
Engage your students with this festive and fun reading comprehension lesson focused on summarising, using the Pokémon short film Pikachu’s Winter Vacation. Ideal for winter term or end-of-term literacy lessons, this structured resource guides learners through how to identify key story events and summarise them effectively in their own words.
What’s Included:
A ready-to-teach, editable ActivInspire flipchart lesson (PDF included).
Step-by-step guide to summarising
Summarising strategies and tips for pupils (e.g. 5-point summaries, oral rehearsal)
A video-based task with a link to the Pokémon clip
Summary writing task with plenary discussion
Key Features:
Focus on reading comprehension – summarising main ideas
Perfect for KS2 learners (UK).
Editable PowerPoint – easy to adapt
Appeals to visual learners and Pokémon fans alike
Can be used for whole-class teaching, small groups, enrichments or cover lessons
Links to the National Curriculum (UK) and supports inference, sequencing, and retelling skills
Perfect For:
English / Literacy / Guided Reading lessons
KS2 (Years 3 - 6) - editable for KS3.
Winter or end-of-term activities
Reading comprehension strategy lessons
Cover lessons, enrichments or independent tasks
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