England · 5–6 yearsWho, where and what?Listen as your teacher reads each story. Find the detail that answers the question.One screen. The whole class.
Stories and information
Stories and information: Who, where and what? → Retell the story → Clues and predictions → Words and rhymes → Find a fact.
Learning goals
- Retrieve characters, setting and explicit events from a supplied short text.
- Order three/four clearly stated events and recognise beginning/middle/end.
- Infer a simple feeling/action and choose a prediction supported by text.
- Discuss familiar vocabulary, repeated language and rhymes in a teacher-read poem.
- Use a simple heading or labelled information text to answer a clear question.
A suggested order, with freedom to open or replay any available activity. Played activities help teachers continue a sequence; they do not measure mastery.
Open this path in the classroomBefore you begin
- Oral vocabulary, listening to stories and early sound awareness.
One computer and a whiteboard or shared display. Pupils participate without accounts. The teacher sets the pace and can repeat or skip each activity.
Who, where and what? · Free
Retrieve characters, setting and explicit events from a supplied short text.
Retell the story · Pro
Order three/four clearly stated events and recognise beginning/middle/end.
Clues and predictions · Pro
Infer a simple feeling/action and choose a prediction supported by text.
Words and rhymes · Pro
Discuss familiar vocabulary, repeated language and rhymes in a teacher-read poem.
Find a fact · Pro
Use a simple heading or labelled information text to answer a clear question.
England · 5–6 yearsWho, where and what?Listen as your teacher reads each story. Find the detail that answers the question.
England · 5–6 yearsRetell the storyYour teacher reads the story. Put its event cards in order and tell it again.
England · 5–6 yearsClues and predictionsListen to your teacher. Use what the story says to explain a feeling or predict a next step.
England · 5–6 yearsWords and rhymesYour teacher reads original little poems. Listen for rhyme, repeated language and word meanings.
England · 5–6 yearsFind a factListen to short notices, labels and information texts. Use the heading to find the fact you need.