An engaging comprehension lesson where students locate the answers to literal questions within a given text. Here we have students answering questions about ‘Zog and The Flying Doctor’ by Julia Donaldson by writing their answers on Post-it notes and placing them in the book where they found the answer.

6 Lessons

Grade: 1-2

Comprehension - Dragons

This mini unit uses the theme of Dragons to explore some key principles in comprehension including prediction, monitoring and connecting. The thematic approach encourages students to continually build and revise their understanding of a topic as they read multiple texts.

An engaging comprehension lesson where students locate the answers to literal questions within a given text. Here we have students answering questions about ‘Zog and The Flying Doctor’ by Julia Donaldson by writing their answers on Post-it notes and placing them in the book where they found the answer.

6 Lessons

Grade: 1-2

Comprehension - Dragons

This mini unit uses the theme of Dragons to explore some key principles in comprehension including prediction, monitoring and connecting. The thematic approach encourages students to continually build and revise their understanding of a topic as they read multiple texts.

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Essential Question/s

How does my vocabulary and background knowledge affect my reading comprehension?

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking

Lessons

6 Lessons

Lesson 1

An engaging comprehension lesson where students locate the answers to literal questions within a given text. Here we have students answering questions about ‘Zog and The Flying Doctor’ by Julia Donaldson by writing their answers on Post-it notes and placing them in the book where they found the answer.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - Literally Dragons

Grades: 1-2

Demonstrate my understanding of a text by finding the answers to literal questions.

Lesson 2

A creative reading lesson to culminate the unit where students draw upon multiple dragon-related texts to create their own dragon. Here we have a dragon being made out of assorted craft materials including plastic cups, chenille sticks, skewers and material.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - Create Your Own Dragon

Grades: 1-2

Make connections between the text and my own experiences to extend my understanding of the story or concept.

Lesson 3

A fun reading lesson focusing on prediction skills before, during and after reading. Here we have two dragons made from toilet rolls, pom poms and crepe paper. The craft activity is accompanied with a writing task that will allow students to continue practising their prediction skills.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - An Atypical Dragon

Grades: 1-2

Build my understanding of a text using prediction skills before, during and after reading.

Lesson 4

A fun reading lesson for students in grades 1 and 2 where they practise making predictions before, during and after reading. Here we have an example of the predictions made whilst reading ‘The Night Dragon’ by Naomi Howarth. They have drawn a picture of their predictions and written a short sentence to explain them.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - Dragon Prediction

Grades: 2-1

Build my understanding of a text using prediction skills before, during and after reading.

Lesson 5

A fun comprehension lesson for students in years 1 and 2 where they practise retelling their favourite stories using story stones. Here we have a set of story stones that have been created using stickers. There are a few blank stones for extension activities where students can introduce new characters.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - Dragon Story Stones

Grades: 1-2

Retell the events of a story orally, using artistic media.

Lesson 6

A fun reading lesson for students in Stage 1 where they use subject specific vocabulary whilst engaging in sensory or dramatic play. Here we have a scene created using objects from a sensory bin which students are using to reenact scenes and create new storylines after reading ‘There’s a Dragon in Your Book’ by Tom Fletcher.

Lesson
Reading

Dragons - Dragon Reenactment

Grades: 1-2

Construct a bank of vocabulary related to the topic of a selected text to improve my understanding of the story.

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