a specific name given to a person, place or thing

to pull out key information and ideas from the text

finding key details or information in the text and extracting them

rapidly searching the text for specific information or keywords

the process of talking about something to exchange ideas

Building comprehension of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'

English

In this unit, pupils have learned how to independently read a story with a familiar structure. In 'The Children of Lir', pupils will read a longer traditional tale with more complex vocabulary in both word reading and comprehension. 

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', pupils learnt about the features of traditional tales and their structure. In this unit, pupils will independently read a traditional tale from a different culture, practise prediction and retrieval skills and will be taught to sequence a story.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the text, 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'. They use a range of strategies to decode words and build reading fluency. Finally, they learn to sequence the story and make connections to the text.

'Yoshi the Stonecutter': reading

Yoshi works hard as a "stonecutter" but he is "poor".

A "spirit" grants Yoshi everything he wishes for.

Yoshi returns to being a "stonecutter" and he is "happy".

Order these events from the story 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'.

searching for specific information in the text

talking about something to exchange ideas

What is the correct definition of 'summarising'?

Which strategies do we use when retrieving key information from the text?

You can hear others' ideas and perspectives and develop your own.

Why is it good to talk about and discuss books with other people?

Fill in the blank: The __________ can help us find the right page to search for the answer to a question.

If you find an unfamiliar word that you do not know how to read, which strategy should you use?

The spirit grants Yoshi's wish to become a rich person.

The spirit grants Yoshi's wish to become the Sun.

The spirit grants Yoshi's wish to become a rock.

Order these events from the story of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'.

Why does Yoshi wish to become so many different things?

Which of these are present in 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?

You must be able to __________ a word before you can understand it.

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet