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Haunted Houses
This English reading teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to read and answer comprehension questions about some of the examples of figurative language used in a classic poem about a haunted house
The class can try adding some of their own verses to extend the poem describing the movements and actions of a ghost character through a haunted house.
Download this teaching pack including a shared reading text, activity worksheets and an interactive presentation to teach the children to read and answer comprehension questions about figurative language used in a classic poem
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and describe the format and structure of a classic poem and explain how the poet has used figurative language to express ideas, a worksheet to answer comprehension questions about figurative language used in a classic poem on a specific them and a template to select and record some of the figurative language used in a classic poem to describe objects and ideas.
The interactive presentation gets the children to read and answer comprehension questions about figurative language used in a classic poem
This lesson can support development in exploring the format and structure of a classic poem. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and an interactive presentation to introduce concepts and key skills.
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