  

Create a list of five key facts you learn from the knowledge organiser and write them in your homework book.

Week Nine 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below).

This week, the focus is retrieval.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.

Week Ten 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below).

This week, the focus is meaning of words.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.

Week Eleven

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below).

This week, the focus is inference.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.

Week Twelve 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below week nine).

This week, the focus is retrieval.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.

Week Thirteen 

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below week ten).

This week, the focus is meaning of words.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.

Week Fourteen

TEXT: Home Reading Book

Over the following weeks we will focus on different aspects of comprehension using the

content domain questions (below week eleven).

This week, the focus is inference.

Please use the questions to generate book talk with your child.

Please record any comments in their reading record.