Be Comprehensive! Discovering Red Funnel. Key Stage 2L English resource for

Introduction

"Be Comprehensive! Discovering Red Funnel." is a 2-page English resource for Lower Key Stage 2, linked to

This resource is part of a set of 2 with the following alternate variants:

V107371 - KS2L Low Ability

Précis

Pupils will read a press release article about Red Funnel staff (and their families) becoming involved with an environmental cleaning project which took place in 2014. After reading the article, students will answer a range of questions regarding its content.

Contextual Summary

This is a pre- or post-visit English resource that engages students with their visit to Red Funnel ferries. The resource task extends children?s knowledge of Red Funnel?s involvement with the local community. The task enables them to develop their reading comprehension skills which will be relevant to the curriculum at lower key stage 2.

Curriculum Relevance

English → Reading → Comprehension

Implementation

Key Skills Practised

Understand words/phrases in context
Retrieve information from the text
Use evidence to justify their views
Use skills of inference
Look for features of a specific text-type
Summarise key information

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate various reading skills: e.g. reading of texts for meaning and for specific information. They will summarise and present information from the text in their own words, and respond to specific questions. Students will demonstrate their skills when answering questions of a varying complexity. They will demonstrate their understanding of non-fiction texts.

FAQs

Q1. What is this resource and which attraction is it for?

Be Comprehensive! Discovering Red Funnel. is a English resource targeted at Lower Key Stage 2 children, Low Ability, supporting a school trip to

Q2. Which Key Stage and ability level(s) is this intended for?

Be Comprehensive! Discovering Red Funnel. is designed for Lower Key Stage 2 children with Low Ability but is also suitable for younger students working at a high level or studying a specific topic, or as revision / infill for older students who have already covered this previously

Q3. Which areas of the curriculum are covered?

Be Comprehensive! Discovering Red Funnel. is a English resource specifically targeted at Reading and Comprehension

Q4. What are the main learning outcomes for students?

Q5. Does this resource have activities for before and after the visit?

This resource contains elements that are designed to be completed before the trip commences and on return to school after the visit

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