Follow our diarist on their journey to the Brazilian rainforest with this Year 5 Rainforest Diary Whole Class Guided Reading Pack. Pupils will learn about the climate, different creatures, plants and the Amazonian people. We've used a variety of questions to develop retrieval and inference skills, along with questions focussing upon statements and opinions. This resource can be used with the whole class or in small groups and our teacher version will provide you with instructions and key questions.

* Understand what they read by asking questions to improve their understanding

* understand what they read by drawing inferences such as inferring characters feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence

* understand what they read by predicting what might happen from details stated and implied

* understand what they read by summarising the main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph, identifying key details that support the main idea

* understand what they read by identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning

* discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader

* distinguish between statements of fact and opinion

* retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction