This KS2 Rise and Read resource includes four reading activities focused on the jazz musician, Louis Armstrong. It is suitable for use in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 and could be displayed on the whiteboard as early morning work, used in reading or music lessons or even as a stimulus in assemblies. However you choose to use it, children will not only sharpen their reading skills but also learn more about this famous man.

The pack includes an information text, a diary, an image and an interview. These lead to questions which focus on a variety of reading skills: retrieval, vocabulary, explanation, inference and summary. There is also an assessment-style question which focuses on answering using evidence from the text.

This resource does not require any printing, as it has been specially designed to be displayed on the whiteboard.