Ice Bear VIPERS Reading Journey

By Nicola Davies Year 4 Guided Reading 5-Day Learning Adventure

What are VIPERS?

V - Vocabulary I - Inference P - Prediction E - Explain R - Retrieve S - Summarise

Meet Our Author: Nicola Davies

Award-winning children's author Zoologist and nature expert Writes beautiful nature stories Passionate about wildlife conservation

Our 5-Day Reading Journey

Day 1: Explore and Predict

WALT: Make observations and predictions based on the cover and blurb

Day 1: Success Criteria

Make predictions about the story based on the cover and blurb Identify and explain key vocabulary words in context Use evidence from the blurb to justify predictions

Cover Detective Activity

Look carefully at the book cover What do you notice about the images? What clues tell us about the story? Make your first prediction!

Day 1: Key Questions

What do you think this book is about based on the cover? Which words in the blurb stand out to you, and why? What do you think the word 'ice' suggests about the setting?

Differentiation Support - Day 1

Visual learners: Use picture walks and graphic organizers Dyslexic support: Audio version of blurb available Extension: Research real polar bear facts Scaffolding: Prediction sentence stems provided

Day 2: Vocabulary Voyage

WALT: Clarify new vocabulary and make predictions based on word meanings

Day 2: Success Criteria

Identify unfamiliar vocabulary in context Use a dictionary to define key terms Make predictions using the clarified vocabulary

Vocabulary Detective Work

Find the word 'grizzly' in context What does 'Arctic' mean? Explore words that describe cold Create a polar word bank