Say What You Like and Why - Year 2

“I liked it” is a starting point. This unit teaches children to say which part they enjoyed and why that part matters to them. Teachers model clear preference language, finding an accurate detail and linking that detail to a reason. Children rehearse orally, work with a partner, recommend a text and improve replies that are vague, invented or unrelated.

The complete core uses three supplied original practice texts and a separate new assessment passage. Children can have different favourites and still give sound explanations. The teaching plans provide modelling, practical lesson steps, support, extension, formative checks and final assessment guidance.

What's included

• 38-page Unit Plan PDF: cover/Table of Contents, one-page teacher quick-start, five two-page lesson plans and 26 resource pages.
• 17-slide editable teaching presentation and 18-slide editable quiz PowerPoint.
• Eight quiz questions, each followed by a separate answer/feedback slide.
• The Ribbon at the Gate (two-page story), The Hat That Went for a Swim and Rain on the Roof.
• Colour model display, 12 feature cards across three pages, blank discussion mat and worked discussion mat.
• Feature Finder cooperative game: one instructions page and eight prompt cards across two pages.
• Five low-ink worksheets with five matching answer pages: Opinion or a reason?, Find the real detail, What did you enjoy?, Recommend a text and Make it clearer.
• The Borrowed Bell fresh assessment task, acceptable-response guide and observation rubric.
• 73-page full watermarked Preview PDF and separate clean Table of Contents JPEG.

Learning focus

Use liked or enjoyed to communicate a preference; name a specific accurate part of a text; explain why that detail supports the preference; discuss another person's choice respectfully; recognise and repair vague or unsupported responses.

Classroom use

Year 2 whole-class teaching, guided practice, partner talk and short independent responses. Read passages aloud when helpful. Children may speak, point and explain, draw with labels, write briefly or have an adult record their exact words. The assessment separates the quality of the explanation from handwriting, reading speed and the chosen favourite. Provide a classroom counter per pair for the game.

Formats and answers

Unit Plan: PDF, 38 pages.

Teaching presentation: PPTX, 17 slides, editable native text.

Quiz: PPTX, 18 slides, editable native text.

Teacher benefits

The practice texts are supplied, so core teaching does not depend on buying a separate book. Oral rehearsal and multiple response modes support access. Matching worksheet answers and a fresh assessment guide help teachers give consistent feedback while respecting children's different preferences.

Digital product and licence

Digital classroom resource; no physical item is supplied. For the purchasing teacher's own classroom use. Do not redistribute, publicly upload or resell the files. PowerPoint or compatible presentation software is needed to edit the PPTX decks. Review the preview for actual contents and layouts.

Page counts

38