This KS2 War Horse Chapter 5 Whole Class Guided Reading Pack includes differentiated questions and activities based on the fifth chapter of the popular novel by Michael Morpurgo. We recommend using this novel with Year 5 & Year 6.

In Chapter 5, Joey is working with Corporal Perkins to prepare for the war. Perkins is clearly not fond of Joey, until Captain Nicholls says he will be the one riding Joey. As a result, Perkins begins to treat Joey better. On the last day of training, Joey takes part in the charge where all horses and their riders gallop towards the enemy. The end of the chapter sees Joey and his new friend, Topthorn, shipped away to France.

This pack contains colour-coded questions to ensure clear differentiation, as well as differentiated challenge tasks focussed upon word classes, subordinate clauses, word meanings, synonyms and antonyms.

National Curriculum Objectives:

- discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including

figurative language, considering the impact on the reader

- understand what they read by checking that the book makes

sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in

context