This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about dinosaurs! There are 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher and middle ability booklets each have five pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 4 questions per page. The lower ability booklet has five pages of pictures with simpler passages and 3-4 questions per page. Answers are also included. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each of the three levels. PDF file format You might also be interested in: Year 2 Dinosaur Maths - All Topics Year 1 Comprehensions - Dinosaurs - 3 Levels

I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy! If you downloaded this last year please download again. This year 2 SATs style booklet teaches the children about lots of royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes. The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and include 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘which’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Each booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included. I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets. PDF file format. You might also like our Year 1 Royal Babies comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-12101659

A great revision tool to use with your year 6 class in the run-up to SPaG SATs. This resource is a PowerPoint containing 50 SPaG questions based on past test papers. I have used this with my class to revise difficult topics, for fillers and in a quiz format. Revise one question a day or use for one long SPaG lesson. Each slide contains one question, with answers appearing in an animated form. This PowerPoint is included in our: Year 6 Spag Revision Pack

Celebrate the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with this year 2 SATs-style comprehension booklet! The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. PDF file format. Please note that this resource was created prior to the Royal Wedding day.

A 20 page Football World Cup themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities to help children revise phases 3 - 5. Perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity, or as a filler for the busy end-of-term period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task. Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words. Each page indicates which phase is included so you will know what your children are covering. Answers are included at the end where applicable. Just print and staple! PDF file format.

This resource contains 7 comprehension activities all about the world’s top football players. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. There are seven different footballers included: Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Kevin de Bruyne Harry Kane Vinícius Júnior Sam Kerr Aitana Bonmatí Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be predominantly sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help the children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. Each comprehension can be used individually or you can print them out together to create a booklet. There are colour and black & white versions of the comprehensions. Answers are also included. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. (The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) PDF file format. The comprehensions, answers and PowerPoint are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. The comprehensions were updated in June 2024.

A collection of 3 SPaG activity booklets for year 2 with the theme of football, perfect for using during the 2018 football world cup. All three activities are based on the 2016/2017 SPaG SATs papers, but with appealing images and a football theme. Each activity contains 18 questions focussing on a range of punctuation and grammar. This includes tenses, sentence types, commas, question marks, full stops, apostrophes, nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. The children are asked to circle, tick, fill in the missing gap, match up words and write full sentences, with all questions based around football. A great way to ensure your class don’t forget all their SPaG work after SATs this summer term! PDF file format.

This resource contains 6 comprehension activities all about the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be predominantly sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. Each comprehension can be used individually or you can print out the front cover to create a booklet. There are six different comprehensions: The Royal Wedding Prince Harry Meghan Markle The Queen How to Throw a Royal Wedding Party The Royal Wedding Day There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format. (Please note: due to copyright reasons, no pictures of any of the royal family are included. Please also note that this resource was created prior to the Royal Wedding day.)

This set of comprehensions is about the world’s top footballers! It covers seven top footballers. The comprehensions are aimed at Year 2 (ages 6-7). There are three differentiated booklets. There are a range of ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘who’, ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity contains a title page with useful words followed by five pages with short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. The higher ability booklet has 20 questions. The middle ability has 18 questions and the lower ability has 15 questions. Answers are also included. All of the PDF booklets are in the zip file. There is a colour and black & white version for each level. No further preparation required. The comprehensions were updated in May 2024. You might also be interested in our Year 2 World Cup 2022 Football Maths: Year 2 World Cup 2022 Maths : All Topics

This resource is a 20 page booklet for children to complete all about their hobbies, interests, friends, families, dreams and school life. It is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 and could be used to aid the transition process into year 3 or 4. Use during a transition day, send home over the summer or complete during the new term as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic. PDF file format The booklet is colourful, but also prints well in black and white. If you are looking for a booklet for transition into years 1 or 2 we have created this one: All About Me transition booklet - EYFS & Key Stage 1

This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem explores the different sights and sounds of the beach, using repetition of verbs and adverbs to describe the setting. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer! PDF file format.

An enjoyable five day poetry unit to use with KS1 during the summer term. During the unit, children have the opportunity to read, study and learn two poems; one about water and one about the beach. They take a seasonal walk on day 3, in which they gather vocabulary, before spending two days writing their own poetry. All activities are engaging and interactive and allow children to work as a whole class, in groups, pairs and individually. As well as gaining experience of poetry, they also spend time learning about verbs. Everything you need to teach the unit is included in the price. You will find: A detailed plan for each day, including a starter, an introduction, a main activity and a plenary, Curriculum objectives covered for year 1 and 2, A list of resources needed, A simple PowerPoint containing 2 poems and pictures for the activities, Poems to learn by heart, Writing templates. All resources are in PDF file format or Microsoft PowerPoint format.

This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem explores the different places you find water in the summer, such as the garden and the beach. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A great way to bring the summer into your classroom this summer! PDF file format.

This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what,’ ‘which,’ ‘who’ and ‘where’ questions and some multiple choice questions. The theme in this pack is St George. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

A 3 day summer poetry unit, perfect for using with year 2 before or after the summer holidays. The unit is based around a poem called ‘Summer Postcards,’ which tells the story of a boy’s crazy travels with an elephant over the summer holidays. During the unit, the children complete a reading comprehension, gather ideas and write their own simple poem, imagining a bizarre trip of their own. The unit contains: A detailed plan for each of the three lessons Curriculum coverage Starter activities Writing and planning templates Differentiated comprehension booklet The comprehension is also available to purchase separately. PDF file format and Microsoft PowerPoint.

This resource is a summer poetry comprehension activity for year 2, based around a poem called ‘Barbecue Day.’ The poem tells the tale of a disastrous barbecue that turns out to be the perfect summer day The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A great way to bring summer into your classroom this term! PDF file format.

This resource is a seaside poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The children read a descriptive, repetitive poem describing the sights and sounds of the seaside, before answering comprehension question. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, making them suitable for a whole range of abilities in your class. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer! PDF file format.