What's included in the Year 6 Rise and Read Set 7 resource and why is it useful?

Year 6 Rise and Read Set 7 is a set of five short reading sessions covering a mix of subjects, from the Lascaux cave paintings to meringues. Each session explores a different text, so children meet a wide range of topics while practising key reading skills.

Session 1: an information text about the discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings, with retrieval and inference questions

Session 2: a story about a new student joining Year 6, with vocabulary and effect questions

Session 3: a photograph of a ruined building, with prediction and inference questions

Session 4: a quotation from Maya Angelou, with summary and inference questions

Session 5: an explanation text about how meringues are made, with an assessment-style true or false question

How do our Year 6 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 five 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.