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Understanding Traditional Stories Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)

Understanding Traditional Stories By Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)

Understanding Traditional Stories by Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)


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Understanding Traditional Stories Summary

Understanding Traditional Stories: Comprehension and Reading Activities for Key Stage 1 by Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)

Understanding Traditional Stories is a photocopiable teacher resource book containing a range of fairy tales, fables and folktales from around the world. It will help teachers to address the requirements of the September 2014 National Curriculum whereby Key Stage 1 pupils are required to become 'very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics.' The traditional tales are accompanied photocopiable activities, focusing on developing comprehension and reading skills. These activities will help prepare pupils for their Year 2 tests in which they are required to demonstrate that they not only have the ability to decode words and retrieve information, but also that they are able to use skills such as inference, deduction and state their opinion of a text. Many of the suggested follow up activities link to PSHE and to other areas of the curriculum such as science. The speaking and listening activities for each story support the expectations of the new curriculum, which places a heavy emphasis on Key Stage 1 children being encouraged to develop these skills.

Understanding Traditional Stories Reviews

Subtitled 'Differentiated Comprehension and Reading Activities for 5-7 Year Olds Using Retellings of Stories from Around the World', this is an excellent book which satisfies the requirements of the KS1 curriculum and is especially good beacuse of the range of texts from around the world. Accompanying the story texts are teachers' notes (including follow-up activities) and reading tasks which develop comprehension and reading skills - the tasks can be photocopied for class use. The activities will help prepare pupils for their Year 2 tests in which they are required to demonstrate that they not only have the ability to decode words and retrieve information, but also that they are able to use skills such as inference, deduction and state their opinion of a text. I like the fact that many of the tasks ask children to do a drawing - this encourages those who find writing harder and gives all children an additional way to express themselves. Many of the suggested follow up activities link to PSHE and to other areas of the curriculum such as science, giving the book excellent cross-curricular value and making it a good staffroom resource. The curriculum introduced in 2014 places a heavy emphasis on speaking and listening skills and the activities are carefully planned to develop these skills. The stories are wide-ranging with many less familiar texts, including The Lizard and the Sun and The Fox and the Bagpipes - it's great to see that children will be learning new stories. (Parents in Touch)

About Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)

Karen Moncrieffe is an experienced primary school teacher and a former literacy co-ordinator. She currently teaches in Birmingham. Karen has produced a variety of resources for teachers to use to develop their pupils' reading and writing skills. She loves both writing and teaching, and is passionate about helping pupils to develop a love of literacy. Visit her website www.primarytexts.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Introduction; How to Use this Book; FABLES: The Wind and the Sun (Greece); The Ant and the Grasshopper (Greece); Hare and the Tortoise (Greece); The Miller, his Son and the Donkey (Greece); The Tale of Two Fishes and a Frog (India); The Flying Turtle (India); The Singing Donkey (India); FOLK STORIES: Abu Ali Counts his Donkeys (Middle East); Rabbit Catches the Sun (America); The Giant Turnip (Russia); The Greedy Lion (Africa); Tortoise and Baboon (Africa); The Fox and the Tiger (China); The Lion and the Jackal (Africa); The Fox and the Bagpipes (Scotland); Why the Emu has Short Wings (Australia); The Lizard and the Sun (Mexico); FAIRY TALES: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Germany); The Gingerbread Man (America); The Magic Porridge Pot (Germany); The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Norway); The Ugly Duckling (Denmark); Cinderella (France); Goldilocks and the Three Bears (England); The Three Little Pigs (England)

Additional information

GOR012375985
9781783171460
1783171464
Understanding Traditional Stories: Comprehension and Reading Activities for Key Stage 1 by Karen, Moncrieffe (Karen Moncrieffe)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Brilliant Publications
2015-05-05
106
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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