Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Whole Class Reading Teaching Sequence

This teaching sequence focuses on the range of reading skills outlined in the national curriculum for children in key stage 2 including inferring meaning from what is stated and implied, and understanding the words chosen by an author and how they impact on the effectiveness of a text. The teaching sequence covers approximately four weeks of reading sessions with time to allocate additional tasks to children. Discussion points are suggested throughout and where possible answers have been provided to support the teaching. We have indicated key vocabulary that you may want to explore with children before reading, during reading or after the text has been read.

Contents

This teaching sequence includes:

• Detailed lesson outlines

• Weekly comprehension quick quizzes

• Book review photocopiable master

• Character Study photocopiable master

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters wordsearch

• My thoughts/ the author’s thoughts photocopiable master

• Tell Me photocopiable master

We recommend this pack for use with children across key stage 2.

(Not included in this pack: copies of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl)