Fruit Salad RECIPE LESSON PLAN Age group: 5-6 years ENGLISH


Suggested text: Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne but if you don’t have a copy you will be able to apply the activity ideas to a text of your choice or access a free version as a signed story at http://www.signedstories.com/story- world/adventure/handas-surprise. There are free resources related to the text widely available on other sites; e.g. at www.teachinglibrary.co.uk.


Reading – Comprehension


ENGLAND Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: • becoming very familiar with key stories ... , and retelling them.


Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to by: • drawing on what they already know ... • discussing the significance of the title and events • making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.


• explaining clearly their understanding of what is being read to them.


WALES Follow stories read to them and respond as appropriate.


SCOTLAND Use texts to find useful or interesting information and use this to plan, make choices or learn new things.


NORTHERN IRELAND Read, explore, understand and make use of a range of... texts; re-tell, re-read and act out a range of texts, representing ideas through drama [and] pictures.


Before reading the story, look at the cover of the book and ask questions such as these: • Where is the story set? • Who is Handa? • Why is she carrying fruit on her head? • Predict what the surprise might be. • Look at the blurb on the back cover. Does this give us any more clues?


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