This KS2 Goodnight Mister Tom Chapter 12 Whole Class Guided Reading Pack includes differentiated questions and activities based on chapter 12 of the popular novel by Michelle Magorian. In this chapter, Willie, Zach, George and Carrie are at a rehearsal for the Christmas production. Willie has become the prompter for the children who forget their lines, which shows he's really trying with his reading. Miss Thorne, the director, finds out that the evacuee who plays the main character has been taken home by his mother. Miss Thorne asks WIllie to stand in for the rehearsal and all the children realise that Willie is a good actor. Miss Thorne asks Willie to take the main part so the play can go on. When Willie gets home, Tom has some news of his own...

This pack contains colour-coded questions to ensure clear differentiated, as well as differentiated challenge tasks focussed upon word definitions, statements, characters and passive/active text.

National Curriculum Objectives:

- understand what they read by drawing inferences such as

inferring characters feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying

inferences with evidence