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Concept Map![]() |
Connecting with the Text![]() |
I Wonder Sheet![]() |
A concept map helps children to organise and identify the main idea/s of a text and the supporting facts. Write or draw. | Think of and record connections made to the book. Connections refer to: ‘A time in my life’, ‘Another book’ and ‘A person I know’. | Another resource which supports children as they learn to self-question. Can be filled out after or while reading. Children write questions that they asked themselves. |
KWL Chart![]() |
Looks, Sounds, Feels Like Y-Chart![]() |
Main Idea Chart![]() |
Before reading, children should activate their prior knowledge on a topic. 3 columns- ‘What I know’, ‘What I want to find out’ and (to use as a discussion after reading) ‘What I have learnt’. | Children think about what the setting, (event or even character) looks like, sounds like and feels like. This is designed to help children paint a vivid picture of the book. | Helps children summarise texts. Children find the main idea from specific pages and identify supporting facts, ideas and details. |
Self-Questioning Chart![]() |
Story Map Overview![]() |
Story Sequence Template![]() |
This chart assists children in coming up with a range of questions to ask during and after reading. | A template to help visualise the structure of a text. Identify the type of text, setting, characters and key events. | Helps children order the events of a story. Can be used for fiction or non-fiction (ie. listing the steps in a procedure). |
Vocabulary Builder![]() |
5 Ws![]() |
Cause and Effect ![]() |
Allows children to work on using context clues in the text and images to work out what words mean. | After reading, summarise the text by firstly answering Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. | Learn about cause and effect. Identify what happened and what caused it to happen. |
Chain of Events![]() |
Image Cluster![]() |
Problems and Solutions![]() |
Learn about cause and effect by linking the events of the book in an ordered manner. | Fill the middle oval by drawing a character OR setting. Fill the circles with drawings of details of the chosen character/setting. | Create new solutions for a problem in the book. List the advantages and disadvantages for each. |
Story Board![]() |
Main Idea Supporting Ideas![]() |
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Map out the events of a book. Draw and/or write. | Identify the main idea of a page/chapter/book. In the surrounding boxes, list the supporting details. |