The Explorer - Session 26 - Worksheet

Session 26 of 'The Explorer' worksheet by KS2Gems, titled 'Waiting for Dawn & Flight Home', is crafted to enrich the learning experience of KS2 students through a blend of discussion, reading activities, and writing opportunities. Students are encouraged to delve into the characters' motivations and feelings with discussion questions such as why Fred desires the company of the explorer during their flight, and Con's reasons for wanting to stay behind. These discussions aim to develop the students' reasoning and comprehension skills, identified as RS3, RS4, and RS5. Additionally, reading activities prompt students to continue a timeline of events, explore the characters' hopes and fears, update character analyses, make predictions, and engage in reading comprehension exercises.

The session also focuses on enhancing grammar and punctuation knowledge, with a 'Grammar Hunt' that targets the correct use of direct speech, modal verbs, conjunctions, and apostrophes. A 'Words to Workshop' section introduces students to a diverse vocabulary, ranging from 'lucid' and 'eccentric' to 'enigma' and 'tawdry', challenging them to understand and use these words effectively. Writing opportunities are diverse, including crafting instructions on flying a plane, explaining the mechanics of flight, writing diary entries and persuasive letters, which not only bolster writing skills but also empathy and perspective-taking. Cross-curricular links are abundant, with ties to science topics like living things and their habitats, forces, and evolution; computing through database creation and coding; history and geography through exploration and mapping; art, design and technology, music, physical education, and PSHE, ensuring a holistic educational journey that touches upon courage, personal safety, teamwork, resilience, and tolerance.