New
New
Year 2

Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island'

I can understand and use the vocabulary in the story.

New
New
Year 2

Exploring vocabulary in 'Grandad's Island'

I can understand and use the vocabulary in the story.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Listening to and reading books is a way to learn new vocabulary.
  2. Powerful verbs are used to show how characters are speaking, such as "boomed" and "shouted".
  3. We can use different strategies to work out the meaning of unknown words.
  4. Re-reading a story helps to develop our fluency.

Common misconception

Pupils may think they should only read a story once.

Highlight the importance of reading and re-reading texts to develop greater fluency and understanding.

Keywords

  • Vocabulary - the words we know and use to communicate with others

  • Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like

  • Senses - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

  • Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life

Depending on the children's reading levels, you may ask children to read independently, in pairs or through echo reading to practise fluency and expression throughout the lesson.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a character in a story?
a person who writes the story
where the story takes place
Correct answer: a person or animal in a story
Q2.
What is an illustration?
Correct answer: a picture in a book
a person in a book
a place in a book
Q3.
Starting with the first, order the settings from 'Grandad's Island' in the order that they come in the story.
1 - Grandad's attic
2 - the ship
3 - the island
Q4.
What is the plot in a story?
the character in the story
where the story takes place
Correct answer: what happens in the story
Q5.
What word best describes the animals and plants that Syd and Grandad saw on the island?
dull
boring
Correct answer: colourful
Q6.
Which two pieces of information would you find on the front cover of a picture book?
Correct answer: title
Correct answer: author
blurb

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the meaning of the word vocabulary?
the story
Correct answer: the words we know and use to communicate
the illustrations
Q2.
Match the word with the correct definition.
Correct Answer:lurched,to make a sudden and jerky movement

to make a sudden and jerky movement

Correct Answer:boomed,to speak in a loud and powerful voice

to speak in a loud and powerful voice

Correct Answer:churned,to move around vigorously

to move around vigorously

Q3.
Match the describing word to the sense it appeals to.
Correct Answer:colourful,sight

sight

Correct Answer:warm air,touch

touch

Correct Answer:cheerful tune,hearing

hearing

Q4.
Match the word to the word it can be found within.
Correct Answer:chug,chugged

chugged

Correct Answer:churn,churned

churned

Correct Answer:joy,enjoy

enjoy

Q5.
What is reading with expression?
decoding the words in the text
Correct answer: reading the text in a way that shows emotions by using your voice effectively
re-reading the text aloud
Q6.
Select three tips we should try to use when reading aloud.
Correct answer: expressive voice
Correct answer: varying volume
reading in the same tone
keeping your face emotionless
Correct answer: emphasis on keywords