KS2 Teaching Sequence

≠ The whole class novel is picked by the teacher (and clearly stated in the literature spine). The novel is read every day (before/after lunchtime) and is discussed fully on Mondays and Fridays. Each session will start with a retrieval quiz and a vocabulary check to discuss unfamiliar vocabulary. Then, a range of questions will be used linked to the KS2 reading domains. On a Monday, particular focus will be given to a debate/philosophical question (e.g. ‘If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy’ – to what extent do you agree with this statement?). The Friday, alternatively, will predominantly look at the domains of prediction and summarising as these are difficult to teach with extracts in the week.

* Linked texts refer to three texts which sit well together. They can be linked by a theme (e.g. WW2 or autism) or may link together through the fact they are all poems, or fiction texts. This ensures that children are given a breadth of different texts but this also allows for cross-curricular links where children gain further knowledge about their history, geography, science and so on. These themes have been developed by Ashley Booth (https://theteachingbooth.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/a-ks2-reading-curriculum/). Teachers have autonomy to adapt texts used or themes based on their year group’s curriculum.