What's included in the KS2 Steve Irwin Rise and Read resource and why is it useful?

KS2 Steve Irwin Rise and Read is a set of four short reading sessions about the wildlife expert known around the world as The Crocodile Hunter. The texts build on each other across the sessions, so children grow their knowledge of Steve Irwin while practising key reading skills.

Session 1: a biography text about Steve Irwin, with retrieval and vocabulary questions

Session 2: a description of an animal and her baby, with inference and summary questions

Session 3: a photograph of a crocodile in the water, with prediction and effect questions

Session 4: a text about how his children continue his work, with a question that asks for two answers from the text

How do our KS2 Rise and Read resources work?

Rise and Read gives children a quick and purposeful way to settle, refocus and get ready to learn through reading. Use a session as morning work, after break or following lunch to give pupils an immediate focus as they come into the classroom.

Display each session on your whiteboard for whole-class reading practice, guided reading or small-group intervention. The questions give children regular opportunities to explain, justify and discuss their ideas.

Across the four sessions, children meet a variety of text types and images while practising skills such as retrieval, vocabulary, inference and prediction. Assessment-style questions sit alongside less formal activities, giving regular practice without needing a full comprehension test.

We have a full range of Rise and Read resources for KS1 and KS2, covering famous people, significant historical events, festivals and celebrations, sporting events and other topical occasions throughout the year.