3 whole class reading comprehension lessons to support KS2 topic on evolution and Inheritance. Based on page 5, and pages 18-19 ‘Exploring the Rio Negro’ and the ‘Collector’s Equipment’ of ‘Darwin’s Rival’ by Christiane Dorion.

Ideal to accompany the KS2 topic Evolution and Inheritance.

Whole class reading, paired reading, memory game

Reading Skills foci: infer, retrieve and summarise

24-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 3 x printable PDF activities.

Extract not included separately from PowerPoint.

Suitable for ages 9+

Lesson Overview

A range of activities to support KS2 topic Evolution and Inheritance.

Lesson 1: Making predictions based on the front cover and pre-teaching vocabulary. Followed by an inference activity where children choose key words and find evidence in the text to support their selection.

Lesson 2: Summary warm up activity to recap and build on previous lesson. Followed by a retrieval activity which an additional challenge. After, children follow a similar format to create their own questions for their learning partner.

Lesson 3: Finally, using the collector’s equipment cards, children test each other to see if they can identify what is missing. The journey can’y go ahead without the right equipment!

For more lessons on nature:

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To find out more about Evolution and Inheritance:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhhvcw