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These resources focus on exploring rainforests through literacy and give lots of scope for follow up writing activities! They're also useful in the study of conservation issues. As some of the language is tricky the comprehensions are mainly suitable for age 9 and above, but could be a challenge for younger pupils! Comprehension 1 - consists of a detailed A4 sized text on the Amazon rainforest, including conservation issues. The question sheet is designed to stick in the pupils' books and includ

I have created a chapter - by - chapter set of comprehension exercises with linked spelling and grammar activities and additional writing tasks. There are 12 comprehension / spelling / grammar worksheets and 5 complimentary writing tasks Each comprehension activity has a variey of different questions, with 20 marks available (allowing for a % score to be worked out!). I have tried to design questions which allow success for less able children but with challenging, higher order questions for abo

The pack contains a set of comprehension exercises covering all 10 chapters of this amazing book which tackles bullying issues in a satisfying and humorous way. The activities are presented on A4 worksheets which the pupils work on. Each A4 worksheet includes a reading challenge extension task. Each comprehension worksheet has a range of different questions, with 20 marks available (allowing for a % score to be made too!). I have tried to design questions which allow success for less able childr

This is a literacy pack based on the first 5 chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. For each chapter, there is a comprehension worksheet containing a range of around 20 questions, based on the text, producing 25 marks in total. The questions are written on one size of A4 and include an extension activity. The worksheets could be used as independent reading tasks, homework activities or as a tool for guided reading groups. Also included with each comprehension task is an A4 answer

A chapter - by - chapter (12 chapters in all) set of comprehension exercises with linked Spelling and Grammar activities. Each comprehension activity has at least 10 questions, which I have designed to allow success for less able children but with challenging, higher order questions for above average pupils. Harder questions are signified by being awarded extra marks (up to 3 marks for a tricky question). Each reading task has a learning objective in line with and requires the reading of one fu

I have created a lesson plan to go with two poems for Grades 3 - 4. The poems are both based on the theme of 'boredom, but one is silly and funny, while the other is serious, doesn't rhyme and uses similes effectively. There are lots of ways to use this resource but I have included one lesson plan which concentrates on comparing poems and writing similes.

This is a 2 x A4 page text, with colourful illustrations and sub-titles, all about Victorian toys. Alongside this non-fiction text is a 20 - mark comprehension sheet. The reading text could be used as an independent reading activity, a whole class read or even used by pupils for research purposes. The comprehension questions are all based on the text and are of mixed difficulty, allowing all pupils to succeed, while stretching the higher ability readers. The comprehension question worksheet a

A worksheet designed to teach about trickier connectives such as: However Therefore In addition Consequently etc . . . to help build cohesion within a paragraph. After discussion, pupils will redraft a paragraph about keeping fit. A simple but effective resource.

Five worksheets about Victorian inventions and inventors for Grades 3 to 5. The first worksheet has two activities: firstly, pupils will discuss and link Victorian inventors with their inventions; secondly, there are four questions to discuss and answer. The questions focus on the significance and impact of several inventions. The worksheet will work best when it follows on from discussion and looking at artifacts or photographs, where pupils will have thought about the relative merits of the in

A comprehension exercise based on chapter four, with an extension challenge based on spelling / editing. There are 21 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Can be used as guided reading, independent work, whole class teaching, homework or assessment. Answer sheets included for the comprehension and challenge.

A comprehension exercises based on chapter two, with an extension challenge based on compound words, There are 21 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Can be used in independent work, whole class teaching, homework or an assessment activity. Answer sheets included for the comprehension and challenge.

A comprehension exercises based on chapter five, with an extension challenge based on vibrant verbs There are 20 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Can be used in guided reading, independent work, whole class teaching, homework or assessment. Answer sheets included for the comprehension and challenge.

This resource will help children to write their own rhyming, nonsense poems modelled on the Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. There sre 2 resources to use: An exemplar of a poem written in the style of The Owl and the Pussycat, called The Dog and the Budgie. It could be displayed on the whiteboard alongside the original or printed out for discussion.A cloze procedure activity to help lower attaining pupils to succeed in the activity.

A comprehension exercise based on chapter three, with an extension challenge based on the use of a dictionary. There are 20 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Could be used in independent work, guided reading sessions, whole class teaching, homework or an assessment activity. Answer sheets included.

I have created the first 3 parts to an original myth based on traditional Greek myths, which can be used to teach pupils how to develop their own myth. Lesson 1 - Creating the setting. Lesson 2 - Introducing the villain and setting out the problem. Lesson 3 - Introducing the hero and building up the story. I have used this exemplar to teach children to write their own 'myth' over the course of a week, in stages, with time allowed for editing and improving. I have included the main features of a

Thomas is trapped in a room but we don’t know why or how he has got there . . . This resource can be used in several ways: as a story starter for a suspense / mystery story; for an example of creating empathy for a character; for a stimulus for a cold / independent write, etc. I have used it as part of a wider drama scenario, whereby Tom has been arrested (wrongly) for shoplifting and is awaiting his mum whilst locked in the manager’s drab office with his thoughts alone . . . Additionally, I h

There are several resources designed to help pupils learn about the Bible. Two cloze procedure reading activities Bible Study Kit Activity How is the Bible used? research and writing activity

An A4 worksheet for use with Pupils aged 9 - 12. The students will research fun and geographical facts about Brazil. Could be used as a class activity or individual research using the internet and factual books.

This is a series of posters with facts about Jesus - His birth, miracles, teachings and death. They are used to stimulate discussion and deepen knowledge of Jesus' life and teachings. Pupils work in groups to discuss each picture and add facts by using post-it notes or annotation. They could then discuss the 'most surprising facts' they found and present their work to the class. I always like to give pupils the opportunity to walk around the clas, reading the work of other groups and adding to t

A sries of 28 PP slides to teach pupils how to construct and interpret food chains and webs. Key vocabulary such as producers and herbivores, is introduced and pupils have to use words correctly to describe feeding relationships between animals and plants. They also learn to show how energy flows through food chains, and to interlink food chains to form food webs.