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Build your students’ reading comprehension skills with this powerful, emotionally rich retrieval lesson based on the award-winning short film Umbrella. This ready-to-teach pack includes scaffolded guidance and engaging questions that support learners in identifying and retrieving key details from a visual narrative.

About the Lesson:
This thought-provoking lesson follows a young girl who visits an orphanage and meets a boy longing for a yellow umbrella – triggering an emotional connection and a flashback to his past. Using this touching animated story, pupils will practise identifying and retrieving key facts, interpreting emotional responses, and backing up their answers using P.E.E (Point, Evidence, Explain).

What’s Included:
Editable ActivInspire flipchart with learning objective and structured tasks (PDF included).

• Retrieval skill tips
• Guided video viewing
• 10 retrieval comprehension questions with answers
• Discussion-based plenary on the story’s theme

Video Link: Umbrella – YouTube Short Film

Answer Slide Set – great for peer/self-marking or teacher modelling

Key Features:
Focus on retrieval skills with visual storytelling – ideal for developing inference and emotional literacy

Linked to the National Curriculum (UK): supports reading comprehension, identifying key information, and explaining understanding using evidence

Fully editable and adaptable for your classroom needs

Ready to use for cover lessons, guided reading, enrichments or whole-class comprehension

No printing required

Perfect For:
KS2 / Grades 4–6 (US)

English / Literacy / Guided Reading lessons

Whole-class teaching or small group work

Emotional literacy & PSHE crossover

Homework, enrichments or independent tasks