Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole school in reading. Inspire and delight your children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. Get the most out of best-loved children's books with our bestselling Read & Respond series - the perfect way to explore favourite stories in your classroom. This resource book brings you a wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided reading notes based on Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Stimulating content mapped to curriculum objectives Grammar, punctuation and spelling section Shared reading and whole-class guided reading section including non-fiction extracts Time-saving lesson plans, activities and assessments Huge variety of speaking, listening and creative activities. Our Read & Respond series now has a dedicated online space containing: Curriculum and teaching overviews with recommendations on books to read for pleasure Classic small-group guided reading notes and resources Teaching reading resources such as ideas for vocabulary and fluency Access to the additional content referenced in the teacher's book. Including media resources and interactive activities (this content was previously available via a CD-ROM, it is an installable desktop program for Windows). Read & Respond helps you build a whole-school literacy programme based on timeless children's stories, chosen to inspire reading for pleasure. Fun-filled activities help children to fully engage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and building a range of skills. Underpinned by a wealth of research the teacher's guides provide activities with a strong focus on all of the 'big five' plus oracy and reading for pleasure, as well as concentration on grammar, punctuation & spelling and writing Foster reading for pleasure with stories from acclaimed and award-winning authors Prepare with confidence with essential teacher's books and supportive resources Save hours of preparation time with ready-to-use print and digital resources Boost guided reading in every year group with detailed teachers notes. PRAISE FOR READ & RESPOND 'The resources are wonderful. I like the fact that it has a mix of fiction and non-fiction activities ... and how material can link to other areas of the curriculum, not just literacy.' Miss North, teacher 'Reading for enjoyment and writing for enjoyment are two of the most powerful ways of getting children interested in books. Read & Respond provides exactly this.' Michael Morpurgo, author '[Read and Respond] makes it easy to explore texts fully and ensure that the children want to keep on reading more.' Chris Flanagan, Primary teacher.
This book is part of a book series called Read And Respond .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Scholastic .
This book contains the following story:
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.
The first book in Rick Riordan's series introduces us to Percy Jackson, a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is a demigod, the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. The story begins with Percy struggling at school and dealing with strange occurrences, such as being attacked by monsters. After a trip to a museum with his class, he learns from his teacher that he is in danger and that he must flee to a summer camp called Camp Half-Blood, a safe haven for demigods. At Camp Half-Blood, Percy discovers his true identity and learns that Zeus's lightning bolt has been stolen, and he is accused of the theft. To clear his name and prevent a war among the gods, Percy embarks on a quest to find the real thief. He is joined by his friends Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Grover, a satyr. Their journey takes them across the United States as they encounter various mythological creatures and challenges, including the Furies, Medusa, and Ares, the god of war. Along the way, Percy learns about friendship, bravery, and his own strengths. Ultimately, Percy discovers that the lightning thief is not who he expected, and he manages to return the bolt to Zeus, restoring peace among the gods. The book blends humour, adventure, and Greek mythology, marking the beginning of Percy's heroic journey and his coming-of-age as a demigod.
