Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson – a focused comprehension dipping into Chapter 23, exploring character relationships and how life changed for children in World War Two.

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons 

Topic: World War Two

Vocabulary, whole class reading, paired reading, shared and independent comprehension tasks.

24-page PowerPoint, 5 x printable PDFs

NB: Extract not included. Available to download at lovereading4kids.co.uk.

Suitable for ages 9+