{"id":62916,"date":"2024-09-08T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammarsaurus.co.uk\/portal\/?p=62916"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:14:02","slug":"year-2-comprehension-crusher-reading-scheme-autumn-1b-the-enormous-carrot-the-macaroon-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grammarsaurus.co.uk\/portal\/2024\/09\/year-2-comprehension-crusher-reading-scheme-autumn-1b-the-enormous-carrot-the-macaroon-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 2 Comprehension Crusher Reading Scheme &#8211; Autumn 1b &#8211; The enormous carrot\/The macaroon man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two twisted narrative texts. The first text is based on \u2018The Enormous Turnip\u2019 but with a carrot instead. It has been written to meet the Year 2 expected standard and comes with three sets of comprehension questions, based on three curriculum content domains (retrieval, sequencing and inference). The teaching slides provided, along with the questions sets, allow for in-depth practice of each individual question type.The second model text is a twisted narrative based on \u2018The Gingerbread Man\u2019. This text has been written to meet the Year 2 expected standard and is accompanied by one set of comprehension questions, which includes the three styles of question, previously practised. This provides an \u2018unseen\u2019 text and additional questions to practise these same skills independently. The answers to all questions are included.<strong>National curriculum objectives:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Year 2<\/strong>: Pupils should be taught to discuss and clarify the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary, discuss the sequence of events and make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.<br \/>\nThis text focuses on developing retrieval, sequencing and inference skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0Level of this pack:<\/strong><br \/>\nAge: 6-7<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Updated to the Grammarsaurus Curriculum 2.0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two twisted narrative texts. 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