Key Stage One : English : Reading : Comprehension : Ugly Duckling


This English reading teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to read and answer a range of comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story. The class can write what might happen next to the characters to make predictions as to how the narrative might develop.

Download this teaching pack including a shared reading text, activity worksheets and an interactive presentation to teach the children to read and answer a range of comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story

Learning Objectives

Increasing their familiarity with a wide range of traditional stories. Drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence.

Learning Outcomes

I can identify how traditional stories are written and structured differently from other types of texts. I can use parts of a text to support viewpoints about the actions of the characters.

Ugly Duckling

Shared reading text for whole class discussion to help the children read and answer comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story

Ugly Duckling Questions

Activity to help the children answer comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story

Ugly Duckling Sentences (support)

Activity to help the children to complete different sentences adding vocabulary to show the content of a traditional story

Ugly Duckling

Interactive activity to help the children read and answer comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story

Download this teaching pack including a shared reading text, activity worksheets and an interactive presentation to teach the children to read and answer a range of comprehension questions about the structure and content of a traditional story

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