Notes on activity sheet 5

Age group 5-7

England and Wales
Year 2

Northern Ireland
Year 3

Scotland
Year P2

Activity

Comparing characters

Complete a comparison chart about Hare and Tortoise.

Remind children to look for words and phrases in the text.

Ask the children to think about which character they would prefer to meet. Can they explain why? There is a space for children to write sentences on the sheet.

Learning objective

Can children make comparisons between characters?
Can they find words and phrases in the text?

England
English
Reading;
Writing

NLS Framework:
Year 2 Term 2 Text 14
Year 2 Term 3 Sentence 5

Northern Ireland
English
Reading;
Writing.

Scotland
Language
Reading - Level A;
Writing - Level A.

Wales
English
Reading;
Writing.

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