Whole Class Reading Comprehension Resources to accompany:
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
Extract from Chapter 5
- Author: Benjamin Dean
- Illustrator: Sandhya Prabhat
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Based on an extract from chapter 5 of ‘Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow’ by Benjamin Dean.
Year 5 & 6
Book recommended age 9+
10-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint
1 lesson
2 x PDF activities
Clarify word meanings
Making inferences about characters based on their actions
Extract included
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Lesson objective
To infer characters` feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions.
To justify inferences with evidence from a text.
First children warm up by matching the tricky words in the text to their definitions.
Before delving in, make predictions based on the title of the chapter, ‘Well that could have gone better’.
Children to read the extract and make inferences about the different characters and their feelings.
Why not try another diverse text about a boy who has a medical condition?
‘A Dangerous Game’ by Malorie Blackman
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SYNOPSIS
LESSON OVERVIEWS
SYNOPSIS
My name’s Archie Albright, and I know two things for certain:
1. My mum and dad kind of hate each other, and they’re not doing a great job of pretending that they don’t anymore.
2. They’re both keeping a secret from me, but I can’t figure out what.
LESSON OVERVIEWS
Lesson objective To infer characters` feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions. To justify inferences with evidence from a text. First children warm up by matching the tricky words in the text to their definitions. Before delving in, make predictions based on the title of the chapter, ‘Well that could have gone better’. Children to read the extract and make inferences about the different characters and their feelings.
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