
Make the most of your post-SATs reading time with this engaging, meaningful and ready-to-use 5-week reading scheme based on The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow.
Perfect for Year 6, this resource uses the powerful verse novel to explore themes of transition, friendship, resilience and change, while building key comprehension skills using the VIPERS framework (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summarising).
What’s Included:
- Whole scheme of work including 5 Weekly plans that covers the content o the whole book.
- 20 Fully Planned Lessons - 4 lessons per week, each with 4 carefully crafted questions linked to poems from the book.
- Teacher Answer Guide - Suggested answers provided for every lesson to support marking and guided reading.
- Printable Question Strips - Question worksheets that can be printed, cut and easily stuck into books. Perfect for pupil response and evidence.
- Editable PowerPoint Presentation - Ideal for guiding whole-class sessions or modelling high-quality discussion and comprehension strategies.
Bonus Content:
- A final comprehension assessment task using the poem Silent.
- A creative transition writing project where pupils reflect on their own ‘final year’.
This resource is ideal for:
- Post-SATs Year 6 lessons
- Preparing pupils emotionally and academically for Year 7
- Promoting rich, meaningful discussion and reading for pleasure
No need to spend hours planning, just print and teach!
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