YR2 English Dinosaurs Comprehensions | Narrative Non-Fiction Poetry

Year 2 English Dinosaurs Themed Comprehensions | Narrative, Non-Fiction & Poetry Pack

🦖 Transport your Year 2 children back to the age of the dinosaurs with our wonderful YR 2 English Dinosaurs Themed Comprehensions! This engaging printable resource is perfect for KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and an understanding of different text types through a fun and captivating topic.

Ideal for classroom use, guided reading sessions, or as homework, this pack is a brilliant tool for building core English skills.

This fantastic pack features:

• Three engaging texts, each with a corresponding set of Year 2-appropriate comprehension questions.

• Narrative Text: "The Discovery" - A delightful story about a child who finds something incredible…“Aria loved digging in her backyard. She didn't want to find treasure; she wanted to find something from a long time ago. One afternoon, while carefully…”

• Non-Fiction Text: "The Giants of the Mesozoic Era" - An informative text explaining the Mesozoic Era…“The age of dinosaurs, known as the Mesozoic Era, lasted for over 180 million years. During this time, the Earth was a very different place, with no ice caps…”

• Poetry Text: "Prehistoric Giants" - A fun and simple poem about a variety of different dinosaurs…“From mighty bones of ancient stone, A silent history is shown. The Triceratops, with triple…”

• Multiple page formats for flexible teaching:

  • Page 1: A single sheet with both the text and questions, perfect for laminating or use in a child's book.

  • Page 2: A text-only sheet with a larger font size, ideal for whole-class or group reading where an adult reads aloud.

  • Page 3: A questions-only worksheet for children to write on independently.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our Year 2 English Dinosaurs Themed Comprehensions pack is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various KS1 environments:

  • Guided Reading Groups:

    • Use the large-font text sheets for a focused reading session with a small group. You can read the text together, and then children can use the questions to practise retrieving information and making simple inferences.

  • Independent Work:

    • The single-sheet text and questions are perfect for children to work on independently in a quiet reading area.

  • Differentiated Learning:

    • The three different formats allow for easy differentiation. Less confident readers can follow the large-font sheet as an adult reads. Children who need a scaffold can use the text and questions on a single page, while more confident readers can use the separate question sheet to write their answers.

  • Whole-Class Activity:

    • Use the non-fiction text to introduce your science topic on dinosaurs. Read the text together and have a class discussion about what children already know about the Mesozoic Era.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  Reading – Comprehension (Year 2)

  Pupils should be taught to:

  ❖ develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:

  • listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently

  • discussing the sequence of events in books and how items of information are related

  • becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales

  • being introduced to non-fiction books that are structured in different ways

  • recognising simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry

  • discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary

  • discussing their favourite words and phrases

  • continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear

  ❖ understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to by:

  • drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher

  • checking that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading

  • making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done

  • answering and asking questions

  • predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far

  ❖ participate in discussion about books, poems and other works that are read to them and those that they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say

  ❖ explain and discuss their understanding of books, poems and other material, both those that they listen to and those that they read for themselves.

Download our Year 2 English Dinosaurs Themed Comprehensions pack today and bring history to life in your reading lessons! 🦕

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