Elevate Resources presents this six-page article on the WWF’s Earth Hour (the event’s origins, history, facts, achievements, etc…) accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… + Answers!

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Free sample of Elevate Resources reading comprehension on Mother’s Day around the world.

Elevate Resources presents this four-page article on Mother’s Day Around the World (featuring USA, UK, India, Japan, Thailand, Ethiopia, France, China, Mexico, Russia & Egypt) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

Elevate Resources presents this four-page article on World Health Day (Date, History, Timeline, WHD Around the World, Traditions, Statistics, FAQs, How to Observe, Nurses, & Why WHD is Important) accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… AND Answers!

Elevate Resources presents this five-page biography of William Shakespeare (Early Life, London and Lost Years, Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Early Plays, The Theatre Shuts Down, The Globe Theatre, Later Plays, Poetry, Works, Death, Legacy, Interesting Facts, & Timeline) accompanied by 20 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons - AND Answers!

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Free sample of Elevate Resources articles and reading comprehension questions on World Art Day and Vincent Van Gogh.

Elevate Resources presents 5-pages of articles on World Art Day and Vincent Van Gogh (What is World Art Day, How to Observe World Art Day, History of World Art Day, The Man Who Painted Sunflowers, Why is He So Famous?, What Inspired Him?, Why Did He Die So Young?, What Did He Paint?) accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning AND Answers!

Elevate Resources presents this 3-page article on ‘Earth Day’ (Introduction, Become a waste warrior, Plant a tree, Turn off the lights, Limit your water usage, Offer your time, Spread the massage, Be a planet hero!) accompanied by 15 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning - AND answers!

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Elevate Resources presents this 8-page resource combining information on World Poetry Day (History, Influential Poets, How to Observe the Day, Famous Quotes About Poetry, and Why the Day is Important) with excerpts from five of history’s most famous poems, accompanied by 22 questions covering a full range of assessment focuses - AND answers!

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A selection of adaptable question ideas to aid teachers, TAs or parents in their questioning of children when reading books in class, at home or as part of book groups in preparation for end of KS2 assessments. Fully updated to incorporate wording style of questions from 2016 KS2 paper.

Level descriptors for national expectations in writing (working towards the expected standard and working at the expected level) written in pupil friendly language with examples of how to demonstrate each skill included. A very useful resource which has enabled a number of pupils to successfully meet national expectations.

The class contract is a legal style document to share with children setting out what you expect from them - and what they can expect from you! Useful in conjunction with PSHE work on rules or simply as part of transition work when receiving a new class! Complete with 'legalese' style language and explanatory footnotes! Your pupils will believe this is a real contract and act accordingly! (Well sometimes anyway!)

An easy to use breakdown or ALL core subject curriculum content that could be included in end of year assessments. A useful tool for use throughout an academic year or when covering revision topics in the countdown to SATs.

A useful tool to accompany the breakdown of national writing standards and expectations document. The document breaks down the more general term 'cohesive devices' and gives pupils examples to use in their work in order to meet this part of the criteria.

An example of a WAGOLL of good writing for a detective/mystery story using 'The Falcon's Malteser' by Anthony Horowitz as a stimulus.

Blakehill Academy project: Smart-board presentation and project guide which assists pupils to prepare a 'pitch' for their ideas to be used in the conversion of their school to an academy including the school's timetable, classroom layout/content and extra-curricular activities. Pupils are required to not only imagine and design the school, but calculate the financial implications of their decisions. An engrossing project which can easily fill a week of the post-SATs curriculum!