This literacy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe a selection of non-fiction books that can be used to answer key questions on a selection of different curriculum topics.

The class can practise using some non-fiction texts to find the answers to a range of key questions about some of the different animals that can be found living on a farm.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and describe a selection of non-fiction books that can be used to answer key questions on a selection of different curriculum topics

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify different sentences that can be used to answer questions on a specific topic and a set of cards to select and group non-fiction books that can be used to answer key questions about a classroom topic.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to select and use non-fiction books to find answers to key questions on different topics.

This lesson is part of a literacy scheme of work to get the children to identify and model how to use different reading skills to access information on a range of topics that feature in non-fiction information books. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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